Famous Birthdays In May - 26

1264  Prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326) was born on this day in history.   

1478  Clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34) was born on May - 26.   

1566  Mohammed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603) was born on this day in history.   

1566  Mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603) was born on May - 26.   

1591  On this day in history birth of dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer   

1602  On May - 26 birth of philippe de Champaigne, French painter (d. 1674)   

1667  On May - 26 birth of abraham De Moivre, French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem)   

1669  On May - 26 birth of sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722)   

1689  Mary Wortley Montagu, English essayist, feminist, eccentric was born on this day in history.   

1700  Nikolaus L earl von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, German evangelist was born on May - 26.   

1759  Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, writer/mother of Mary Shelley was born on May - 26.   

1764  On this day in history birth of edward Livingston, American jurist and statesman (d. 1836)   

1771  On May - 26 birth of rahel Varnhagen von Ense-Levin, German saloon owner/author   

1773  On this day in history birth of hans Georg Nageli, composer   

1782  Joseph Drechsler, composer was born on May - 26.   

1799  Alexander S Pushkin, Russia, writer (Eugene Onegin) was born on May - 26.   

1806  On May - 26 birth of henry Knox Thatcher, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1880   

1822  E de Goncourt, writer was born on May - 26.   

1825  On May - 26 birth of felipe Gutierrez y Espinoza, composer   

1835  On May - 26 birth of edward Porter Alexander, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1846  On May - 26 birth of arthur Coquard, composer   

1850  On this day in history birth of christine [Elizabeth C] Poolman, Dutch actress (Stupid force)   

1853  Monroe A Althouse, composer was born on May - 26.   

1856  On this day in history birth of george Templeton Strong, composer   

1859  On this day in history birth of alfred Edward Housman, Bromsgrove England, poet (A Buried Life)   

1863  On May - 26 birth of robert Fitzsimmons, Boxing champion (d. 1917)   

1865  On this day in history birth of akseli V Gallen-Kallela, Fins painter/graphic artist/illustrator   

1865  Robert W. Chambers, American artist (d. 1933) was born on May - 26.   

1866  On May - 26 birth of john Eigenhuis, writer (Tough Workers)   

1867  On May - 26 birth of mary, queen of Great Britain/North Ireland   

1867  On May - 26 birth of mary of Teck, wife of George V of the United Kingdom (d. 1953)   

1871  Camille Huysmans, Belgian premier (1946-47) was born on May - 26.   

1873  On May - 26 birth of cornelis G N de Vooys, translator/founder (New Taalgids)   

1873  Olaf Gulbransson, Norwegian artist (d. 1958) was born on this day in history.   

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0604  On this day in history augustinus van Canterbury, bishop/apostle of England, dies (or 605)   

0735  On May - 26 beda Venerabilis, English speaking church historian, dies at about 62   

0818  Death of Ali ar-Rida, Shia Imam (b. 766) on this day in history.   

1055  On this day in history death of margrave Adalbert of Austria   

1421  Mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies on May - 26.   

1512  On May - 26 bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies   

1595  On May - 26 philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79   

1609  On this day in history death of cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried