Famous Birthdays In August - 26

1469  On August - 26 birth of ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496)   

1540  On this day in history birth of king Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583)   

1596  On this day in history birth of frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain)   

1627  On this day in history birth of thomas Bullis, composer   

1676  On this day in history birth of robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5]   

1687  On August - 26 birth of willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph)   

1694  On this day in history birth of elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (d. 1755)   

1726  Karl Kohaut, composer was born on this day in history.   

1728  Johann Heinrich Lambert, German scientist (d. 1777) was born on August - 26.   

1736  On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle, French chemist (d. 1790)   

1740  On this day in history birth of joseph Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (ballooning)   

1743  Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, Paris, father of mod chemistry (Oxygen) was born on August - 26.   

1745  Francois Guichard, composer was born on this day in history.   

1749  Johann Ernst Rembt, composer was born on August - 26.   

1775  On August - 26 birth of william Joseph Behr, German writer (d. 1851)   

1788  On August - 26 birth of aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist   

1789  On August - 26 birth of abbas Mirza, Prince of Persia (d. 1833)   

1792  Manuel Oribe, Uruguayan political figure (d. 1857) was born on August - 26.   

1811  Danville Leadbetter, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866 was born on August - 26.   

1813  On August - 26 birth of nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle of Guilder Tracks)   

1819  Albert "Bertie" von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha, husband of queen Victoria was born on August - 26.   

1820  James Harlan, (Rep-Iowa)/US Secretary of Interior (1865-66) was born on August - 26.   

1823  Wilhelm Troszel, composer was born on August - 26.   

1825  On this day in history birth of jacobus J Backer, German sea historian   

1826  Princess Alexandra of Bavaria (d. 1875) was born on this day in history.   

1828  On this day in history birth of erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni, composer   

1833  On August - 26 birth of charles Jackson Paine, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1835  Theodore Washington Brevard, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.   

1842  Heinrich I Quincke, German internist (Lumbaalpunctie) was born on August - 26.   

1843  On this day in history birth of george August Lumbye, composer   

1845  Mary Ann Nichols, English victim of Jack the Ripper (d. 1888) was born on August - 26.   

1850  Charles Richet, French physiologist (anaphylaxis-Nobel 1913) was born on August - 26.   

1854  Arnold Fothergill, England cricketer (d. 1932) was born on this day in history.   

1862  Herbert Booth, American son of William and Catherine Booth (d. 1926) was born on August - 26.   

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1278  On this day in history ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle   

1346  On August - 26 jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle   

1349  On this day in history death of thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1368  On this day in history engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies   

1486  Ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45 on August - 26.   

1518  Death of Giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara on August - 26.   

1551  On August - 26 death of margareta Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1516)   

1572  Death of Petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515) on August - 26.