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 May - 26.  

1566  Mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603) was born on this day in history.  

1591  Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer was born on May - 26.  

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 May - 26.  

1689  On this day in history birth of mary Wortley Montagu, English essayist, feminist, eccentric  

1700  On May - 26 birth of nikolaus L earl von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, German evangelist  

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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  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  Joseph Drechsler, composer was born on this day in history.  

1799  On this day in history birth of alexander S Pushkin, Russia, writer (Eugene Onegin)  

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 this day in history birth of felipe Gutierrez y Espinoza, composer  

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 May - 26.  

1853  On this day in history birth of monroe A Althouse, composer  

1856  George Templeton Strong, composer was born on this day in history.  

1859  On May - 26 birth of alfred Edward Housman, Bromsgrove England, poet (A Buried Life)  

1863  Robert Fitzsimmons, Boxing champion (d. 1917) was born on this day in history.  

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

1867  Mary of Teck, wife of George V of the United Kingdom (d. 1953) was born on May - 26.  

1871  On this day in history birth of camille Huysmans, Belgian premier (1946-47)  

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  On this day in history augustinus van Canterbury, bishop/apostle of England, dies (or 605)  

0735  On this day in history beda Venerabilis, English speaking church historian, dies at about 62  

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  Mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies on this day in history.  

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  Death of Cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried on May - 26.