Famous Birthdays In August - 26

1870  On this day in history birth of aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [NS=Sept 7]   

1873  On this day in history birth of lee De Forest, Council Bluffs, inventor (Audion vacuum (radio) tube)   

1873  Lee DeForest, American inventor (d. 1961) was born on this day in history.   

1874  On this day in history birth of zona Gale, American novelist (d. 1938)   

1875  On this day in history birth of john Buchan, Scotland, Gov-Gen of Canada/writer (Battle of Somme)   

1880  Guillaume Apollinaire, France, poet/movie critic (Alcoola) was born on August - 26.   

1882  On this day in history birth of james Franck, German naturalist (Nobel 1925)   

1882  Johannes Lindeboom, vicar/church historian (Neth Archives) was born on August - 26.   

1884  On August - 26 birth of earl Biggers, author ("Charlie Chan" detective series)   

1885  Jules Romains, France, novelist/playwright/poet (Men of Good Will) was born on this day in history.   

1887  On this day in history birth of luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer   

1890  On August - 26 birth of tommy Andrews, cricketer (NSW & Aussie player of the 1920's)   

1891  On August - 26 birth of emmy van Lokhorst, Dutch author   

1891  Ferdinand Bruckner, [Theodor Tagger], Austrian playwright (Races) was born on August - 26.   

1894  Sparky Adams, Baseball player (d. 1989) was born on August - 26.   

1896  Richard Hammond, composer was born on this day in history.   

1896  Ivan Mihailov, Bulgarian revolutionary (d. 1990) was born on August - 26.   

1897  On August - 26 birth of yoon Boseon, President of South Korea (d. 1990)   

1898  On this day in history birth of peggy Guggenheim, art patron & collector   

1899  On August - 26 birth of rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter   

1900  Hellmuth Walter, German engineer and inventor (d. 1980) was born on this day in history.   

1901  On August - 26 birth of gen Maxwell D Taylor, former US Army chief of staff   

1901  On this day in history birth of jan de Quay, Dutch minister of war/premier (KVP, 1959-63)   

1901  On this day in history birth of tullio Campagnolo, Italy, bicycle manufacturer (Fiat)   

1901  Chen Yi, Chinese communist military commander and politician (d. 1972) was born on this day in history.   

1903  On August - 26 birth of jimmy Rushing, US blues singer   

1904  On this day in history birth of christopher W Bradshaw-Isherwood, Brit/US writer (Goodbye to Berlin)   

1906  Albert B Sabin, Russia, US microbiologist (oral polio vaccine) was born on August - 26.   

1908  Bill Hunt, cricketer (NSW slow left-armer, Test for Australia 1933) was born on this day in history.   

1908  W. B. Henning, Prussian-born Iranist (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.   

1909  Eric Quail Davies, cricket pace bowler (5 Tests for S Africa 1935-39) was born on this day in history.   

1909  On this day in history birth of frank Gasparro, Phila Pa, US chief engraver (1965-81)   

1909  On August - 26 birth of jim Davis, American actor (d. 1981)   

1909  Gene Moore, baseball player (d. 1978) was born on August - 26.   

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1278  On August - 26 ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle   

1346  On this day in history jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle   

1349  On August - 26 death of thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1368  Engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies on August - 26.   

1486  On this day in history ernst I, ruler of Saxon (1464-86), dies at 45   

1518  Death of Giberto X, Italian mister of Correggio/husband of Veronica Gambara on August - 26.   

1551  Death of Margareta Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1516) on this day in history.   

1572  Death of Petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515) on this day in history.