Famous Personalities Born In March - 26

1479  On this day in history birth of vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33)/son of Ivan III   

1516  On March - 26 birth of conrad Gessner, Swiss naturalist (d. 1565)   

1554  Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (d. 1611) was born on this day in history.   

1577  On this day in history birth of elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I & Charlotte of Bourbon   

1659  On March - 26 birth of william Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher   

1671  Giacomo Cesare Predieri, composer was born on this day in history.   

1684  On this day in history birth of johann Graf, composer   

1698  Václav Prokop DiviÅ¡, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765) was born on March - 26.   

1717  Manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila, composer was born on this day in history.   

1749  William Blount, American Statesman (d. 1800) was born on March - 26.   

1753  Benjamin Thompson, physicist (Royal Inst of Great Britain, Woburn MA) was born on March - 26.   

1758  Johann Daniel Ferstenberg, composer was born on this day in history.   

1773  Nathaniel Bowditch, mathematician/astronomer/author (Marine Sextant) was born on March - 26.   

1783  On this day in history birth of johann Baptist Weigl, composer   

1794  On this day in history birth of julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, German painter (d. 1872)   

1806  On March - 26 birth of josef Slavik, composer   

1813  Thomas West Sherman, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1879 was born on March - 26.   

1817  On March - 26 birth of herman Haupt, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1905   

1819  Francisco Eduardo da Costa, composer was born on this day in history.   

1819  On this day in history birth of louise Otto, Germany, author/feminist   

1821  On this day in history birth of earnest Angel, German statistician (Law of Angel)   

1827  On this day in history birth of emanuel Kania, composer   

1830  On this day in history birth of eliza Laurillard, Dutch vicar/poet/writer   

1830  On March - 26 birth of john Rogers Thomas, composer   

1833  On this day in history birth of betsy Perk, [Christina E], Dutch journalist/writer/feminist   

1840  Carli Zoeller, composer was born on this day in history.   

1840  On March - 26 birth of george Smith, London England, assyriologist (cuneiform (script))   

1850  Edward Bellamy, author (Looking Backward) was born on March - 26.   

1854  On this day in history birth of braulio Dueno Colon, composer   

1856  David Alfred Thomas, Glamorganshire UK, 1st Viscount Rhondda was born on March - 26.   

1859  A[lfred] E[dward] Housman, England, poet (Shropshire Lad) was born on March - 26.   

1859  On this day in history birth of nikolay Alexandrovich Sokolov, composer   

1859  Adolf Hurwitz, German mathematician (d. 1919) was born on March - 26.   

1862  On this day in history birth of george William Louis Marshall-Hall, composer   

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0304  Death of Saint Emmanuel, Christian martyr killed under Diocletian on this day in history.   

0752  Stephen II, Catholic Pope (3/22-26/752), dies on this day in history.   

0809  On March - 26 liudger, missionary/1st bishop of Munster/saint, dies at about 66   

1130  On this day in history death of king Sigurd I of Norway (b. ca. 1090)   

1212  Sancho I, King of Portugal (1185-1212), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1258  Floris, the Guardian, count-regent of Holland, dies on March - 26.   

1350  On this day in history alfonso XI, King of Castile & Leon, dies   

1517  On this day in history death of heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer