Famous Birthdays In May - 26

1874  On this day in history birth of henry Farman, French aviation pioneer (double decker)   

1876  On May - 26 birth of jack Root, boxing's 1st light heavyweight champion   

1877  On this day in history birth of isadora Duncan, SF, free form/interpretative dancer   

1877  Jean Schlumberger, French writer (La Mort de Sparte) was born on May - 26.   

1877  Sadao Araki, Japanese general/minister of War (1931-34) was born on May - 26.   

1883  On May - 26 birth of mamie Smith, American singer (d. 1946)   

1884  On May - 26 birth of charles Winninger, Athens Wisc, actor (Charlie Farrell Show)   

1886  On May - 26 birth of al Jolson, [Asa Yoelson], jazz singer/silent actor (Mamie, Swanee)   

1890  On this day in history birth of kurt Edzard, German sculptor (nudes/portraits)   

1893  On May - 26 birth of eugene Goossens, London England, conductor/composer (Perseus)   

1893  Norma Talmadge, NY, actress (Sign on Door, Camille) was born on May - 26.   

1895  On May - 26 birth of dorothea Lange, US documentary photographer   

1895  On May - 26 birth of paul Lukas, Budapest Hungary, actor (Watch on the Rhine, Sphynx)   

1898  Ernst Bacon, composer was born on this day in history.   

1898  Gerard Bertouille, composer was born on this day in history.   

1899  Otto E Neugebauer, Austrian/US math historian was born on May - 26.   

1899  On May - 26 birth of pieter Menten, Dutch war criminal   

1899  On May - 26 birth of antonio Barrette, French Canadian politician (d. 1968)   

1903  On May - 26 birth of estes Kefauver, (Sen-D-Tn)   

1904  Vlado Perlemuter, Polish pianist (d. 2002) was born on this day in history.   

1905  On May - 26 birth of hans Holewa, composer   

1907  Carleton Young, NY, actor (Reefer Madness, Pride of the Bowery) was born on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history birth of john Wayne, Winterset IA, actor (Green Berets, True Grit)   

1907  On this day in history birth of jean Bernard, French physician (d. 2006)   

1908  Robert Morley, England, actor (High Road to China, African Queen) was born on May - 26.   

1908  On this day in history birth of nguyen Ngoc Tho, Prime Minister of South Vietnam   

1909  On May - 26 birth of matt Busby, Scottish soccer coach (Manchester United)   

1909  On this day in history birth of richard Maibaum, NYC, screenwriter (Goldfinger)   

1910  On May - 26 birth of adolfo Lopez Mateos, president of Mexico   

1910  On May - 26 birth of laurance S Rockefeller, NYC, CEO (Chase Manhattan Bank)   

1911  Ben Alexander, NV, actor (Dragnet, Outer Gate, Mr Doodles Kicks Off) was born on this day in history.   

1911  Ben Alexander, American actor (d. 1969) was born on May - 26.   

1912  On this day in history birth of janos Kádár, premier Hungary (1956-58)   

1913  Fred Bertrand, Belgian politician was born on May - 26.   

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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  On May - 26 death of ali ar-Rida, Shia Imam (b. 766)   

1055  Death of Margrave Adalbert of Austria on May - 26.   

1421  On this day in history mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies   

1512  Bajezid II, governor of Amasja/8th sultan of Turkey, dies on this day in history.   

1595  Philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79 on May - 26.   

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