Famous Personalities Born In September - 26
Friday, 09 May 2025
1181 On September - 26 birth of saint Francis of Assisi, Italian founder of the Franciscan Order (d. 1226)
1329 Anna of Bavaria, Queen of the Romans (d. 1353) was born on this day in history.
1406 On this day in history birth of thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (d. 1430)
1688 Willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist was born on September - 26.
1711 On this day in history birth of richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, English politician (d. 1779)
1729 On this day in history birth of moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator
1750 Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, British admiral (d. 1810) was born on this day in history.
1758 Cosme Argerich, Argentine physician, founder of the Medicine School of Buenos Aires was born on September - 26.
1759 Hans D L earl Yorck von Wartenburg, Prussian fieldmarshal/gov-gen was born on this day in history.
1767 Wenzel Muller, composer was born on September - 26.
1774 On this day in history birth of john Chapman, [Johnny Appleseed], frontier nurseryman
1791 Théodore Géricault, French painter (d. 1824) was born on September - 26.
1820 Isvar Chandra Vidyasagar, father of Bengali prose (Exile of Sita) was born on this day in history.
1821 Alvin Peterson Hovey, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.
1823 On this day in history birth of ivan S Aksakov, Russian journalist (Denj, Moskvitsh)
1832 Pyotr Petrovich Sokal'sky, composer was born on this day in history.
1840 Louis-Olivier Taillon, French Canadian politician (d. 1923) was born on September - 26.
1841 Pavel Ivanovich Blaramberg, composer was born on September - 26.
1865 On this day in history birth of mary Russell, Duchess of Bedford, English pilot and ornithologist (d. 1937)
1867 Maggie L Walker, black business & civic leader was born on this day in history.
1868 Henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert, composer was born on September - 26.
1869 Komitas, Armenian composer (d. 1935) was born on this day in history.
1870 On this day in history birth of christian X, king of Denmark (1912-47)
1871 Winsor McCay, American cartoonist (d. 1934) was born on September - 26.
1872 On this day in history birth of ottokar T Czernin von und zu Chudenitz, Austrian Foreign min (1916-18)
1873 Amilcare Zanella, composer was born on September - 26.
1873 Aleksey Shchusev, Russian architect (d. 1949) was born on September - 26.
1875 Edmund Gwenn, Wales, actor (Miracle on 34th Street) was born on September - 26.
1876 On this day in history birth of c B "Buck" Llewellyn, cricketer (S Afr lefty all-rounder 1896-1912)
1876 Edith Abbott, dean (U of Chic Social Sciences) was born on this day in history.
1877 On September - 26 birth of alfred Cortot, French pianist
1877 Ugo Cerletti, Italian neurologist (d. 1963) was born on this day in history.
1879 Petko J Todorov, Bulgaria, writer (Fairy, Samodiva Fee) was born on this day in history.
1881 Hiram Wesley Evans, American member of the Ku Klux Klan (d. 1966) was born on this day in history.