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

1566  On May - 26 birth of mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603)   

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

1602  On this day in history birth of philippe de Champaigne, French painter (d. 1674)   

1667  Abraham De Moivre, French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem) was born on this day in history.   

1669  On this day in history birth of sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722)   

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 May - 26.   

1764  Edward Livingston, American jurist and statesman (d. 1836) was born on this day in history.   

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 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 May - 26.   

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

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

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

1846  Arthur Coquard, composer was born on this day in history.   

1850  On May - 26 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 May - 26.   

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

1863  On May - 26 birth of robert Fitzsimmons, Boxing champion (d. 1917)   

1865  Akseli V Gallen-Kallela, Fins painter/graphic artist/illustrator was born on May - 26.   

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

1866  John Eigenhuis, writer (Tough Workers) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1871  On May - 26 birth of camille Huysmans, Belgian premier (1946-47)   

1873  Cornelis G N de Vooys, translator/founder (New Taalgids) was born on this day in history.   

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

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0604  On May - 26 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  On this day in history death of margrave Adalbert of Austria   

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

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 May - 26.   

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