Famous Personalities Born In May - 26
Monday, 20 January 2025
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)