Famous Personalities Born In March - 26

1479  On this day in history birth of vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33)/son of Ivan III   

1516  Conrad Gessner, Swiss naturalist (d. 1565) was born on this day in history.   

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 March - 26.   

1659  William Wollaston, Coton England, philosopher was born on March - 26.   

1671  Giacomo Cesare Predieri, composer was born on March - 26.   

1684  On this day in history birth of johann Graf, composer   

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

1717  On this day in history birth of manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila, composer   

1749  William Blount, American Statesman (d. 1800) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Josef Slavik, composer was born on this day in history.   

1813  Thomas West Sherman, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1879 was born on March - 26.   

1817  On March - 26 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 this day in history birth of louise Otto, Germany, author/feminist   

1821  On this day in history birth of earnest Angel, German statistician (Law of Angel)   

1827  Emanuel Kania, composer was born on this day in history.   

1830  On March - 26 birth of eliza Laurillard, Dutch vicar/poet/writer   

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

1833  On this day in history birth of betsy Perk, [Christina E], Dutch journalist/writer/feminist   

1840  On March - 26 birth of carli Zoeller, composer   

1840  On March - 26 birth of george Smith, London England, assyriologist (cuneiform (script))   

1850  On March - 26 birth of edward Bellamy, author (Looking Backward)   

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

1856  On this day in history birth of david Alfred Thomas, Glamorganshire UK, 1st Viscount Rhondda   

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 this day in history.   

1859  On March - 26 birth of adolf Hurwitz, German mathematician (d. 1919)   

1862  George William Louis Marshall-Hall, composer was born on March - 26.   

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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 March - 26.   

0809  Liudger, missionary/1st bishop of Munster/saint, dies at about 66 on this day in history.   

1130  On this day in history death of king Sigurd I of Norway (b. ca. 1090)   

1212  On March - 26 sancho I, King of Portugal (1185-1212), dies at 58   

1258  Floris, the Guardian, count-regent of Holland, dies on March - 26.   

1350  Alfonso XI, King of Castile & Leon, dies on this day in history.   

1517  Death of Heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer on this day in history.