Famous Birthdays In April - 26

1319  On April - 26 birth of jean II, the Good, king of France (1350-64)  

1538  Giovanni P Lomazzo, Italian writer/poet (Trattato) was born on this day in history.  

1564  William Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet) was born on April - 26.  

1567  Nicolas Forme, composer was born on April - 26.  

1573  On this day in history birth of marie de'Medici, Queen of France  

1603  On this day in history birth of francesco Nigetti, composer  

1637  On April - 26 birth of philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized  

1648  Pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706) was born on this day in history.  

1662  On this day in history birth of maria Luisa of Orleans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1689)  

1710  Thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher (d. 1796) was born on April - 26.  

1711  On April - 26 birth of david Hume, English empiricist/philosopher (Treatise of Human Nature)  

1718  Esek Hopkins, US, 1st commander-in-chief (US Navy) was born on April - 26.  

1726  On this day in history birth of pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter  

1774  Christian Leopold von Buch, German geologist (d. 1853) was born on this day in history.  

1776  On this day in history birth of joan M Kemper, Dutch lawyer (designed civil code law book)  

1782  Maria Amalia of Bourbon-Sicily, wife of Louis Phillip of Austria was born on this day in history.  

1785  On this day in history birth of john James Audubon, Haiti, bird watcher/artist  

1787  Ludwig Uhland, writer was born on this day in history.  

1796  On this day in history birth of auguste-Matthieu Panseron, composer  

1798  Ferdinand Eugene Delacroix, French painter/lithograph/etcher (Journal) was born on this day in history.  

1798  James Beckwourth, American explorer (d. 1867) was born on this day in history.  

1801  On this day in history birth of ambrose Dudley Mann, American diplomat (d. 1889)  

1804  Charles Goodyear, American politician (d. 1876) was born on this day in history.  

1806  On April - 26 birth of ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer  

1808  Martha Finley, children's book author was born on this day in history.  

1812  On this day in history birth of alfred Krupp, German arms merchant  

1820  On April - 26 birth of alice Cary, Cincinnati, American poet (Cincinnati Sentinel)  

1822  On April - 26 birth of frederick Law Olmsted, architect/writer (designed Central Park)  

1822  Jan Albert van Eyken, composer/organist was born on April - 26.  

1826  George Hull Ward, American general (d. 1863) was born on April - 26.  

1826  Ambrose R. Wright, American Civil War General (d. 1872 was born on April - 26.  

1827  On April - 26 birth of charles Edward Hovey, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)  

1834  Artemus Ward, (Charles Farrar Browne), humorist was born on this day in history.  

1834  Horatio Richmond Palmer, composer was born on this day in history.  

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0757  Stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies on April - 26.  

1192  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127)  

1196  On this day in history alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies  

1444  On April - 26 robert Campin, South Neth painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65  

1476  Death of Simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453) on April - 26.  

1478  Death of Giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24 on April - 26.  

1489  Death of Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465) on this day in history.  

1558  On April - 26 jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies