Famous Personalities Born In November - 26
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
1288 On November - 26 birth of emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (d. 1339)
1436 On this day in history birth of princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (d. 1463)
1607 On November - 26 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 Carl Rosier, composer was born on November - 26.
1653 On November - 26 birth of andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer
1657 On this day in history birth of william Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735)
1663 Pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo, Peruvian poet (Obras Dramaticas) was born on this day in history.
1678 Jean Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, French geophysicist (d. 1771) was born on November - 26.
1703 On November - 26 birth of theophilus Cibber, English actor and writer (d. 1758)
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 November - 26 birth of karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer
1754 Georg Forster, writer was born on this day in history.
1795 On this day in history birth of carl P Fohr, German painter
1795 Cornelis P J Elout, Dutch military/resident of West Sumatra was born on November - 26.
1809 Mariano Obiols, composer was born on this day in history.
1810 William G Armstrong, of Cragside, Baron/British const (hydr crane) was born on this day in history.
1816 William Henry Talkbot Walker, Major General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.
1818 Louis Lacombe, composer was born on this day in history.
1823 On November - 26 birth of thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer
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 René Goblet, French politician (d. 1905) was born on November - 26.
1832 Mary Edwards Walker, US, doctor/women's rights leader was born on November - 26.
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 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 this day in history.
1858 Katharine Drexel, Roman Catholic Saint (d. 1955) was born on November - 26.
1862 On November - 26 birth of mark A Stein, archaeologist
1864 On this day in history 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 November - 26 birth of maud, Queen of Norway (d. 1938)