Famous Birthdays In May - 26

1264  On this day in history birth of prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326)  

1478  Clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34) was born on this day in history.  

1566  On May - 26 birth of mohammed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603)  

1566  Mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603) was born on this day in history.  

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  Abraham De Moivre, French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem) was born on May - 26.  

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

1689  On May - 26 birth of mary Wortley Montagu, English essayist, feminist, eccentric  

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

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

1764  On May - 26 birth of edward Livingston, American jurist and statesman (d. 1836)  

1771  On May - 26 birth of rahel Varnhagen von Ense-Levin, German saloon owner/author  

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 May - 26 birth of alexander S Pushkin, Russia, writer (Eugene Onegin)  

1806  On May - 26 birth of henry Knox Thatcher, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1880  

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

1825  Felipe Gutierrez y Espinoza, composer was born on May - 26.  

1835  On May - 26 birth of edward Porter Alexander, Brig General (Confederate Army)  

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

1850  Christine [Elizabeth C] Poolman, Dutch actress (Stupid force) was born on this day in history.  

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

1856  George Templeton Strong, composer was born on May - 26.  

1859  Alfred Edward Housman, Bromsgrove England, poet (A Buried Life) was born on May - 26.  

1863  Robert Fitzsimmons, Boxing champion (d. 1917) was born on May - 26.  

1865  Akseli V Gallen-Kallela, Fins painter/graphic artist/illustrator was born on this day in history.  

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

1866  John Eigenhuis, writer (Tough Workers) was born on May - 26.  

1867  On this day in history 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  Cornelis G N de Vooys, translator/founder (New Taalgids) was born on this day in history.  

1873  On this day in history birth of olaf Gulbransson, Norwegian artist (d. 1958)  

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0604  On this day in history augustinus van Canterbury, bishop/apostle of England, dies (or 605)  

0735  On May - 26 beda Venerabilis, English speaking church historian, dies at about 62  

0818  Death of Ali ar-Rida, Shia Imam (b. 766) on this day in history.  

1055  On May - 26 death of margrave Adalbert of Austria  

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 May - 26.  

1595  Philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

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