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- Carlo Collodi was born on 24 November 1826 in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany [now Tuscany, Italy]. He was a writer, known for Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022), Pinocchio (1940) and Pinocchio (2022). He died on 26 October 1890 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy.
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Stephen Foster was America's first professional songwriter of note. He was born in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania, and developed musical talent early in his life, while still young beginning to compose in the style of Negro minstrel music of the day. His first hit as a professional songwriter was "Oh! Susanna," which he sold to a publisher for $100 in 1848. In 1849, he began writing songs for the most successful black-faced minstrel troupe of all time, led by E.P. Christy, and from whom the 1960's folk group The New Christy Minstrels took their name. "The Old Folks at Home" (a/k/a "Swanee River") was written for Christy, and during the 1850's, Foster wrote most of his best-known songs, including "Camptown Races" and "My Old Kentucky Home." He married Jane Denny McDowell on July 22, 1850 and they settled in Pittsburgh, having one daughter, Marion. The troubled marriage was one of separations and reconciliations. During one such separation, he wrote "Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair," inspired by his estranged wife, and they reconciled after its publication. However, although Foster composed more than 200 songs in his lifetime, many still popular today, copyright laws in music were rarely enforced at the time and he made little money in his short life. By 1857, he was in a creative slump and in such economic straits that he sold all rights to any future songs for just under $2,000. He and his wife soon separated, but this one was to last until his death. He moved to New York City, living alone and suffering from acute alcoholism, which only added to his financial problems. Songs of the Civil War being fought at the time did not prove as popular as his previous songs. On January 13, 1864, he died in the charity ward of New York's Bellevue Hospital, being taken there after a protracted fever that had weakened him so much that he had collapsed and hit his head on a washbasin at home. Only two weeks before, he had composed his last great song, "Beautiful Dreamer."- Dinah Maria Mulock Craik was born on 20 April 1826 in Stoke-on-Trent, England, UK. She was a writer, known for Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958), John Halifax, Gentleman (1915) and John Halifax (1938). She died on 12 October 1887 in Bromley, Kent, England, UK.
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Robert Lowry was born on 12 March 1826 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer, known for The Lone Ranger (2013), Aloha (2015) and Bad Girls (1994). He died on 25 November 1899 in Plainfield, New Jersey, USA.- Music Department
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Ludwig Minkus was born on 23 March 1826 in Vienna, Austrian Empire. He is known for Center Stage (2000), The Turning Point (1977) and Tonight We Sing (1953). He was married to Maria Antoinette Schwarz. He died on 7 December 1917 in Vienna, Austria.- Alexandre Chatrian was born on 18 December 1826 in Abreschviller, Moselle, France. He was a writer, known for The Bells (1918), Polish Jew (1931) and The Death-Bell (1917). He died on 3 September 1890 in Villemomble, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.
- Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin was born on 27 January 1826 in Spas-Ugol, Tver Governorate, Russian Empire [now Moscow Oblast, Russia]. He was a writer, known for House of Greed (1934), Poshekhonskaya starina (1977) and Ono (1990). He died on 10 May 1889 in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia].
- George B. McClellan was born on 3 December 1826 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 29 October 1885 in Orange, New Jersey, USA.
- Rolf Boldrewood was born on 6 August 1826 in London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Robbery Under Arms (1957), Captain Starlight, or Gentleman of the Road (1911) and Robbery Under Arms (1907). He was married to Margaret Maria. He died on 11 March 1915 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- Julia Grant was born on 16 February 1826 in White Haven, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. She was married to Ulysses S. Grant. She died on 14 December 1902 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- Eugénie de Montijo was born on 5 May 1826 in Granada, Spain. She was married to Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte. She died on 11 July 1920 in Madrid, Spain.
- Viktor von Scheffel was born on 16 February 1826 in Karlsruhe, Germany. Viktor was a writer, known for Der Trompeter von Säckingen (1918) and Ekkehard (1990). Viktor died on 9 April 1886 in Karlsruhe, Germany.
- August Corrodi was born on 27 February 1826 in Zürich, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland. August was a writer, known for Wie d'Warret würkt (1933). August died on 15 August 1885 in Hottingen, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland.
- Edgar Alfred Bowring was born on 26 May 1826 in England. He was a writer, known for Erlkönig (2020). He died in August 1911 in England.