Famous Birthdays In May - 26

1264  Prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326) was born on this day in history.  

1478  On this day in history birth of clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34)  

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  Philippe de Champaigne, French painter (d. 1674) was born on May - 26.  

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

1669  On May - 26 birth of sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722)  

1689  On this day in history birth of mary Wortley Montagu, English essayist, feminist, eccentric  

1700  Nikolaus L earl von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, German evangelist was born on May - 26.  

1759  On this day in history birth of mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, writer/mother of Mary Shelley  

1764  Edward Livingston, American jurist and statesman (d. 1836) was born on this day in history.  

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  Alexander S Pushkin, Russia, writer (Eugene Onegin) was born on May - 26.  

1806  Henry Knox Thatcher, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1880 was born on May - 26.  

1822  On this day in history birth of e de Goncourt, writer  

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

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

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

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

1863  Robert Fitzsimmons, Boxing champion (d. 1917) was born on this day in history.  

1865  On May - 26 birth of akseli V Gallen-Kallela, Fins painter/graphic artist/illustrator  

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  Mary, queen of Great Britain/North Ireland was born on May - 26.  

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 May - 26.  

1873  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1512  On this day in history bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies  

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

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