Famous Birthdays In April - 26

1319  Jean II, the Good, king of France (1350-64) was born on April - 26.  

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

1564  On this day in history birth of william Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet)  

1567  On April - 26 birth of nicolas Forme, composer  

1573  Marie de'Medici, Queen of France was born on April - 26.  

1603  Francesco Nigetti, composer was born on April - 26.  

1637  On this day in history birth of philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized  

1648  On this day in history birth of pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706)  

1662  Maria Luisa of Orleans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1689) was born on this day in history.  

1710  Thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher (d. 1796) was born on this day in history.  

1711  David Hume, English empiricist/philosopher (Treatise of Human Nature) was born on April - 26.  

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  Joan M Kemper, Dutch lawyer (designed civil code law book) was born on April - 26.  

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

1785  John James Audubon, Haiti, bird watcher/artist was born on April - 26.  

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

1796  On April - 26 birth of auguste-Matthieu Panseron, composer  

1798  On April - 26 birth of ferdinand Eugene Delacroix, French painter/lithograph/etcher (Journal)  

1798  On this day in history birth of james Beckwourth, American explorer (d. 1867)  

1801  On April - 26 birth of ambrose Dudley Mann, American diplomat (d. 1889)  

1804  Charles Goodyear, American politician (d. 1876) was born on April - 26.  

1806  Ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  Alice Cary, Cincinnati, American poet (Cincinnati Sentinel) was born on this day in history.  

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

1822  Jan Albert van Eyken, composer/organist was born on this day in history.  

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

1826  On April - 26 birth of ambrose R. Wright, American Civil War General (d. 1872  

1827  On this day in history birth of charles Edward Hovey, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)  

1834  Artemus Ward, (Charles Farrar Browne), humorist was born on April - 26.  

1834  On April - 26 birth of horatio Richmond Palmer, composer  

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0757  Stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies on this day in history.  

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

1196  Alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies on April - 26.  

1444  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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