Famous Birthdays In November - 26

1288  On November - 26 birth of emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (d. 1339)  

1436  Princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (d. 1463) was born on November - 26.  

1607  On this day in history birth of john Harvard, England, clergyman/scholar, founded Harvard Univ  

1609  On this day in history birth of henry Dunster, English president of Harvard College (d. 1659)  

1640  Carl Rosier, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1657  On November - 26 birth of william Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735)  

1663  Pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo, Peruvian poet (Obras Dramaticas) was born on November - 26.  

1678  On November - 26 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)  

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

1736  Charles-Joseph Panckoucke, French publisher (Mercure de France) was born on this day in history.  

1744  On this day in history birth of karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer  

1754  Georg Forster, writer was born on this day in history.  

1795  On this day in history birth of carl P Fohr, German painter  

1795  Cornelis P J Elout, Dutch military/resident of West Sumatra was born on November - 26.  

1809  Mariano Obiols, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 November - 26.  

1818  Louis Lacombe, composer was born on this day in history.  

1823  On this day in history birth of thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer  

1827  Alfred Moore Scales, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1892 was born on November - 26.  

1827  On November - 26 birth of ellen G. White, American religious leader (d. 1915)  

1828  On November - 26 birth of rené Goblet, French politician (d. 1905)  

1832  Mary Edwards Walker, US, doctor/women's rights leader was born on this day in history.  

1832  On November - 26 birth of karl Rudolf König, German physicist (d. 1901)  

1847  On November - 26 birth of maria Fyodorovna, Princess of Denmark and Empress of Russia (d. 1928)  

1850  On November - 26 birth of henricus Van de Wetering, archbishop of Utrecht (1895-1929)  

1857  Ferdinand de Saussure, Swiss linguist (d. 1913) was born on this day in history.  

1858  On November - 26 birth of katharine Drexel, Roman Catholic Saint (d. 1955)  

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

1864  Herman Gorter, Dutch socialist/poet (May, Tiny Hero's Poem) was born on November - 26.  

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

1869  On this day in history birth of maud, Queen of Norway (d. 1938)  

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0399  On November - 26 siricius, Italian Pope (384-99), dies  

0666  Death of Yeon Gaesomun dictator of Goguryeo (other sources indicate death date as 664 or 665) on this day in history.  

1126  Death of Al-Borsoki, emir of Aleppo-Mosoel, assassinated on this day in history.  

1240  On November - 26 edmund Van Abingdon, archbishop of Canterbury/saint, dies  

1252  On November - 26 death of blanche of Castile, Queen of Louis VIII of France (b. 1188)  

1267  Gozzolini Silvester, Italian hermit/saint, dies on this day in history.  

1326  On November - 26 death of hugh the younger Despenser, English knight (b. 1286)  

1504  Death of Queen Isabella I of Castile (b. 1451) on this day in history.