Famous Personalities Born In April - 26

1319  Jean II, the Good, king of France (1350-64) was born on this day in history.   

1538  On April - 26 birth of giovanni P Lomazzo, Italian writer/poet (Trattato)   

1564  William Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet) was born on this day in history.   

1567  Nicolas Forme, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1718  Esek Hopkins, US, 1st commander-in-chief (US Navy) was born on this day in history.   

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  On April - 26 birth of maria Amalia of Bourbon-Sicily, wife of Louis Phillip of Austria   

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

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

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

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 April - 26.   

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

1804  On April - 26 birth of charles Goodyear, American politician (d. 1876)   

1806  Ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer was born on April - 26.   

1808  On this day in history birth of martha Finley, children's book author   

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

1820  On this day in history birth of alice Cary, Cincinnati, American poet (Cincinnati Sentinel)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1827  Charles Edward Hovey, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.   

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

1444  Robert Campin, South Neth painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65 on April - 26.   

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  On April - 26 death of ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465)   

1558  Jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies on this day in history.