Famous Birthdays In May - 26

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.  

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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 this day in history.  

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

1055  On May - 26 death of margrave Adalbert of Austria  

1421  On May - 26 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 May - 26.  

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