Famous Personalities Born In November - 26
Monday, 03 November 2025
1288 Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (d. 1339) was born on November - 26. 

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

1703 Theophilus Cibber, English actor and writer (d. 1758) was born on November - 26. 

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

1736 Charles-Joseph Panckoucke, French publisher (Mercure de France) was born on November - 26. 

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

1754 On November - 26 birth of georg Forster, writer 

1795 On November - 26 birth of carl P Fohr, German painter 

1795 Cornelis P J Elout, Dutch military/resident of West Sumatra was born on this day in history. 

1809 On this day in history birth of mariano Obiols, composer 

1810 On this day in history birth of william G Armstrong, of Cragside, Baron/British const (hydr crane) 

1816 On November - 26 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 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 On this day in history birth of rené Goblet, French politician (d. 1905) 

1832 On November - 26 birth of mary Edwards Walker, US, doctor/women's rights leader 

1832 On this day in history birth of karl Rudolf König, German physicist (d. 1901) 

1847 On this day in history 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 Ferdinand de Saussure, Swiss linguist (d. 1913) was born on November - 26. 

1858 On this day in history 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 this day in history. 

1865 Earl Ross Drake, composer was born on November - 26. 

1869 On November - 26 birth of maud, Queen of Norway (d. 1938) 

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