Famous Personalities Born 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 May - 26.   

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

1566  On this day in history birth of mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603)   

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 this day in history birth of abraham De Moivre, French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem)   

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

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   

1759  Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, writer/mother of Mary Shelley was born on May - 26.   

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

1771  Rahel Varnhagen von Ense-Levin, German saloon owner/author was born on May - 26.   

1773  Hans Georg Nageli, composer was born on this day in history.   

1782  Joseph Drechsler, composer was born on May - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1853  Monroe A Althouse, composer was born on May - 26.   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

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 May - 26 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 this day in history.   

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

0818  Death of Ali ar-Rida, Shia Imam (b. 766) on May - 26.   

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

1421  Mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies on May - 26.   

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.