Famous Birthdays In November - 26

1288  Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (d. 1339) was born on this day in history.   

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

1607  On November - 26 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  On this day in history birth of andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer   

1657  William Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.   

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  Theophilus Cibber, English actor and writer (d. 1758) was born on this day in history.   

1731  On November - 26 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  Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1795  Carl P Fohr, German painter was born on this day in history.   

1795  On this day in history birth of cornelis P J Elout, Dutch military/resident of West Sumatra   

1809  On November - 26 birth of mariano Obiols, composer   

1810  William G Armstrong, of Cragside, Baron/British const (hydr crane) was born on this day in history.   

1816  On this day in history birth of william Henry Talkbot Walker, Major General (Confederate Army)   

1818  On November - 26 birth of louis Lacombe, composer   

1823  Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer was born on this day in history.   

1827  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of rené Goblet, French politician (d. 1905)   

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 November - 26.   

1847  On November - 26 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 November - 26 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 November - 26.   

1864  Herman Gorter, Dutch socialist/poet (May, Tiny Hero's Poem) was born on this day in history.   

1865  On November - 26 birth of earl Ross Drake, composer   

1869  Maud, Queen of Norway (d. 1938) was born on this day in history.   

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0399  Siricius, Italian Pope (384-99), dies on this day in history.   

0666  On this day in history death of yeon Gaesomun dictator of Goguryeo (other sources indicate death date as 664 or 665)   

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

1240  On this day in history 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  On this day in history gozzolini Silvester, Italian hermit/saint, dies   

1326  Death of Hugh the younger Despenser, English knight (b. 1286) on November - 26.   

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