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  Mohammed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603) was born on this day in history.   

1566  On this day in history birth of mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603)   

1591  On May - 26 birth of dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer   

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

1667  On May - 26 birth of abraham De Moivre, French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem)   

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

1771  On this day in history birth of rahel Varnhagen von Ense-Levin, German saloon owner/author   

1773  Hans Georg Nageli, composer was born on May - 26.   

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

1799  On this day in history birth of alexander S Pushkin, Russia, writer (Eugene Onegin)   

1806  Henry Knox Thatcher, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1880 was born on May - 26.   

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

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

1835  Edward Porter Alexander, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1853  Monroe A Althouse, composer was born on May - 26.   

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

1859  On May - 26 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  Robert W. Chambers, American artist (d. 1933) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1867  On May - 26 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 May - 26.   

1873  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

0818  On this day in history death of ali ar-Rida, Shia Imam (b. 766)   

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

1421  On this day in history mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies   

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  On this day in history death of cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried