Famous Personalities Born In November - 26
Wednesday, 26 March 2025
1288 Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (d. 1339) was born on November - 26.
1436 Princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (d. 1463) was born on this day in history.
1607 John Harvard, England, clergyman/scholar, founded Harvard Univ was born on this day in history.
1609 On this day in history birth of henry Dunster, English president of Harvard College (d. 1659)
1640 Carl Rosier, composer was born on November - 26.
1653 On this day in history birth of andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer
1657 William Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.
1663 Pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo, Peruvian poet (Obras Dramaticas) was born on this day in history.
1678 On November - 26 birth of jean Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, French geophysicist (d. 1771)
1703 On November - 26 birth of theophilus Cibber, English actor and writer (d. 1758)
1731 On this day in history birth of william Cowper, England, pre-romantic poet (His Task) [NS]
1736 Charles-Joseph Panckoucke, French publisher (Mercure de France) was born on this day in history.
1744 Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer was born on this day in history.
1754 Georg Forster, writer was born on November - 26.
1795 On November - 26 birth of carl P Fohr, German painter
1795 Cornelis P J Elout, Dutch military/resident of West Sumatra was born on November - 26.
1809 On this day in history birth of mariano Obiols, composer
1810 On this day in history birth of william G Armstrong, of Cragside, Baron/British const (hydr crane)
1816 On this day in history birth of william Henry Talkbot Walker, Major General (Confederate Army)
1818 Louis Lacombe, composer was born on November - 26.
1823 Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer was born on this day in history.
1827 Alfred Moore Scales, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1892 was born on this day in history.
1827 Ellen G. White, American religious leader (d. 1915) was born on this day in history.
1828 On November - 26 birth of rené Goblet, French politician (d. 1905)
1832 On November - 26 birth of mary Edwards Walker, US, doctor/women's rights leader
1832 Karl Rudolf König, German physicist (d. 1901) was born on this day in history.
1847 On this day in history birth of maria Fyodorovna, Princess of Denmark and Empress of Russia (d. 1928)
1850 On November - 26 birth of henricus Van de Wetering, archbishop of Utrecht (1895-1929)
1857 On November - 26 birth of ferdinand de Saussure, Swiss linguist (d. 1913)
1858 Katharine Drexel, Roman Catholic Saint (d. 1955) was born on this day in history.
1862 On this day in history birth of mark A Stein, archaeologist
1864 Herman Gorter, Dutch socialist/poet (May, Tiny Hero's Poem) was born on this day in history.
1865 On this day in history birth of earl Ross Drake, composer
1869 On November - 26 birth of maud, Queen of Norway (d. 1938)