Famous Birthdays In August - 26
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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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