Famous Personalities Born In November - 26
Thursday, 03 April 2025
1288 Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (d. 1339) was born on November - 26.
1436 Princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (d. 1463) was born on November - 26.
1607 On November - 26 birth of john Harvard, England, clergyman/scholar, founded Harvard Univ
1609 Henry Dunster, English president of Harvard College (d. 1659) was born on November - 26.
1640 Carl Rosier, composer was born on November - 26.
1653 On this day in history birth of andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer
1657 On November - 26 birth of william Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735)
1663 On this day in history birth of pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo, Peruvian poet (Obras Dramaticas)
1678 On November - 26 birth of jean Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, French geophysicist (d. 1771)
1703 Theophilus Cibber, English actor and writer (d. 1758) was born on this day in history.
1731 William Cowper, England, pre-romantic poet (His Task) [NS] was born on November - 26.
1736 On this day in history birth of charles-Joseph Panckoucke, French publisher (Mercure de France)
1744 Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer was born on November - 26.
1754 On this day in history birth of georg Forster, writer
1795 Carl P Fohr, German painter was born on November - 26.
1795 Cornelis P J Elout, Dutch military/resident of West Sumatra was born on this day in history.
1809 Mariano Obiols, composer was born on this day in history.
1810 William G Armstrong, of Cragside, Baron/British const (hydr crane) was born on November - 26.
1816 On this day in history birth of william Henry Talkbot Walker, Major General (Confederate Army)
1818 On November - 26 birth of louis Lacombe, composer
1823 Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer was born on this day in history.
1827 Alfred Moore Scales, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1892 was born on this day in history.
1827 On this day in history birth of ellen G. White, American religious leader (d. 1915)
1828 On this day in history birth of rené Goblet, French politician (d. 1905)
1832 Mary Edwards Walker, US, doctor/women's rights leader was born on this day in history.
1832 Karl Rudolf König, German physicist (d. 1901) was born on this day in history.
1847 On November - 26 birth of maria Fyodorovna, Princess of Denmark and Empress of Russia (d. 1928)
1850 On November - 26 birth of henricus Van de Wetering, archbishop of Utrecht (1895-1929)
1857 Ferdinand de Saussure, Swiss linguist (d. 1913) was born on November - 26.
1858 On November - 26 birth of katharine Drexel, Roman Catholic Saint (d. 1955)
1862 Mark A Stein, archaeologist was born on November - 26.
1864 On this day in history birth of herman Gorter, Dutch socialist/poet (May, Tiny Hero's Poem)
1865 On this day in history birth of earl Ross Drake, composer
1869 Maud, Queen of Norway (d. 1938) was born on this day in history.