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 April - 26.  

1564  On April - 26 birth of william Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet)  

1567  On April - 26 birth of nicolas Forme, composer  

1573  On April - 26 birth of marie de'Medici, Queen of France  

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

1637  Philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized was born on this day in history.  

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  On April - 26 birth of thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher (d. 1796)  

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1711  On this day in history 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  Pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter was born on this day in history.  

1774  On this day in history birth of christian Leopold von Buch, German geologist (d. 1853)  

1776  On April - 26 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 April - 26.  

1785  John James Audubon, Haiti, bird watcher/artist was born on this day in history.  

1787  On April - 26 birth of ludwig Uhland, writer  

1796  Auguste-Matthieu Panseron, composer was born on this day in history.  

1798  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of ambrose Dudley Mann, American diplomat (d. 1889)  

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

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

1808  Martha Finley, children's book author was born on April - 26.  

1812  On April - 26 birth of alfred Krupp, German arms merchant  

1820  Alice Cary, Cincinnati, American poet (Cincinnati Sentinel) was born on April - 26.  

1822  Frederick Law Olmsted, architect/writer (designed Central Park) was born on this day in history.  

1822  On this day in history birth of jan Albert van Eyken, composer/organist  

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

1826  On this day in history 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  On April - 26 birth of artemus Ward, (Charles Farrar Browne), humorist  

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  Death of Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127) on April - 26.  

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

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

1476  On this day in history death of simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453)  

1478  Death of Giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24 on this day in history.  

1489  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465)  

1558  On this day in history jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies