Famous Birthdays In May - 26

1264  Prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326) was born on May - 26.  

1478  On May - 26 birth of clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34)  

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 May - 26 birth of philippe de Champaigne, French painter (d. 1674)  

1667  Abraham De Moivre, French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem) was born on this day in history.  

1669  On this day in history birth of sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722)  

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

1700  On May - 26 birth of nikolaus L earl von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, German evangelist  

1759  Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, writer/mother of Mary Shelley was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1782  On this day in history 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 May - 26.  

1822  E de Goncourt, writer was born on May - 26.  

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  Arthur Coquard, composer was born on May - 26.  

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

1853  On May - 26 birth of monroe A Althouse, composer  

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

1859  On May - 26 birth of alfred Edward Housman, Bromsgrove England, poet (A Buried Life)  

1863  On May - 26 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  John Eigenhuis, writer (Tough Workers) was born on this day in history.  

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  On May - 26 birth of camille Huysmans, Belgian premier (1946-47)  

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 May - 26.  

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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 this day in history.  

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

1055  Death of Margrave Adalbert of Austria on May - 26.  

1421  On this day in history mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies  

1512  Bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies on this day in history.  

1595  Philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79 on May - 26.  

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