Famous Birthdays In November - 26

1288  Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (d. 1339) was born on November - 26.  

1436  On this day in history birth of princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (d. 1463)  

1607  John Harvard, England, clergyman/scholar, founded Harvard Univ was born on this day in history.  

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 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 this day in history 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  On November - 26 birth of charles-Joseph Panckoucke, French publisher (Mercure de France)  

1744  Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer was born on November - 26.  

1754  On November - 26 birth of georg Forster, writer  

1795  Carl P Fohr, German painter was born on November - 26.  

1795  On November - 26 birth of cornelis P J Elout, Dutch military/resident of West Sumatra  

1809  Mariano Obiols, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1818  Louis Lacombe, composer was born on November - 26.  

1823  On this day in history birth of thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer  

1827  On this day in history 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 November - 26 birth of rené Goblet, French politician (d. 1905)  

1832  On this day in history birth of mary Edwards Walker, US, doctor/women's rights leader  

1832  On November - 26 birth of karl Rudolf König, German physicist (d. 1901)  

1847  Maria Fyodorovna, Princess of Denmark and Empress of Russia (d. 1928) was born on this day in history.  

1850  Henricus Van de Wetering, archbishop of Utrecht (1895-1929) was born on this day in history.  

1857  Ferdinand de Saussure, Swiss linguist (d. 1913) was born on this day in history.  

1858  On this day in history 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 November - 26.  

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

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

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

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