Famous Personalities Born In May - 26

1264  On this day in history birth of prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326)   

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  On May - 26 birth of mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603)   

1591  On this day in history birth of dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer   

1602  Philippe de Champaigne, French painter (d. 1674) was born on this day in history.   

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

1669  Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722) was born on May - 26.   

1689  Mary Wortley Montagu, English essayist, feminist, eccentric was born on May - 26.   

1700  On this day in history birth of nikolaus L earl von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, German evangelist   

1759  Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, writer/mother of Mary Shelley was born on this day in history.   

1764  On this day in history birth of edward Livingston, American jurist and statesman (d. 1836)   

1771  On May - 26 birth of rahel Varnhagen von Ense-Levin, German saloon owner/author   

1773  Hans Georg Nageli, composer was born on this day in history.   

1782  On this day in history birth of joseph Drechsler, composer   

1799  Alexander S Pushkin, Russia, writer (Eugene Onegin) was born on this day in history.   

1806  Henry Knox Thatcher, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1880 was born on this day in history.   

1822  E de Goncourt, writer was born on May - 26.   

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

1835  On May - 26 birth of edward Porter Alexander, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

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

1850  On this day in history birth of christine [Elizabeth C] Poolman, Dutch actress (Stupid force)   

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

1856  George Templeton Strong, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  Akseli V Gallen-Kallela, Fins painter/graphic artist/illustrator was born on this day in history.   

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

1866  John Eigenhuis, writer (Tough Workers) was born on May - 26.   

1867  Mary, queen of Great Britain/North Ireland was born on May - 26.   

1867  Mary of Teck, wife of George V of the United Kingdom (d. 1953) was born on May - 26.   

1871  Camille Huysmans, Belgian premier (1946-47) was born on May - 26.   

1873  On May - 26 birth of cornelis G N de Vooys, translator/founder (New Taalgids)   

1873  On May - 26 birth of olaf Gulbransson, Norwegian artist (d. 1958)   

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0604  On this day in history augustinus van Canterbury, bishop/apostle of England, dies (or 605)   

0735  Beda Venerabilis, English speaking church historian, dies at about 62 on this day in history.   

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

1055  Death of Margrave Adalbert of Austria on this day in history.   

1421  Mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies on May - 26.   

1512  Bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies on May - 26.   

1595  Philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79 on May - 26.   

1609  On May - 26 death of cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried