Famous Birthdays In August - 26
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1469 Ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496) was born on August - 26.
1540 King Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583) was born on August - 26.
1596 On this day in history birth of frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain)
1627 Thomas Bullis, composer was born on this day in history.
1676 On this day in history birth of robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5]
1687 Willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph) was born on this day in history.
1694 Elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (d. 1755) was born on August - 26.
1726 Karl Kohaut, composer was born on this day in history.
1728 Johann Heinrich Lambert, German scientist (d. 1777) was born on August - 26.
1736 Jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle, French chemist (d. 1790) was born on August - 26.
1740 On August - 26 birth of joseph Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (ballooning)
1743 On this day in history birth of antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, Paris, father of mod chemistry (Oxygen)
1745 Francois Guichard, composer was born on August - 26.
1749 On this day in history birth of johann Ernst Rembt, composer
1775 William Joseph Behr, German writer (d. 1851) was born on August - 26.
1788 Aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist was born on this day in history.
1789 On this day in history birth of abbas Mirza, Prince of Persia (d. 1833)
1792 Manuel Oribe, Uruguayan political figure (d. 1857) was born on this day in history.
1811 On August - 26 birth of danville Leadbetter, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866
1813 On this day in history birth of nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle of Guilder Tracks)
1819 On August - 26 birth of albert "Bertie" von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha, husband of queen Victoria
1820 On August - 26 birth of james Harlan, (Rep-Iowa)/US Secretary of Interior (1865-66)
1823 Wilhelm Troszel, composer was born on this day in history.
1825 Jacobus J Backer, German sea historian was born on this day in history.
1826 On this day in history birth of princess Alexandra of Bavaria (d. 1875)
1828 On this day in history birth of erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni, composer
1833 Charles Jackson Paine, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.
1835 Theodore Washington Brevard, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on August - 26.
1842 Heinrich I Quincke, German internist (Lumbaalpunctie) was born on August - 26.
1843 George August Lumbye, composer was born on August - 26.
1845 On August - 26 birth of mary Ann Nichols, English victim of Jack the Ripper (d. 1888)
1850 Charles Richet, French physiologist (anaphylaxis-Nobel 1913) was born on this day in history.
1854 On this day in history birth of arnold Fothergill, England cricketer (d. 1932)
1862 Herbert Booth, American son of William and Catherine Booth (d. 1926) was born on August - 26.