Famous Birthdays In November - 26

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1640  Carl Rosier, composer was born on November - 26.  

1653  Andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer was born on this day in history.  

1657  William Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735) was born on November - 26.  

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

1678  Jean Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, French geophysicist (d. 1771) was born on November - 26.  

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

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1731  William Cowper, England, pre-romantic poet (His Task) [NS] was born on this day in history.  

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

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 November - 26 birth of carl P Fohr, German painter  

1795  On November - 26 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 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  On this day in history birth of ellen G. White, American religious leader (d. 1915)  

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  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  On November - 26 birth of ferdinand de Saussure, Swiss linguist (d. 1913)  

1858  Katharine Drexel, Roman Catholic Saint (d. 1955) was born on November - 26.  

1862  Mark A Stein, archaeologist was born on November - 26.  

1864  On November - 26 birth of herman Gorter, Dutch socialist/poet (May, Tiny Hero's Poem)  

1865  On this day in history birth of earl Ross Drake, composer  

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

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0399  On this day in history siricius, Italian Pope (384-99), dies  

0666  Death of Yeon Gaesomun dictator of Goguryeo (other sources indicate death date as 664 or 665) on November - 26.  

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

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

1252  Death of Blanche of Castile, Queen of Louis VIII of France (b. 1188) on November - 26.  

1267  On this day in history gozzolini Silvester, Italian hermit/saint, dies  

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

1504  On November - 26 death of queen Isabella I of Castile (b. 1451)