Famous People: October 26
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All Figures for October 26 (55 results)
Hans Leo Hassler
German Late Renaissance / Early Baroque Composer & Organist Who Synthesized Italian and German Polyphony
Domenico Scarlatti
Italian Baroque Composer, Keyboard Virtuoso & Master of 555 Harpsichord Sonatas
Georges Danton
Titan of the French Revolution, First President of the Committee of Public Safety & Master Orator of the Cordeliers Club
Giuditta Pasta
Legendary 19th-Century Italian Operatic Soprano / Mezzo-Soprano & Muse of Bellini and Donizetti
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
Prussian Field Marshal, Chief of the Prussian and German Great General Staff & Modern Military Strategist
Theodor von Oppolzer
Renowned Austrian Astronomer, Mathematician & Author of the Monumental "Canon of Eclipses"
A. K. Fazlul Huq
First Prime Minister of Bengal, Mover of the 1940 Lahore Resolution, Minister of the Interior of Pakistan & Governor of East Pakistan
Leon Trotsky
Marxist Revolutionary, Founder and Commander of the Red Army, Soviet Commissar for War & Theorist of Permanent Revolution
Napoleon Hill
Pioneering American Self-Help Author, Philosopher of Personal Success & Author of "Think and Grow Rich"
Thorleif Haug
Legendary Norwegian Nordic Skier & Three-Time Gold Medalist at the Inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics
Beryl Markham
Pioneering Aviator, First Person to Fly Solo Non-Stop Across the Atlantic East-to-West & Author of "West with the Night"
Mahn Ba Khaing
Burmese Karen Political Leader, Independence Hero, Pre-Independence Minister of Industry and Labor & National Martyr
Primo Carnera
Italian World Heavyweight Boxing Champion ("The Ambling Alp") & International Sporting Icon
Dante Quinterno
Argentine Comic Strip Creator, Animator, Creator of "Patoruzú" & Pioneer of Latin American Color Animation
Mahalia Jackson
"The Queen of Gospel", International Musical Icon, Civil Rights Pioneer & Grammy Lifetime Achievement Laureate
Sid Gillman
Pro Football Hall of Fame Coach, Innovator of the Modern Downfield Passing Game & AFL Champion