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 this day in history.   

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

1566  On May - 26 birth of mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603)   

1591  On this day in history birth of dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer   

1602  On May - 26 birth of philippe de Champaigne, French painter (d. 1674)   

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

1669  Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722) was born on May - 26.   

1689  Mary Wortley Montagu, English essayist, feminist, eccentric was born on May - 26.   

1700  On this day in history birth of nikolaus L earl von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, German evangelist   

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 this day in history birth of rahel Varnhagen von Ense-Levin, German saloon owner/author   

1773  On this day in history birth of hans Georg Nageli, composer   

1782  On this day in history birth of joseph Drechsler, composer   

1799  Alexander S Pushkin, Russia, writer (Eugene Onegin) was born on May - 26.   

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

1822  E de Goncourt, writer was born on this day in history.   

1825  Felipe Gutierrez y Espinoza, composer was born on this day in history.   

1835  Edward Porter Alexander, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on May - 26.   

1846  Arthur Coquard, composer was born on May - 26.   

1850  Christine [Elizabeth C] Poolman, Dutch actress (Stupid force) was born on May - 26.   

1853  On May - 26 birth of monroe A Althouse, composer   

1856  On this day in history birth of george Templeton Strong, composer   

1859  On May - 26 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  Robert W. Chambers, American artist (d. 1933) was born on this day in history.   

1866  John Eigenhuis, writer (Tough Workers) was born on this day in history.   

1867  On May - 26 birth of mary, queen of Great Britain/North Ireland   

1867  On this day in history birth of mary of Teck, wife of George V of the United Kingdom (d. 1953)   

1871  Camille Huysmans, Belgian premier (1946-47) was born on May - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

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0604  On May - 26 augustinus van Canterbury, bishop/apostle of England, dies (or 605)   

0735  Beda Venerabilis, English speaking church historian, dies at about 62 on this day in history.   

0818  On May - 26 death of ali ar-Rida, Shia Imam (b. 766)   

1055  Death of Margrave Adalbert of Austria on this day in history.   

1421  On May - 26 mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies   

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 this day in history death of cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried