Famous Birthdays In March - 26

1479  Vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33)/son of Ivan III was born on this day in history.   

1516  On this day in history birth of conrad Gessner, Swiss naturalist (d. 1565)   

1554  Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (d. 1611) was born on this day in history.   

1577  Elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I & Charlotte of Bourbon was born on this day in history.   

1659  William Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1671  Giacomo Cesare Predieri, composer was born on this day in history.   

1684  On March - 26 birth of johann Graf, composer   

1698  Václav Prokop DiviÅ¡, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765) was born on March - 26.   

1717  Manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila, composer was born on this day in history.   

1749  On March - 26 birth of william Blount, American Statesman (d. 1800)   

1753  On March - 26 birth of benjamin Thompson, physicist (Royal Inst of Great Britain, Woburn MA)   

1758  On this day in history birth of johann Daniel Ferstenberg, composer   

1773  On March - 26 birth of nathaniel Bowditch, mathematician/astronomer/author (Marine Sextant)   

1783  Johann Baptist Weigl, composer was born on March - 26.   

1794  On March - 26 birth of julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, German painter (d. 1872)   

1806  On March - 26 birth of josef Slavik, composer   

1813  On this day in history birth of thomas West Sherman, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1879   

1817  On this day in history birth of herman Haupt, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1905   

1819  Francisco Eduardo da Costa, composer was born on March - 26.   

1819  Louise Otto, Germany, author/feminist was born on March - 26.   

1821  Earnest Angel, German statistician (Law of Angel) was born on this day in history.   

1827  On this day in history birth of emanuel Kania, composer   

1830  Eliza Laurillard, Dutch vicar/poet/writer was born on this day in history.   

1830  John Rogers Thomas, composer was born on this day in history.   

1833  On March - 26 birth of betsy Perk, [Christina E], Dutch journalist/writer/feminist   

1840  Carli Zoeller, composer was born on March - 26.   

1840  George Smith, London England, assyriologist (cuneiform (script)) was born on this day in history.   

1850  On this day in history birth of edward Bellamy, author (Looking Backward)   

1854  On March - 26 birth of braulio Dueno Colon, composer   

1856  David Alfred Thomas, Glamorganshire UK, 1st Viscount Rhondda was born on this day in history.   

1859  A[lfred] E[dward] Housman, England, poet (Shropshire Lad) was born on this day in history.   

1859  Nikolay Alexandrovich Sokolov, composer was born on March - 26.   

1859  Adolf Hurwitz, German mathematician (d. 1919) was born on this day in history.   

1862  On March - 26 birth of george William Louis Marshall-Hall, composer   

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0304  Death of Saint Emmanuel, Christian martyr killed under Diocletian on March - 26.   

0752  Stephen II, Catholic Pope (3/22-26/752), dies on this day in history.   

0809  On March - 26 liudger, missionary/1st bishop of Munster/saint, dies at about 66   

1130  On March - 26 death of king Sigurd I of Norway (b. ca. 1090)   

1212  On this day in history sancho I, King of Portugal (1185-1212), dies at 58   

1258  On this day in history floris, the Guardian, count-regent of Holland, dies   

1350  On this day in history alfonso XI, King of Castile & Leon, dies   

1517  On March - 26 death of heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer