Famous Birthdays In February - 26

1361  On February - 26 birth of wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400)   

1587  On February - 26 birth of stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639)   

1588  On February - 26 birth of nicolaus Erich, composer   

1671  On February - 26 birth of anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713)   

1672  On February - 26 birth of antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757)   

1675  Johann Philipp Treiber, composer was born on February - 26.   

1677  Nicola Fago, composer was born on this day in history.   

1686  On February - 26 birth of godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat   

1714  On this day in history birth of james Hervey, English clergyman and writer (d. 1758)   

1717  John Randall, composer was born on February - 26.   

1720  Gian Francesco Albani, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1803) was born on February - 26.   

1746  Archduchess Marie Amalie of Austria, duchess of Piacenza (d. 1806) was born on this day in history.   

1770  Antoine Reicha, composer was born on February - 26.   

1772  On this day in history birth of caspar Furstenau, composer   

1799  Ã‰mile Clapeyron, French engineer and physicist (d. 1864) was born on this day in history.   

1802  Victor Hugo, France, author (Hunchback of Notre Dame, Les Miserables) was born on February - 26.   

1808  Honoré Daumier, French painter, illustrator, and sculptor (d. 1879) was born on this day in history.   

1808  On February - 26 birth of nathan Kelley,American architect, active mainly in Ohio, (d.1871)   

1814  On February - 26 birth of charles Joseph Sainte-Claire Deville, French geologist (d. 1876)   

1824  Carlos Calvo, Arg diplomat/people rights scholar (Calvo Clause) was born on February - 26.   

1825  On this day in history birth of hans Balatka, composer   

1829  Levi Strauss, German-born clothing designer (d. 1902) was born on this day in history.   

1831  Filippo Marchetti, composer was born on February - 26.   

1832  On February - 26 birth of john George Nicolay, US, author (Abe Lincoln's biographer)   

1834  On this day in history birth of aleksander Zarzycki, composer   

1835  On February - 26 birth of richard Andree, German geography/etnologist (Andree's Handatlas)   

1837  On February - 26 birth of charles Woeste, Belgian count/min of Justice   

1838  Wendelin Weissheimer, composer was born on February - 26.   

1841  Evelyn Baring earl Cromer, English consul-general (Egypt) was born on February - 26.   

1842  Camille Flammarion, Mars researcher & popularizer of astronomy was born on February - 26.   

1845  Aleksander Rozycki, composer was born on this day in history.   

1845  On this day in history birth of alexander III, St Petersburg, Russian tsar (1881-94) (3/10 NS)   

1846  On this day in history birth of william F "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Davenport Iowa, killed 4000 buffaloes   

1852  John Harvey Kellogg, surgeon, inspired flaked cereal industry was born on this day in history.   

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1076  On this day in history death of godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered   

1154  On February - 26 rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60   

1200  Death of Symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint on this day in history.   

1266  On this day in history manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies   

1324  Dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies on February - 26.   

1360  Death of Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328) on February - 26.   

1538  On this day in history worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies   

1552  Death of Heinrich Faber, German composer on this day in history.