Famous Personalities Born In March - 26
Sunday, 09 February 2025
1479 On this day in history birth of vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33)/son of Ivan III
1516 On this day in history birth of conrad Gessner, Swiss naturalist (d. 1565)
1554 On this day in history birth of charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (d. 1611)
1577 Elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I & Charlotte of Bourbon was born on this day in history.
1659 On March - 26 birth of william Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher
1671 On March - 26 birth of giacomo Cesare Predieri, composer
1684 On this day in history birth of johann Graf, composer
1698 On this day in history birth of václav Prokop Diviš, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765)
1717 On March - 26 birth of manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila, composer
1749 On March - 26 birth of william Blount, American Statesman (d. 1800)
1753 On this day in history birth of benjamin Thompson, physicist (Royal Inst of Great Britain, Woburn MA)
1758 Johann Daniel Ferstenberg, composer was born on March - 26.
1773 Nathaniel Bowditch, mathematician/astronomer/author (Marine Sextant) was born on March - 26.
1783 Johann Baptist Weigl, composer was born on March - 26.
1794 Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, German painter (d. 1872) was born on this day in history.
1806 On March - 26 birth of josef Slavik, composer
1813 Thomas West Sherman, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1879 was born on March - 26.
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 this day in history.
1819 On March - 26 birth of louise Otto, Germany, author/feminist
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 March - 26.
1830 On this day in history birth of john Rogers Thomas, composer
1833 Betsy Perk, [Christina E], Dutch journalist/writer/feminist was born on March - 26.
1840 On March - 26 birth of carli Zoeller, composer
1840 George Smith, London England, assyriologist (cuneiform (script)) was born on March - 26.
1850 On this day in history birth of edward Bellamy, author (Looking Backward)
1854 On this day in history 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 March - 26.
1862 On this day in history birth of george William Louis Marshall-Hall, composer