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Stefano Landi was born on 26 February 1587 in Rome, Papal State [now Lazio, Italy]. Stefano is known for Ava (2017), Aires 06 (2006) and Il Sant' Alessio (2007). Stefano died on 28 October 1639 in Rome, Papal State [now Lazio, Italy].- Writer
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Although Hugo was fascinated by poems from childhood on, he spent some time at the polytechnic university of Paris until he dedicated all his work to literature. He was one of the few authors who were allowed to reach popularity during his own lifetime and one of the leaders of French romance.
After the death of his daughter Leopoldine in 1843, he started a career in politics and became member of the Paris chamber where he fought for leftist ideas. After the re-establishing of monarchy, he had to go into exile to Guernesey (1851-1870) where his literary work became more important, e.g. "Les Miserables" was written during that period. After his return to Paris he did not join politics anymore.- Art Department
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Honoré Daumier was born on 26 February 1808 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He was a cinematographer, known for Uit de wereld van Guy de Maupassant (1976), The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story (1996) and Zur Nacht (1967). He died on 10 February 1879 in Valmondois, Val-d'Oise, France.- Camille Flammarion was born on 26 February 1842 in Montigny-le-Roi, Haute Marne, France. He was a writer, known for La fin du monde (1931). He was married to Gabrielle Renaudot and Sylvie Petiaux-Hugo. He died on 3 June 1925 in Juvisy-sur-Orge, Essonne, France.
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Buffalo Bill Cody was born on 26 February 1846 in Scott County, Iowa, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Fighting with Buffalo Bill (1926), Battling with Buffalo Bill (1931) and The Indians Are Coming (1930). He was married to Louise Maude Frederici. He died on 10 January 1917 in Denver, Colorado, USA.- Daniel H. Hastings was born on 26 February 1849 in Lamar township, Clinton Co., Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Jane A. Rankin. He died on 9 January 1903 in the USA.
- J.H. Barnes was born on 26 February 1850 in Watlington, Oxfordshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Hamlet (1913) and Westward Ho! (1919). He died on 10 November 1925 in London, England, UK.
- Miklós Bárd was born on 26 February 1857 in Marcali, Hungary. He was a writer, known for Szováthy Éva (1944). He died on 4 May 1937 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Charles Sheldon was born on 26 February 1857 in Wellsville, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Martyrdom of Philip Strong (1916), In His Steps (1936) and In His Steps (1964). He died on 24 February 1946 in Topeka, Kansas, USA.
- Mason Mitchell was born on 26 February 1859 in Hamilton, New York, USA. He was a producer, known for English Lancers Charging (1900), Battle of Mafeking (1900) and Boer Comissary Train Treking (1900). He was married to Edna M. Ellis. He died on 16 June 1930 in New York, New York, USA.
- Pauline Hall was born on 26 February 1860 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for The Governor's Boss (1915). She was married to George Brinton McLellan and Edward R. White. She died on 29 December 1919 in Yonkers, New York, USA.
- King Ferdinand of Bulgaria (who was actually Hungarian, not a Bulgarian) was born in Vienna, Austria, on Feb. 26, 1861, into the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha family, a prominent branch of the Austro-Hungarian nobility. The family was quite wealthy and had extensive landholdings in Hungary and Slovakia, and Ferdinand grew up in the lap of luxury and comfort in the heady world of 19th-century Vienna. He had close family ties to other European royalty, being related to, among others, King Leopold II of Belgium, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Monaco of England and Empress Carlotta of Mexico.
In 1886 Bulgaria's King Alexander abdicated the throne and Ferdinand was elected Prince Regent by the Bulgarian National Assembly. Bulgaria was in danger of being occupied and absorbed by its giant neighbor Russia, and the inexperienced Ferdinand was not the Assembly's first choice as Prince Regent. However, every other European prince, duke and less royal personages to whom the position was offered wanted no part of it and turned it down. When it was (eventually) offered to Ferdinand, he accepted. To the surprise of most of Europe's royalty, however, he proved to be a capable and effective ruler.
In 1894 he married Princess Maria Louise of Bourban-Parma. It was an arranged political marriage meant to solidify the country's ties with European royalty, as Maria was from an old-line Italian noble family, and it produced four children. Unfortunately, she died in 1899 giving birth to their daughter Nadezhda. Ferdinand did not marry again until 1908 when, in order to fulfill his obligations as the head of the royal family and to provide a mother for his children, he married Princess Eleonore Carolina Gasparine. Both of Ferdinand's marriages were dogged by rumors of his homosexuality, or at least his bisexuality, and his frequent holidays on the Island of Capri--an Italian resort that catered mainly to wealthy and powerful gay European men--didn't help to squelch those rumors.
