Famous Personalities Born In May - 26

1264  Prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326) was born on May - 26.   

1478  Clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34) was born on May - 26.   

1566  On May - 26 birth of mohammed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603)   

1566  Mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603) was born on this day in history.   

1591  Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer was born on this day in history.   

1602  On May - 26 birth of philippe de Champaigne, French painter (d. 1674)   

1667  Abraham De Moivre, French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem) was born on May - 26.   

1669  On May - 26 birth of sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722)   

1689  On May - 26 birth of mary Wortley Montagu, English essayist, feminist, eccentric   

1700  Nikolaus L earl von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, German evangelist was born on this day in history.   

1759  On May - 26 birth of mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, writer/mother of Mary Shelley   

1764  On May - 26 birth of edward Livingston, American jurist and statesman (d. 1836)   

1771  Rahel Varnhagen von Ense-Levin, German saloon owner/author was born on this day in history.   

1773  On this day in history birth of hans Georg Nageli, composer   

1782  Joseph Drechsler, composer was born on May - 26.   

1799  Alexander S Pushkin, Russia, writer (Eugene Onegin) was born on May - 26.   

1806  On May - 26 birth of henry Knox Thatcher, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1880   

1822  On May - 26 birth of e de Goncourt, writer   

1825  On this day in history birth of felipe Gutierrez y Espinoza, composer   

1835  Edward Porter Alexander, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on May - 26.   

1846  On this day in history birth of arthur Coquard, composer   

1850  Christine [Elizabeth C] Poolman, Dutch actress (Stupid force) was born on May - 26.   

1853  Monroe A Althouse, composer was born on this day in history.   

1856  On this day in history birth of george Templeton Strong, composer   

1859  On this day in history birth of alfred Edward Housman, Bromsgrove England, poet (A Buried Life)   

1863  On this day in history birth of robert Fitzsimmons, Boxing champion (d. 1917)   

1865  On this day in history birth of akseli V Gallen-Kallela, Fins painter/graphic artist/illustrator   

1865  On May - 26 birth of robert W. Chambers, American artist (d. 1933)   

1866  On this day in history birth of john Eigenhuis, writer (Tough Workers)   

1867  Mary, queen of Great Britain/North Ireland was born on this day in history.   

1867  On this day in history birth of mary of Teck, wife of George V of the United Kingdom (d. 1953)   

1871  Camille Huysmans, Belgian premier (1946-47) was born on this day in history.   

1873  On this day in history birth of cornelis G N de Vooys, translator/founder (New Taalgids)   

1873  On this day in history birth of olaf Gulbransson, Norwegian artist (d. 1958)   

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0604  Augustinus van Canterbury, bishop/apostle of England, dies (or 605) on this day in history.   

0735  On May - 26 beda Venerabilis, English speaking church historian, dies at about 62   

0818  Death of Ali ar-Rida, Shia Imam (b. 766) on May - 26.   

1055  On May - 26 death of margrave Adalbert of Austria   

1421  Mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies on this day in history.   

1512  On this day in history bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies   

1595  Philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1609  Death of Cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried on this day in history.