Famous Personalities Born In January - 26

1497  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Nara of Japan (d. 1557)   

1541  On January - 26 birth of florent Chrestien, French writer (d. 1596)   

1613  On January - 26 birth of johann Jakob Wolleb, composer   

1667  Henricus Zwaardecroon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies was born on January - 26.   

1708  William Hayes, composer was born on January - 26.   

1714  On this day in history birth of jean B Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Bird Cage)   

1715  On January - 26 birth of claude Helvetius, Paris France, philosopher   

1716  George Sackville Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville was born on this day in history.   

1722  On this day in history birth of prestonpans   

1722  Alexander Carlyle, Scottish church leader (d. 1805) was born on this day in history.   

1742  On this day in history birth of johann Friedrich Ludwig Sievers, composer   

1748  Emmanuel Aloys Forster, composer was born on this day in history.   

1763  On this day in history birth of charles XIV, French marshall, king of Sweden & Norway (1818-44)   

1770  Alexander Carlyle, Moderator of General Assembly was born on this day in history.   

1771  On this day in history birth of jacob Andries van Braam, colonial director (Suriname)   

1778  On this day in history birth of ugo Foscolo, Italian poet (Ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis)   

1781  On this day in history birth of achim v Arnim, writer   

1781  Ludwig Joachim "Achim" von Arnim, German poet (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) was born on January - 26.   

1786  On this day in history birth of benjamin Robert Haydon, Plymouth, painter (Waiting for The Times)   

1813  On this day in history birth of juan Pablo Duarte, Dominican founding father (d. 1876   

1814  Rufus King, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1876 was born on January - 26.   

1816  On this day in history birth of lloyd Tilghman, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863   

1819  On January - 26 birth of abner Doubleday, Union general-major/inventor (baseball) [or Jun 26]   

1826  Julia Dent Grant, 1st lady (1862-76) was born on January - 26.   

1828  On this day in history birth of johan T Buys, Dutch lawyer   

1831  Mary Mapes Dodge, NYC, writer (Hans Brinker & the Silver Skates) was born on January - 26.   

1832  On this day in history birth of george Shiras Jr., U.S. Supreme Court justice (d. 1924)   

1852  On January - 26 birth of frederick Corder, composer   

1852  On this day in history birth of pierre Brazza, explorer/colonial administrator (French Africa)   

1855  On this day in history birth of arthur Hervey, composer   

1857  the 12th Dalai Lama (d. 1875) was born on January - 26.   

1871  On this day in history birth of warner Fabian, [Samuel H Adams], US journalist/writer (Average Jones)   

1877  Kees van Dongen, Netherland, French painter was born on this day in history.   

1878  A W "Dave" Nourse, cricketer ("Grand Old Man" of S African cricket) was born on January - 26.   

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0946  On this day in history death of eadgyth, German Queen   

1109  Albericus of Côteaux, French saint, dies on January - 26.   

1567  Death of Nicholas Wotton, English diplomat on January - 26.   

1630  Death of Henry Briggs, English mathematician (b. 1556) on January - 26.   

1636  Death of Jean Hotman, Marquis de Villers-St-Paul, French diplomat (b. 1552) on January - 26.   

1697  On January - 26 death of georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (b. 1640)   

1706  Guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59 on January - 26.   

1744  On January - 26 death of ludwig Andreas Graf Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal (b. 1683)