Famous Birthdays 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 May - 26 birth of mohammed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603)  

1566  Mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603) was born on May - 26.  

1591  On this day in history birth of dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer  

1602  Philippe de Champaigne, French painter (d. 1674) was born on this day in history.  

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 May - 26.  

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

1700  Nikolaus L earl von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, German evangelist was born on this day in history.  

1759  Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, writer/mother of Mary Shelley was born on May - 26.  

1764  Edward Livingston, American jurist and statesman (d. 1836) was born on May - 26.  

1771  On this day in history birth of rahel Varnhagen von Ense-Levin, German saloon owner/author  

1773  Hans Georg Nageli, composer was born on May - 26.  

1782  On May - 26 birth of joseph Drechsler, composer  

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

1806  Henry Knox Thatcher, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1880 was born on this day in history.  

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

1825  Felipe Gutierrez y Espinoza, composer was born on this day in history.  

1835  Edward Porter Alexander, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on May - 26.  

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

1850  On this day in history birth of christine [Elizabeth C] Poolman, Dutch actress (Stupid force)  

1853  On this day in history birth of monroe A Althouse, composer  

1856  On May - 26 birth of george Templeton Strong, composer  

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  Akseli V Gallen-Kallela, Fins painter/graphic artist/illustrator was born on May - 26.  

1865  On May - 26 birth of robert W. Chambers, American artist (d. 1933)  

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

1867  On May - 26 birth of mary, queen of Great Britain/North Ireland  

1867  Mary of Teck, wife of George V of the United Kingdom (d. 1953) was born on May - 26.  

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

1873  On May - 26 birth of cornelis G N de Vooys, translator/founder (New Taalgids)  

1873  On May - 26 birth of olaf Gulbransson, Norwegian artist (d. 1958)  

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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  Death of Ali ar-Rida, Shia Imam (b. 766) on May - 26.  

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

1421  Mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies on this day in history.  

1512  Bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies on May - 26.  

1595  On this day in history philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79  

1609  Death of Cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried on May - 26.