Famous Birthdays In November - 26

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

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 this day in history.  

1640  On November - 26 birth of carl Rosier, composer  

1653  On November - 26 birth of andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer  

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

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 November - 26 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 November - 26.  

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

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

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  On November - 26 birth of william G Armstrong, of Cragside, Baron/British const (hydr crane)  

1816  William Henry Talkbot Walker, Major General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.  

1818  On November - 26 birth of louis Lacombe, composer  

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

1827  Alfred Moore Scales, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1892 was born on this day in history.  

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 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 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 November - 26.  

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

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

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

0666  Death of Yeon Gaesomun dictator of Goguryeo (other sources indicate death date as 664 or 665) on this day in history.  

1126  Death of Al-Borsoki, emir of Aleppo-Mosoel, assassinated on November - 26.  

1240  Edmund Van Abingdon, archbishop of Canterbury/saint, dies on November - 26.  

1252  Death of Blanche of Castile, Queen of Louis VIII of France (b. 1188) on this day in history.  

1267  Gozzolini Silvester, Italian hermit/saint, dies on November - 26.  

1326  On November - 26 death of hugh the younger Despenser, English knight (b. 1286)  

1504  On this day in history death of queen Isabella I of Castile (b. 1451)