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 this day in history.   

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

1566  Mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603) was born on May - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

1669  Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722) was born on this day in history.   

1689  Mary Wortley Montagu, English essayist, feminist, eccentric was born on this day in history.   

1700  Nikolaus L earl von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, German evangelist was born on May - 26.   

1759  Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, writer/mother of Mary Shelley was born on May - 26.   

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

1771  Rahel Varnhagen von Ense-Levin, German saloon owner/author was born on May - 26.   

1773  On May - 26 birth of hans Georg Nageli, composer   

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

1799  On May - 26 birth of alexander S Pushkin, Russia, writer (Eugene Onegin)   

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

1822  On this day in history birth of e de Goncourt, writer   

1825  Felipe Gutierrez y Espinoza, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1846  Arthur Coquard, composer was born on May - 26.   

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

1853  On May - 26 birth of monroe A Althouse, composer   

1856  George Templeton Strong, composer was born on May - 26.   

1859  Alfred Edward Housman, Bromsgrove England, poet (A Buried Life) was born on this day in history.   

1863  Robert Fitzsimmons, Boxing champion (d. 1917) was born on this day in history.   

1865  On May - 26 birth of akseli V Gallen-Kallela, Fins painter/graphic artist/illustrator   

1865  On this day in history birth of robert W. Chambers, American artist (d. 1933)   

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

1867  On May - 26 birth of mary, queen of Great Britain/North Ireland   

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 this day in history.   

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

1873  Olaf Gulbransson, Norwegian artist (d. 1958) was born on May - 26.   

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

0735  Beda Venerabilis, English speaking church historian, dies at about 62 on May - 26.   

0818  Death of Ali ar-Rida, Shia Imam (b. 766) on this day in history.   

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

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

1512  Bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies on this day in history.   

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

1609  Death of Cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried on May - 26.