Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In August - 26

1870  On August - 26 birth of aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [NS=Sept 7]   

1873  On this day in history birth of lee De Forest, Council Bluffs, inventor (Audion vacuum (radio) tube)   

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

1874  Zona Gale, American novelist (d. 1938) was born on this day in history.   

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

1880  On August - 26 birth of guillaume Apollinaire, France, poet/movie critic (Alcoola)   

1882  On August - 26 birth of james Franck, German naturalist (Nobel 1925)   

1882  Johannes Lindeboom, vicar/church historian (Neth Archives) was born on August - 26.   

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 August - 26 birth of tommy Andrews, cricketer (NSW & Aussie player of the 1920's)   

1891  Emmy van Lokhorst, Dutch author was born on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history birth of ferdinand Bruckner, [Theodor Tagger], Austrian playwright (Races)   

1894  On this day in history birth of sparky Adams, Baseball player (d. 1989)   

1896  On this day in history birth of richard Hammond, composer   

1896  On this day in history birth of ivan Mihailov, Bulgarian revolutionary (d. 1990)   

1897  On this day in history birth of yoon Boseon, President of South Korea (d. 1990)   

1898  Peggy Guggenheim, art patron & collector was born on this day in history.   

1899  Rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter was born on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history birth of hellmuth Walter, German engineer and inventor (d. 1980)   

1901  Gen Maxwell D Taylor, former US Army chief of staff was born on this day in history.   

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

1901  Tullio Campagnolo, Italy, bicycle manufacturer (Fiat) was born on August - 26.   

1901  On August - 26 birth of chen Yi, Chinese communist military commander and politician (d. 1972)   

1903  Jimmy Rushing, US blues singer was born on August - 26.   

1904  On this day in history birth of christopher W Bradshaw-Isherwood, Brit/US writer (Goodbye to Berlin)   

1906  On this day in history birth of albert B Sabin, Russia, US microbiologist (oral polio vaccine)   

1908  On August - 26 birth of bill Hunt, cricketer (NSW slow left-armer, Test for Australia 1933)   

1908  On this day in history birth of w. B. Henning, Prussian-born Iranist (d. 1967)   

1909  Eric Quail Davies, cricket pace bowler (5 Tests for S Africa 1935-39) was born on August - 26.   

1909  Frank Gasparro, Phila Pa, US chief engraver (1965-81) was born on August - 26.   

1909  On this day in history birth of jim Davis, American actor (d. 1981)   

1909  Gene Moore, baseball player (d. 1978) 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  On this day in history jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle   

1349  Death of Thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

1368  Engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies on August - 26.   

1486  On this day in history ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45   

1518  On August - 26 death of giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara   

1551  Death of Margareta Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1516) on August - 26.   

1572  On this day in history death of petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515)