Famous Birthdays In November - 26

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

1436  On this day in history 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 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  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 November - 26 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  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 this day in history birth of mariano Obiols, composer  

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

1816  William Henry Talkbot Walker, Major General (Confederate Army) was born on November - 26.  

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  Ellen G. White, American religious leader (d. 1915) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 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  Katharine Drexel, Roman Catholic Saint (d. 1955) was born on November - 26.  

1862  On this day in history birth of mark A Stein, archaeologist  

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

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

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

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0399  Siricius, Italian Pope (384-99), dies on November - 26.  

0666  On November - 26 death of yeon Gaesomun dictator of Goguryeo (other sources indicate death date as 664 or 665)  

1126  On November - 26 death of al-Borsoki, emir of Aleppo-Mosoel, assassinated  

1240  Edmund Van Abingdon, archbishop of Canterbury/saint, dies on this day in history.  

1252  On this day in history death of blanche of Castile, Queen of Louis VIII of France (b. 1188)  

1267  On November - 26 gozzolini Silvester, Italian hermit/saint, dies  

1326  Death of Hugh the younger Despenser, English knight (b. 1286) on this day in history.  

1504  Death of Queen Isabella I of Castile (b. 1451) on November - 26.