Famous Birthdays In May - 26

1264  On this day in history birth of prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326)  

1478  On this day in history birth of clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34)  

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

1566  Mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603) was born on May - 26.  

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  On this day in history 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 May - 26.  

1759  On May - 26 birth of mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, writer/mother of Mary Shelley  

1764  On this day in history birth of edward Livingston, American jurist and statesman (d. 1836)  

1771  On May - 26 birth of rahel Varnhagen von Ense-Levin, German saloon owner/author  

1773  On May - 26 birth of hans Georg Nageli, composer  

1782  Joseph Drechsler, composer was born on this day in history.  

1799  On May - 26 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  On May - 26 birth of e de Goncourt, writer  

1825  Felipe Gutierrez y Espinoza, composer was born on May - 26.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1865  Akseli V Gallen-Kallela, Fins painter/graphic artist/illustrator was born on this day in history.  

1865  Robert W. Chambers, American artist (d. 1933) was born on May - 26.  

1866  John Eigenhuis, writer (Tough Workers) was born on May - 26.  

1867  Mary, queen of Great Britain/North Ireland was born on this day in history.  

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  Cornelis G N de Vooys, translator/founder (New Taalgids) was born on this day in history.  

1873  On this day in history 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  Beda Venerabilis, English speaking church historian, dies at about 62 on May - 26.  

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

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

1421  Mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies on this day in history.  

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