Famous Personalities Born In November - 26
Wednesday, 16 April 2025
1288 On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (d. 1339)
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 this day in history.
1653 On this day in history birth of andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer
1657 On this day in history birth of william Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735)
1663 Pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo, Peruvian poet (Obras Dramaticas) was born on November - 26.
1678 Jean Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, French geophysicist (d. 1771) was born on November - 26.
1703 Theophilus Cibber, English actor and writer (d. 1758) was born on November - 26.
1731 William Cowper, England, pre-romantic poet (His Task) [NS] was born on November - 26.
1736 On November - 26 birth of charles-Joseph Panckoucke, French publisher (Mercure de France)
1744 On this day in history birth of karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer
1754 On November - 26 birth of georg Forster, writer
1795 Carl P Fohr, German painter was born on this day in history.
1795 On November - 26 birth of cornelis P J Elout, Dutch military/resident of West Sumatra
1809 Mariano Obiols, composer was born on this day in history.
1810 William G Armstrong, of Cragside, Baron/British const (hydr crane) was born on this day in history.
1816 On November - 26 birth of william Henry Talkbot Walker, Major General (Confederate Army)
1818 On November - 26 birth of louis Lacombe, composer
1823 On this day in history birth of thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer
1827 Alfred Moore Scales, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1892 was born on November - 26.
1827 Ellen G. White, American religious leader (d. 1915) was born on November - 26.
1828 René Goblet, French politician (d. 1905) was born on this day in history.
1832 Mary Edwards Walker, US, doctor/women's rights leader was born on November - 26.
1832 On November - 26 birth of karl Rudolf König, German physicist (d. 1901)
1847 Maria Fyodorovna, Princess of Denmark and Empress of Russia (d. 1928) was born on this day in history.
1850 On this day in history birth of henricus Van de Wetering, archbishop of Utrecht (1895-1929)
1857 On this day in history birth of ferdinand de Saussure, Swiss linguist (d. 1913)
1858 On November - 26 birth of katharine Drexel, Roman Catholic Saint (d. 1955)
1862 Mark A Stein, archaeologist was born on this day in history.
1864 Herman Gorter, Dutch socialist/poet (May, Tiny Hero's Poem) was born on November - 26.
1865 On November - 26 birth of earl Ross Drake, composer
1869 On November - 26 birth of maud, Queen of Norway (d. 1938)