Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In August - 26

1870  Aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [NS=Sept 7] was born on August - 26.   

1873  Lee De Forest, Council Bluffs, inventor (Audion vacuum (radio) tube) was born on August - 26.   

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

1874  Zona Gale, American novelist (d. 1938) was born on August - 26.   

1875  John Buchan, Scotland, Gov-Gen of Canada/writer (Battle of Somme) was born on this day in history.   

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

1882  On August - 26 birth of james Franck, German naturalist (Nobel 1925)   

1882  On August - 26 birth of johannes Lindeboom, vicar/church historian (Neth Archives)   

1884  Earl Biggers, author ("Charlie Chan" detective series) was born on this day in history.   

1885  Jules Romains, France, novelist/playwright/poet (Men of Good Will) was born on August - 26.   

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

1890  On this day in history birth of tommy Andrews, cricketer (NSW & Aussie player of the 1920's)   

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

1891  On August - 26 birth of ferdinand Bruckner, [Theodor Tagger], Austrian playwright (Races)   

1894  On August - 26 birth of sparky Adams, Baseball player (d. 1989)   

1896  Richard Hammond, composer was born on August - 26.   

1896  On this day in history birth of ivan Mihailov, Bulgarian revolutionary (d. 1990)   

1897  Yoon Boseon, President of South Korea (d. 1990) was born on this day in history.   

1898  On August - 26 birth of peggy Guggenheim, art patron & collector   

1899  Rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter was born on August - 26.   

1900  Hellmuth Walter, German engineer and inventor (d. 1980) was born on August - 26.   

1901  Gen Maxwell D Taylor, former US Army chief of staff was born on August - 26.   

1901  On August - 26 birth of jan de Quay, Dutch minister of war/premier (KVP, 1959-63)   

1901  On August - 26 birth of tullio Campagnolo, Italy, bicycle manufacturer (Fiat)   

1901  On this day in history birth of chen Yi, Chinese communist military commander and politician (d. 1972)   

1903  Jimmy Rushing, US blues singer was born on August - 26.   

1904  Christopher W Bradshaw-Isherwood, Brit/US writer (Goodbye to Berlin) was born on August - 26.   

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

1908  On August - 26 birth of bill Hunt, cricketer (NSW slow left-armer, Test for Australia 1933)   

1908  On this day in history birth of w. B. Henning, Prussian-born Iranist (d. 1967)   

1909  On August - 26 birth of eric Quail Davies, cricket pace bowler (5 Tests for S Africa 1935-39)   

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

1909  Jim Davis, American actor (d. 1981) was born on this day in history.   

1909  On August - 26 birth of gene Moore, baseball player (d. 1978)   

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1278  Ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle on this day in history.   

1346  Jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle on August - 26.   

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

1368  Engelbrecht van der Mark, prince-Bishop of Luik (1345-64), dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1551  On this day in history death of margareta Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1516)   

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