In 1894 the head of the Bulgarian Liberal party, which advocated the country keeping its distance from Russia, was removed from his post and several months later assassinated (an act blamed by many Bulgarians on Russian agents). Ferdinand believed that Bulgaria should have closer ties with Russia, and to that end he had his infant child Prince Boris (laer to become King Boris III) convert from the family's Roman Catholic faith to the Russian royal family's Eastern Orthodox branch of Catholicism. While that cemented the country's ties with Russia, it incurred the wrath of his Catholic relatives in the Austrian royal family, especially Emperor Franz Josef.
On October 5, 1908, Ferdinand declared Bulgaria's independence from the Ottoman Empire (although for all practical purposes the country had been independent since 1873), and proclaimed himself king. The country's independent status and his position as king was accepted by Turkey and other European royal powers. Four years later Ferdinand joined with Greece, Serbia and Montenegro in declaring war on Ottoman Turkey (a declining empire known as "the sick man of Europe") in what became known as the First Balkan War. He thought he could regain the Bulgarian territories still occupied by Turkey and expand his scope of influence in the Balkans. Turkey was eventually defeated and Bulgaria was awarded some territory, but Ferdinand didn't think that his allies had fairly divided the rest of the territory they had won with Bulgaria. In 1913 Ferdinand sent his army to attack his former allies Greece and Serbia in an attempt to secure more territory, but the country found itself under attack from neighboring Romania as well as the Ottoman Empire. In what became known as the Second Balkan War Bulgaria was soundly defeated, its army suffering heavy losses. Although the treaty that ended the war awarded Bulgaria a small strip of territory that gave it access to the Aegean Sea, Ferdinand was still not satisfied. In 1915 he sent his forces against Serbia. The Bulgarian army fared much better in this conflict, however, eventually forcing Serbia to surrender, and Bulgaria took over most of the Serbian territory of Macedonia. In addition, because of its alliance with the Austro-Hungarian Empire during World War I, Bulgaria defended the Axis powers, fighting off attacks from Allied armies based in Greece. This lasted until 1918, when a combined Allied army mounted a strong attack on the Bulgarians and decisively defeated them. The Bulgarian army was virtually destroyed, and to save the throne for his family, Ferdinand accepted responsibility for the defeat and abdicated in favor of his son Boris, who shortly thereafter surrendered the country to the Allies.
After the war Ferdinand went to live in Coburg, Germany, his family's ancestral home. While he may have lost his throne, he didn't lose his fortune; he lived quite well in exile. However, exile would prove to contain its share of tragedy for him, too. His son Boris, now known as King Boris III', died under mysterious circumstances shortly after returning from a visit to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler in Germany. Ferdinand's son Simon succeeded Boris, but he was deposed in 1946 by Communist rebels, who declared a "People's Republic of Bulgaria" and shortly afterward executed Ferdinand's remaining son Kyril.
Demoralized, dispirited and broken, Ferdinand died on Sept. 10, 1948, in his home of Coburg. His will requested that he be buried in Bulgaria, but the Communist authorities there would not allow it, so he was buried in the family crypt in St. Augustin's Catholic Church in Coburg. - Adolph Lestina was born on 26 February 1861 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Girl Who Stayed at Home (1919), The Burglar's Dilemma (1912) and A Wreath of Orange Blossoms (1911). He was married to Mary Elizabeth (Bessie) Rice (aka Bessie Lea Lestina, actress). He died on 23 August 1923 in New Rochelle, New York, USA.
- Irma Alszeghy was born on 26 February 1864 in Pest, Hungary. She was an actress, known for Fabricius úr leánya (1917). She was married to Imre Császár. She died on 8 March 1945 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Constance Benson was born on 26 February 1864 in Rampur Bauleah, Bangladesh. She was an actress, known for The Taming of the Shrew (1911), Macbeth (1911) and Richard III (1911). She was married to Frank R. Benson. She died on 19 January 1946 in Westminster, London, England, UK.
- James F. Fielder was born on 26 February 1867 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. He died on 2 December 1954 in Newark, New Jersey, USA.
