Famous Personalities Born In August - 26

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

1540  On August - 26 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  Robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5] was born on August - 26.   

1687  Willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph) was born on this day in history.   

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

1726  On August - 26 birth of karl Kohaut, composer   

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  Joseph Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (ballooning) was born on August - 26.   

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  On this day in history birth of johann Ernst Rembt, composer   

1775  On this day in history birth of william Joseph Behr, German writer (d. 1851)   

1788  Aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist was born on August - 26.   

1789  Abbas Mirza, Prince of Persia (d. 1833) was born on this day in history.   

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

1811  On August - 26 birth of danville Leadbetter, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866   

1813  Nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle of Guilder Tracks) was born on August - 26.   

1819  On August - 26 birth of albert "Bertie" von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha, husband of queen Victoria   

1820  James Harlan, (Rep-Iowa)/US Secretary of Interior (1865-66) was born on this day in history.   

1823  On August - 26 birth of wilhelm Troszel, composer   

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 August - 26.   

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

1843  On August - 26 birth of george August Lumbye, composer   

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

1850  On this day in history birth of charles Richet, French physiologist (anaphylaxis-Nobel 1913)   

1854  Arnold Fothergill, England cricketer (d. 1932) was born on August - 26.   

1862  Herbert Booth, American son of William and Catherine Booth (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.   

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

1346  Jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle on August - 26.   

1349  On August - 26 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 this day in history.   

1551  Death of Margareta Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1516) on this day in history.   

1572  Death of Petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515) on this day in history.