Famous Birthdays In May - 26
Monday, 20 March 2023
1264 Prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326) was born on this day in history.
1478 Clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34) was born on this day in history.
1566 On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 On May - 26 birth of sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722)
1689 On May - 26 birth of mary Wortley Montagu, English essayist, feminist, eccentric
1700 Nikolaus L earl von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, German evangelist was born on this day in history.
1759 On this day in history 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 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 Joseph Drechsler, composer was born on May - 26.
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 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 this day in history.
1846 Arthur Coquard, composer was born on May - 26.
1850 Christine [Elizabeth C] Poolman, Dutch actress (Stupid force) was born on this day in history.
1853 Monroe A Althouse, composer was born on this day in history.
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 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 On May - 26 birth of robert W. Chambers, American artist (d. 1933)
1866 On this day in history birth of john Eigenhuis, writer (Tough Workers)
1867 Mary, queen of Great Britain/North Ireland was born on May - 26.
1867 On this day in history birth of mary of Teck, wife of George V of the United Kingdom (d. 1953)
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.