Famous Birthdays In October - 26

1849  Ferdinand Georg Frobenius, German mathematician (d. 1917) was born on October - 26.   

1854  August T C Kiehl, Dutch actor (Pearl of Zaandam) was born on this day in history.   

1854  C. W. Post, American entrepreneur (d. 1914) was born on this day in history.   

1855  On October - 26 birth of charles Post, who had a way with breakfast cereals (Post Cereals)   

1859  On this day in history birth of arthur Friedheim, composer   

1861  Richard D Sears, Boston, tennis champ, US Open (1881) was born on October - 26.   

1864  Joseph Moorat, composer was born on October - 26.   

1865  On October - 26 birth of benjamin Guggenheim, American businessman (d. 1912)   

1869  Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa, President of Brazil (d. 1957) was born on October - 26.   

1871  On this day in history birth of hermann Lohr, composer   

1871  Guillermo Kahlo, father of Frida Kahlo (d. 1941) was born on this day in history.   

1873  Thorvald Stauning, Denmark, PM (1924-26, 1929-42) was born on October - 26.   

1874  Martin Lowry, British chemist (d. 1936) was born on this day in history.   

1875  On this day in history birth of h[arry] B[yron] Warner, London England, actor (King of Kings)   

1879  On October - 26 birth of leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary (pres of 1st Soviet) [OS]   

1880  On this day in history birth of andrei Bely, Russian writer (d. 1934)   

1881  Margaret Wycherly, London England, actress (Keeper of the Flame) was born on this day in history.   

1883  Napoleon Hill, American Writer and Philosopher (Think and Grow Rich)(d. 1970) was born on October - 26.   

1883  On October - 26 birth of paul Pilgrim, American athlete (d. 1958)   

1886  On October - 26 birth of gustav Hermann Unger, composer   

1886  On this day in history birth of mark Aldanov, [Landau], Russian/French chemist (Myslitel) [OS]   

1888  On October - 26 birth of e Runar Schildt, Finnish writer (Segrande Eros)   

1888  Nestor Ivanovich Makhno, Ukrainian anarchist Insurrectionary leader (d. 1934) was born on this day in history.   

1894  On October - 26 birth of john S Knight, WV, publisher (Knight-Rider)   

1898  On October - 26 birth of beryl Rubinstein, composer   

1900  On this day in history birth of ibrahim Abbud, general/premier Sudan (1958-64)   

1900  Karin Boye, writer was born on October - 26.   

1902  On this day in history birth of hugh Chilvers, cricketer (great leggie of 30's for NSW but not Aust)   

1902  On this day in history birth of joseph Paul Sharkey Zukauskas, boxer   

1905  On this day in history birth of george Flahiff, Canadian Cardinal (d. 1989)   

1907  On October - 26 birth of giovanni Salviucci, composer   

1907  On this day in history birth of johannes A Apon, Dutch actor (Kaukasische Krijtkring)   

1910  John "Cardinal" Krol, former archbishop (Philadelphia) was born on October - 26.   

1911  Mahalia Jackson, New Orleans, gospel singer (Whole World in his Hands) was born on October - 26.   

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0899  On October - 26 alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies   

1132  On this day in history death of floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered   

1235  On October - 26 andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies   

1440  Death of Gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged on October - 26.   

1576  On October - 26 frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies   

1607  Philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52 on October - 26.   

1608  On this day in history juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies   

1633  Death of Horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596) on this day in history.