26 October is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. On this day was born in the year: 1491 – Zhengde Emperor of China (d. 1521) 1564 – Hans Leo Hassler German composer and organist (d. 1612) 1609 – William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675) 1685 – Domenico Scarlatti, Italian composer (d. 1757) 1694 – Johan Helmich Roman, Swedish composer (d. 1758) 1747 – Ivan Mane Jarnović, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1804) 1795 – Nikolaos Mantzaros, Greek composer (d. 1872) 1797 – Giuditta Pasta, Italian soprano (d. 1865) 1865 – Benjamin Guggenheim, American businessman (d. 1912) 1869 – Washington Luís, Brazilian politician, 13th President of Brazil (d. 1957) 1871 – Guillermo Kahlo, German-Mexican photographer (d. 1941) 1874 – Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, American philanthropist (d. 1948) 1884 – William Hogenson, American sprinter (d. 1965) 1902 – Beryl Markham, Kenyan horse trainer and author (d. 1986) 1902 – Jack Sharkey, American boxer (d. 1994) 1906 – Primo Carnera, Italian boxer (d. 1967) 1911 – Mahalia Jackson, American singer (d. 1972) 1913 – Charlie Barnet, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1991) 1916 – François Mitterrand, French politician, 21st President of France (d. 1996) 1922 – Madelyn Dunham, American grandmother of Barack Obama (d. 2008) 1926 – Panos Gavalas, Greek singer (d. 1988) 1927 – Warne Marsh, American saxophonist (Supersax) (d. 1987) 1929 – Neal Matthews, Jr., American singer (The Jordanaires) (d. 2000) 1940 – Eddie Henderson, American trumpet player 1941 – Charlie Landsborough, English singer-songwriter and guitarist 1942 – Bob Hoskins, English actor 1942 – Milton Nascimento, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Clube da Esquina) 1946 – Keith Hopwood, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Hermans Hermits) 1951 – Bootsy Collins, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Parliament-Funkadelic) 1952 – David Was, American singer-songwriter and musician (Was (Not Was)) 1953 – Keith Strickland, American guitarist and songwriter (The B-52s) 1956 – Rita Wilson, American actress, singer, and producer 1963 – Natalie Merchant, American singer-songwriter and pianist (10,000 Maniacs) 1965 – Aaron Kwok, Hong Kong singer and actor 1966 – Masaharu Iwata, Japanese composer 1966 – Steve Valentine, Scottish actor and singer 1967 – Keith Urban, New Zealand singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Ranch) 1971 – Anthony Rapp, American actor and singeraller 1973 – Seth MacFarlane, American animator, voice actor, and singer 1974 – Lisa, Japanese-Colombian singer and producer (M-Flo) 1979 – Josh Portman, American guitarist (Near Miss and Yellowcard) 1981 – Guy Sebastian, Australian singer-songwriter and producer 1982 – Nicola Adams, English boxer 1984 – Amanda Overmyer, American singer-songwriter
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