Famous Birthdays In May - 26

1264  On May - 26 birth of prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326)   

1478  On this day in history birth of clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34)   

1566  On May - 26 birth of mohammed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603)   

1566  On May - 26 birth of mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603)   

1591  Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer was born on May - 26.   

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

1667  On this day in history birth of abraham De Moivre, French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem)   

1669  Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722) was born on May - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

1764  Edward Livingston, American jurist and statesman (d. 1836) was born on May - 26.   

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

1773  Hans Georg Nageli, composer was born on this day in history.   

1782  On May - 26 birth of joseph Drechsler, composer   

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

1806  Henry Knox Thatcher, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1880 was born on May - 26.   

1822  On this day in history birth of e de Goncourt, writer   

1825  Felipe Gutierrez y Espinoza, composer was born on May - 26.   

1835  Edward Porter Alexander, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.   

1846  On May - 26 birth of arthur Coquard, composer   

1850  Christine [Elizabeth C] Poolman, Dutch actress (Stupid force) was born on May - 26.   

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

1856  On May - 26 birth of george Templeton Strong, composer   

1859  Alfred Edward Housman, Bromsgrove England, poet (A Buried Life) was born on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history birth of robert Fitzsimmons, Boxing champion (d. 1917)   

1865  Akseli V Gallen-Kallela, Fins painter/graphic artist/illustrator was born on this day in history.   

1865  On this day in history birth of robert W. Chambers, American artist (d. 1933)   

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

1867  Mary, queen of Great Britain/North Ireland was born on this day in history.   

1867  Mary of Teck, wife of George V of the United Kingdom (d. 1953) was born on this day in history.   

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

1873  Cornelis G N de Vooys, translator/founder (New Taalgids) was born on May - 26.   

1873  Olaf Gulbransson, Norwegian artist (d. 1958) was born on May - 26.   

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0604  Augustinus van Canterbury, bishop/apostle of England, dies (or 605) on May - 26.   

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  Bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies on this day in history.   

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

1609  On May - 26 death of cornelis Claesz, mapmaker, buried