- Venceslau Brás Pereira Gomes was a Brazilian politician who served as the ninth president of Brazil. Venceslau Brás assumed the presidency in 1914 and completed his term in 1918. During his presidency, Brazil faced significant challenges related to World War I, although the country maintained a position of neutrality for most of the conflict.
- Nadezhda Krupskaya was born on 26 February 1869 in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]. She was married to Vladimir Lenin. She died on 27 February 1939 in Moscow, USSR [now Russia].
- James Lindsay was born on 26 February 1869 in Devonshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Honeypot (1920), The Second Mrs. Tanqueray (1916) and Love Maggy (1921). He died on 9 June 1928 in Melbourne, Australia.
- Enrique Acosta was born on 26 February 1870 in Mexico City, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Don Q Son of Zorro (1925), The Texan (1930) and A Message to Garcia (1936). He died on 22 May 1949 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Fernand Mailly was born on 26 February 1873 in Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure [now Seine-Maritime], France. He was an actor, known for Ladies' Paradise (1930), Brigadier Gerard (1915) and Le costaud des Épinettes (1923). He died on 20 August 1942 in Paris, France.
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Emma Dunn was a much noted stage actress before turning to films. She worked with such theatre luminaries as Richard Mansfield, Frances Starr, James Ellison and Blanche Yurka. She appeared in 3 productions under the direction of the legendary David Belasco. Miss Dunn also authored 2 books regarding diction and voice quality.- Director
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Mario Caserini was born on 26 February 1874 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a director and actor, known for The Last Days of Pompeii (1913), Capitan Fracassa (1919) and Romeo and Juliet (1908). He was married to Maria Caserini. He died on 17 November 1920 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Arthur Stringer was born on 26 February 1874 in Chatham, Ontario, Canada. He was a writer, known for Womanhandled (1925), The Wilderness Woman (1926) and The Lady Fights Back (1937). He was married to Margaret Arbuthnot Stringer and Jobyna Howland. He died on 14 September 1950 in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, USA.
- Frank Hamilton was born on 26 February 1874 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He is known for The Barker (1917), On Trial (1917) and Sherlock Holmes (1916).
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William Gorham was born on 26 February 1874 in California, USA.- Yvonneck was born on 26 February 1874 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France. He was an actor, known for The Horse Ate the Hat (1928), La galerie des monstres (1924) and Le chasseur de chez Maxim's (1927). He died on 16 April 1929 in Paris, France.
- Hans Böckler was born on 26 February 1875 in Trautskirchen, Bavaria, Germany. He was married to Magdalena Böckler. He died on 16 February 1951 in Cologne, Germany.
- Amy Veness was born on 26 February 1876 in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England, UK. She was an actress, known for This Happy Breed (1944), Lorna Doone (1934) and Oliver Twist (1948). She was married to Basil Springett. She died on 22 September 1960 in Saltdean, Sussex, England, UK.
- Victoria Strandin was born on 26 February 1876 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Balett ur op. Mignon/Jössehäradspolska (1907). She died on 11 February 1941 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.
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Gus Ingles was born on 26 February 1876 in New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Some Boy (1914) and The Lion, the Lamb, the Man (1914). He died on 4 August 1952 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Rudolph Dirks was born on 26 February 1877 in Heide, Germany. He was a writer, known for The Katzenjammer Kids in School (1898), The Katzenjammer Kids Have a Love Affair (1900) and Katzenjammer Kids (Journal Thumb Book) (1903). He died on 20 April 1968 in New York, USA.
- Léon Bernard was born on 26 February 1877 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Les Misérables, Part 1: Jean Valjean (1913), Les feuilles tombent (1917) and Le nabab (1913). He died on 20 November 1935 in Paris, France.
- Edna Phillips was born on 26 February 1878 in Canada. She was an actress, known for Ruggles of Red Gap (1918), The Life Story of John Lee, or The Man They Could Not Hang (1912) and A Pair of Sixes (1918). She was married to Taylor Holmes. She died on 26 February 1952 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Emmy Destinn was born on 26 February 1878 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress and writer, known for The Lion's Bride (1914), Mignon (1909) and Ave Maria (1910). She died on 28 January 1930 in Budweis, Czechoslovakia [now Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic].- Kirstine Kilian was born on 26 February 1878 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She was an actress, known for Den forelskede Gullaschbaron (1917), Den moderne Messalina (1914) and Da Skomager Fischer gik paa Maskerade (1915). She died on 28 October 1938.
