Famous Personalities Born In November - 26
Sunday, 21 December 2025
1288 On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (d. 1339) 

1436 On November - 26 birth of princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (d. 1463) 

1607 John Harvard, England, clergyman/scholar, founded Harvard Univ was born on this day in history. 

1609 Henry Dunster, English president of Harvard College (d. 1659) was born on November - 26. 

1640 On November - 26 birth of carl Rosier, composer 

1653 On November - 26 birth of andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer 

1657 On this day in history birth of william Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735) 

1663 On November - 26 birth of pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo, Peruvian poet (Obras Dramaticas) 

1678 On this day in history birth of jean Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, French geophysicist (d. 1771) 

1703 On this day in history birth of theophilus Cibber, English actor and writer (d. 1758) 

1731 On this day in history birth of william Cowper, England, pre-romantic poet (His Task) [NS] 

1736 On this day in history birth of charles-Joseph Panckoucke, French publisher (Mercure de France) 

1744 Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer was born on November - 26. 

1754 Georg Forster, writer was born on November - 26. 

1795 On November - 26 birth of carl P Fohr, German painter 

1795 Cornelis P J Elout, Dutch military/resident of West Sumatra was born on this day in history. 

1809 Mariano Obiols, composer was born on November - 26. 

1810 On November - 26 birth of william G Armstrong, of Cragside, Baron/British const (hydr crane) 

1816 William Henry Talkbot Walker, Major General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history. 

1818 Louis Lacombe, composer was born on November - 26. 

1823 Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer was born on November - 26. 

1827 On this day in history birth of alfred Moore Scales, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1892 

1827 On this day in history birth of ellen G. White, American religious leader (d. 1915) 

1828 René Goblet, French politician (d. 1905) was born on November - 26. 

1832 On this day in history birth of mary Edwards Walker, US, doctor/women's rights leader 

1832 Karl Rudolf König, German physicist (d. 1901) was born on this day in history. 

1847 On this day in history birth of maria Fyodorovna, Princess of Denmark and Empress of Russia (d. 1928) 

1850 On this day in history birth of henricus Van de Wetering, archbishop of Utrecht (1895-1929) 

1857 On this day in history birth of ferdinand de Saussure, Swiss linguist (d. 1913) 

1858 Katharine Drexel, Roman Catholic Saint (d. 1955) was born on this day in history. 

1862 Mark A Stein, archaeologist was born on this day in history. 

1864 On this day in history birth of herman Gorter, Dutch socialist/poet (May, Tiny Hero's Poem) 

1865 Earl Ross Drake, composer was born on this day in history. 

1869 Maud, Queen of Norway (d. 1938) was born on November - 26. 

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