Famous Birthdays In May - 26

1874  Henry Farman, French aviation pioneer (double decker) was born on this day in history.  

1876  On May - 26 birth of jack Root, boxing's 1st light heavyweight champion  

1877  On May - 26 birth of isadora Duncan, SF, free form/interpretative dancer  

1877  On May - 26 birth of jean Schlumberger, French writer (La Mort de Sparte)  

1877  On May - 26 birth of sadao Araki, Japanese general/minister of War (1931-34)  

1883  On May - 26 birth of mamie Smith, American singer (d. 1946)  

1884  On this day in history birth of charles Winninger, Athens Wisc, actor (Charlie Farrell Show)  

1886  On May - 26 birth of al Jolson, [Asa Yoelson], jazz singer/silent actor (Mamie, Swanee)  

1890  Kurt Edzard, German sculptor (nudes/portraits) was born on this day in history.  

1893  On May - 26 birth of eugene Goossens, London England, conductor/composer (Perseus)  

1893  On May - 26 birth of norma Talmadge, NY, actress (Sign on Door, Camille)  

1895  On this day in history birth of dorothea Lange, US documentary photographer  

1895  Paul Lukas, Budapest Hungary, actor (Watch on the Rhine, Sphynx) was born on this day in history.  

1898  Ernst Bacon, composer was born on this day in history.  

1898  Gerard Bertouille, composer was born on this day in history.  

1899  Otto E Neugebauer, Austrian/US math historian was born on May - 26.  

1899  On May - 26 birth of pieter Menten, Dutch war criminal  

1899  On May - 26 birth of antonio Barrette, French Canadian politician (d. 1968)  

1903  Estes Kefauver, (Sen-D-Tn) was born on this day in history.  

1904  On May - 26 birth of vlado Perlemuter, Polish pianist (d. 2002)  

1905  On May - 26 birth of hans Holewa, composer  

1907  Carleton Young, NY, actor (Reefer Madness, Pride of the Bowery) was born on May - 26.  

1907  On this day in history birth of john Wayne, Winterset IA, actor (Green Berets, True Grit)  

1907  Jean Bernard, French physician (d. 2006) was born on May - 26.  

1908  Robert Morley, England, actor (High Road to China, African Queen) was born on May - 26.  

1908  Nguyen Ngoc Tho, Prime Minister of South Vietnam was born on this day in history.  

1909  Matt Busby, Scottish soccer coach (Manchester United) was born on May - 26.  

1909  Richard Maibaum, NYC, screenwriter (Goldfinger) was born on this day in history.  

1910  Adolfo Lopez Mateos, president of Mexico was born on May - 26.  

1910  On May - 26 birth of laurance S Rockefeller, NYC, CEO (Chase Manhattan Bank)  

1911  Ben Alexander, NV, actor (Dragnet, Outer Gate, Mr Doodles Kicks Off) was born on May - 26.  

1911  On this day in history birth of ben Alexander, American actor (d. 1969)  

1912  On this day in history birth of janos Kádár, premier Hungary (1956-58)  

1913  On this day in history birth of fred Bertrand, Belgian politician  

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0604  On May - 26 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  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  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  On May - 26 death of cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried