Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In August - 26

1870  Aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [NS=Sept 7] was born on this day in history.   

1873  Lee De Forest, Council Bluffs, inventor (Audion vacuum (radio) tube) was born on August - 26.   

1873  Lee DeForest, American inventor (d. 1961) was born on this day in history.   

1874  Zona Gale, American novelist (d. 1938) was born on August - 26.   

1875  On this day in history birth of john Buchan, Scotland, Gov-Gen of Canada/writer (Battle of Somme)   

1880  Guillaume Apollinaire, France, poet/movie critic (Alcoola) was born on this day in history.   

1882  James Franck, German naturalist (Nobel 1925) was born on August - 26.   

1882  On this day in history birth of johannes Lindeboom, vicar/church historian (Neth Archives)   

1884  On this day in history birth of earl Biggers, author ("Charlie Chan" detective series)   

1885  Jules Romains, France, novelist/playwright/poet (Men of Good Will) was born on this day in history.   

1887  Luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer was born on August - 26.   

1890  On this day in history birth of tommy Andrews, cricketer (NSW & Aussie player of the 1920's)   

1891  On August - 26 birth of emmy van Lokhorst, Dutch author   

1891  Ferdinand Bruckner, [Theodor Tagger], Austrian playwright (Races) was born on August - 26.   

1894  Sparky Adams, Baseball player (d. 1989) was born on August - 26.   

1896  On August - 26 birth of richard Hammond, composer   

1896  On August - 26 birth of ivan Mihailov, Bulgarian revolutionary (d. 1990)   

1897  Yoon Boseon, President of South Korea (d. 1990) was born on August - 26.   

1898  On this day in history birth of peggy Guggenheim, art patron & collector   

1899  Rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter was born on August - 26.   

1900  Hellmuth Walter, German engineer and inventor (d. 1980) was born on August - 26.   

1901  Gen Maxwell D Taylor, former US Army chief of staff was born on August - 26.   

1901  On this day in history birth of jan de Quay, Dutch minister of war/premier (KVP, 1959-63)   

1901  On this day in history birth of tullio Campagnolo, Italy, bicycle manufacturer (Fiat)   

1901  Chen Yi, Chinese communist military commander and politician (d. 1972) was born on August - 26.   

1903  On August - 26 birth of jimmy Rushing, US blues singer   

1904  On August - 26 birth of christopher W Bradshaw-Isherwood, Brit/US writer (Goodbye to Berlin)   

1906  Albert B Sabin, Russia, US microbiologist (oral polio vaccine) was born on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history birth of bill Hunt, cricketer (NSW slow left-armer, Test for Australia 1933)   

1908  W. B. Henning, Prussian-born Iranist (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.   

1909  Eric Quail Davies, cricket pace bowler (5 Tests for S Africa 1935-39) was born on this day in history.   

1909  On August - 26 birth of frank Gasparro, Phila Pa, US chief engraver (1965-81)   

1909  On August - 26 birth of jim Davis, American actor (d. 1981)   

1909  Gene Moore, baseball player (d. 1978) was born on August - 26.   

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1278  Ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle on this day in history.   

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  Engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies on this day in history.   

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  On August - 26 death of petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515)