Famous Personalities Born In May - 26

1264  On May - 26 birth of prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326)   

1478  Clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34) was born on May - 26.   

1566  On this day in history birth of mohammed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603)   

1566  On May - 26 birth of mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603)   

1591  On May - 26 birth of dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer   

1602  On this day in history birth of philippe de Champaigne, French painter (d. 1674)   

1667  On May - 26 birth of abraham De Moivre, French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem)   

1669  Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722) was born on this day in history.   

1689  Mary Wortley Montagu, English essayist, feminist, eccentric was born on this day in history.   

1700  On this day in history birth of nikolaus L earl von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, German evangelist   

1759  On May - 26 birth of mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, writer/mother of Mary Shelley   

1764  On this day in history birth of edward Livingston, American jurist and statesman (d. 1836)   

1771  Rahel Varnhagen von Ense-Levin, German saloon owner/author was born on this day in history.   

1773  On this day in history birth of hans Georg Nageli, composer   

1782  Joseph Drechsler, composer was born on this day in history.   

1799  On this day in history birth of alexander S Pushkin, Russia, writer (Eugene Onegin)   

1806  On this day in history birth of henry Knox Thatcher, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1880   

1822  On May - 26 birth of e de Goncourt, writer   

1825  On May - 26 birth of felipe Gutierrez y Espinoza, composer   

1835  On this day in history birth of edward Porter Alexander, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1846  On this day in history birth of arthur Coquard, composer   

1850  On May - 26 birth of christine [Elizabeth C] Poolman, Dutch actress (Stupid force)   

1853  Monroe A Althouse, composer was born on May - 26.   

1856  George Templeton Strong, composer was born on this day in history.   

1859  On this day in history birth of alfred Edward Housman, Bromsgrove England, poet (A Buried Life)   

1863  On this day in history birth of robert Fitzsimmons, Boxing champion (d. 1917)   

1865  On this day in history birth of akseli V Gallen-Kallela, Fins painter/graphic artist/illustrator   

1865  Robert W. Chambers, American artist (d. 1933) was born on May - 26.   

1866  On May - 26 birth of john Eigenhuis, writer (Tough Workers)   

1867  Mary, queen of Great Britain/North Ireland was born on this day in history.   

1867  Mary of Teck, wife of George V of the United Kingdom (d. 1953) was born on this day in history.   

1871  Camille Huysmans, Belgian premier (1946-47) was born on this day in history.   

1873  Cornelis G N de Vooys, translator/founder (New Taalgids) was born on May - 26.   

1873  Olaf Gulbransson, Norwegian artist (d. 1958) was born on this day in history.   

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0604  Augustinus van Canterbury, bishop/apostle of England, dies (or 605) on May - 26.   

0735  Beda Venerabilis, English speaking church historian, dies at about 62 on May - 26.   

0818  On this day in history death of ali ar-Rida, Shia Imam (b. 766)   

1055  On this day in history death of margrave Adalbert of Austria   

1421  On May - 26 mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies   

1512  On May - 26 bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies   

1595  On May - 26 philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79   

1609  On May - 26 death of cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried