Famous Personalities Born In November - 26
Sunday, 06 July 2025
1288 Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (d. 1339) was born on this day in history.
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 On November - 26 birth of carl Rosier, composer
1653 Andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer was born on November - 26.
1657 William Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735) was born on November - 26.
1663 On this day in history birth of pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo, Peruvian poet (Obras Dramaticas)
1678 On November - 26 birth of jean Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, French geophysicist (d. 1771)
1703 On November - 26 birth of theophilus Cibber, English actor and writer (d. 1758)
1731 On November - 26 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 this day in history.
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 November - 26.
1810 William G Armstrong, of Cragside, Baron/British const (hydr crane) was born on November - 26.
1816 On November - 26 birth of william Henry Talkbot Walker, Major General (Confederate Army)
1818 On this day in history birth of louis Lacombe, composer
1823 Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer was born on November - 26.
1827 On November - 26 birth of alfred Moore Scales, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1892
1827 Ellen G. White, American religious leader (d. 1915) was born on November - 26.
1828 René Goblet, French politician (d. 1905) was born on November - 26.
1832 Mary Edwards Walker, US, doctor/women's rights leader was born on November - 26.
1832 Karl Rudolf König, German physicist (d. 1901) was born on this day in history.
1847 Maria Fyodorovna, Princess of Denmark and Empress of Russia (d. 1928) was born on November - 26.
1850 On November - 26 birth of henricus Van de Wetering, archbishop of Utrecht (1895-1929)
1857 On November - 26 birth of ferdinand de Saussure, Swiss linguist (d. 1913)
1858 On November - 26 birth of katharine Drexel, Roman Catholic Saint (d. 1955)
1862 On November - 26 birth of mark A Stein, archaeologist
1864 Herman Gorter, Dutch socialist/poet (May, Tiny Hero's Poem) was born on this day in history.
1865 Earl Ross Drake, composer was born on this day in history.
1869 Maud, Queen of Norway (d. 1938) was born on November - 26.