- Bennett Southard was born on 26 February 1878 in the USA. He is known for Making the Varsity (1928), Into No Man's Land (1928) and Second Hand Rose (1922).
- Frank Bridge was born on 26 February 1879 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK. He was a composer, known for Clouds of Glory (1978) and Tiny Galaxy Concert @ Haw Par (2023). He was married to Ethel. He died on 10 January 1941 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK.
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Mikhail Narokov was born on 26 February 1879. He was an actor and director, known for Troe (1919), Angelo (1920) and Chasha iskupleniya (1919). He died on 25 June 1958 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].- Actor
Reuben Castang was born on 26 February 1879 in Dalston, London, England, UK. He was an actor. He died on 7 December 1957 in Orange, California, USA.- Actor
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Eduard Köck was an Austrian stage and film actor. He was born in Innsbruck, studied there at the University and played on stage. He became a member of the Exl-Bühne, which had his headquarters in Tirol and also became famous in foreign countries. His first film was in 1913. In 1943 he played in "Der ewige Klang" with Elfriede Datzig and Olga Tschechowa.- Additional Crew
Elva Nelson was born on 26 February 1880 in Oregon, USA. Elva is known for Your Husband's Past (1926), Dizzy Daddies (1926) and Along Came Auntie (1926). Elva was married to Mart Heisey. Elva died on 3 March 1977 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Charles Edward Bull born in Texas in 1881, tall, handsome man was a real life Judge working for the Justice of the Peace in Reno, Nevada, became better known for his impersonation of Abraham Lincoln in two films, first a western starring O'Brien and Madge Bellamy in 'The Iron Horse' at the Fox Film Company in 1924 later followed by a melodrama 'The Heart of Maryland' directed by Lloyd Bacon, starring Dolores Costello and Jason Robards snr at Warner Brothers in 1927. He died in Lynwood, California in 1971 aged 90.
- Alice Beylat was born on 26 February 1881 in Vendeuvre-sur-Barse, Aube, France. She was an actress, known for La maison du mystère (1933), L'homme qui revient de loin (1919) and Rien que des mensonges (1933). She died on 28 May 1973 in Lagny-sur-Marne, Seine-et-Marne, France.
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Pierre Mac Orlan was born on 26 February 1882 in Péronne, Somme, France. He was a writer, known for L'inhumaine (1924), Port of Shadows (1938) and La bandera (1935). He died on 27 June 1970 in Saint-Cyr-sur-Morin, Seine-et-Marne, France.- Michael Dark was born on 26 February 1882 in Metamora, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for The Count of Luxembourg (1926), Main Street (1923) and A Regular Fellow (1925). He died on 24 January 1934 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Adalbert Kriwat was born on 26 February 1882 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Woe to Him Who Loves (1951), A Love Story (1954) and Gabriela (1950). He died on 20 February 1961 in Hamburg, West Germany.
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Arthur David Kean was born on 26 February 1882 in Emerson, Manitoba, Canada. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Policing the Plains (1927) and B.C. for the Empire (1916). He died in 1961.- Francis Joyner was born on 26 February 1883 in Galveston, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Mr. Housekeeper (1916), The Winning of Beatrice (1918) and The Auction Block (1917). He was married to Frances ?. He died on 30 November 1967 in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.
- British novelist and author Coningsby William Dawson was born in High Wycombe, England, UK, the son of Dr. William Dawson, a clergyman and himself a writer. He graduated with a BA from Merton College, Oxford, in 1905. That same year he and his family emigrated to the US. He intended to enter the ministry, and in fact studied for a year at New York City's Union Theological Seminary, but later decided to switch careers and become a writer.
From 1905-10 he traveled widely in Canada, and wrote many articles about the country for British newspapers. His home, however, was in Taunton, Massachusetts, where he became the literary adviser to the George Doran Publishing Co. Many of his works were written in his house at Taunton. In 1914 he traveled to Ottawa, Canada, and studied at the Royal Military College of Canada. He was offered a commission in the Royal Canadian Field Artillery upon completion of his training. In 1916 he was commissioned as a lieutenant and sent to the French front. He was wounded twice in combat, and at war's end he returned to the US for two lecture tours. In 1919 he traveled to England to study the problems of postwar reconstruction in Europe. He also undertook an investigation of the state of the war-devastated regions of Central and Eastern Europe at the behest of US President Herbert Hoover. In that same year he married Helen Campbell and they moved to Newark, NJ.
He died in Los Angeles, CA, in 1959.