Famous Personalities Born In November - 26
Wednesday, 20 August 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 John Harvard, England, clergyman/scholar, founded Harvard Univ was born on November - 26.
1609 Henry Dunster, English president of Harvard College (d. 1659) was born on this day in history.
1640 Carl Rosier, composer was born on this day in history.
1653 Andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer was born on this day in history.
1657 On this day in history birth of william Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735)
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 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 November - 26 birth of karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer
1754 Georg Forster, writer was born on November - 26.
1795 On November - 26 birth of carl P Fohr, German painter
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 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 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 November - 26.
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 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 Henricus Van de Wetering, archbishop of Utrecht (1895-1929) was born on November - 26.
1857 Ferdinand de Saussure, Swiss linguist (d. 1913) was born on November - 26.
1858 Katharine Drexel, Roman Catholic Saint (d. 1955) was born on this day in history.
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 Earl Ross Drake, composer was born on this day in history.
1869 Maud, Queen of Norway (d. 1938) was born on November - 26.