Famous Personalities Born In November - 26
Sunday, 16 February 2025
1288 Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (d. 1339) was born on November - 26.
1436 On this day in history birth of princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (d. 1463)
1607 On this day in history birth of john Harvard, England, clergyman/scholar, founded Harvard Univ
1609 On this day in history birth of henry Dunster, English president of Harvard College (d. 1659)
1640 On November - 26 birth of carl Rosier, composer
1653 On this day in history birth of andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer
1657 William Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735) was born on November - 26.
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 this day in history.
1736 Charles-Joseph Panckoucke, French publisher (Mercure de France) was born on this day in history.
1744 On this day in history birth of karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer
1754 On November - 26 birth of georg Forster, writer
1795 Carl P Fohr, German painter was born on this day in history.
1795 Cornelis P J Elout, Dutch military/resident of West Sumatra was born on this day in history.
1809 On this day in history birth of mariano Obiols, composer
1810 William G Armstrong, of Cragside, Baron/British const (hydr crane) was born on November - 26.
1816 On November - 26 birth of william Henry Talkbot Walker, Major General (Confederate Army)
1818 Louis Lacombe, composer was born on November - 26.
1823 Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen, composer was born on this day in history.
1827 On November - 26 birth of alfred Moore Scales, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1892
1827 On this day in history birth of ellen G. White, American religious leader (d. 1915)
1828 René Goblet, French politician (d. 1905) was born on this day in history.
1832 On this day in history birth of mary Edwards Walker, US, doctor/women's rights leader
1832 On November - 26 birth of karl Rudolf König, German physicist (d. 1901)
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 this day in history.
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.