Famous Birthdays In May - 26

1264  On May - 26 birth of prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326)  

1478  Clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34) was born on May - 26.  

1566  Mohammed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603) was born on this day in history.  

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

1591  On May - 26 birth of dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer  

1602  Philippe de Champaigne, French painter (d. 1674) was born on this day in history.  

1667  Abraham De Moivre, French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem) was born on May - 26.  

1669  Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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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 May - 26.  

1773  Hans Georg Nageli, composer was born on May - 26.  

1782  On May - 26 birth of joseph Drechsler, composer  

1799  Alexander S Pushkin, Russia, writer (Eugene Onegin) was born on this day in history.  

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

1822  E de Goncourt, writer was born on May - 26.  

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  On this day in history birth of christine [Elizabeth C] Poolman, Dutch actress (Stupid force)  

1853  Monroe A Althouse, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1859  Alfred Edward Housman, Bromsgrove England, poet (A Buried Life) was born on May - 26.  

1863  On this day in history birth of robert Fitzsimmons, Boxing champion (d. 1917)  

1865  Akseli V Gallen-Kallela, Fins painter/graphic artist/illustrator was born on May - 26.  

1865  On this day in history birth of robert W. Chambers, American artist (d. 1933)  

1866  On May - 26 birth of john Eigenhuis, writer (Tough Workers)  

1867  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1873  On May - 26 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  Death of Ali ar-Rida, Shia Imam (b. 766) on this day in history.  

1055  On this day in history death of margrave Adalbert of Austria  

1421  On this day in history mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies  

1512  Bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies on this day in history.  

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.