Famous Birthdays 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  On April - 26 birth of nicolas Forme, composer  

1573  Marie de'Medici, Queen of France was born on this day in history.  

1603  Francesco Nigetti, composer was born on this day in history.  

1637  On this day in history 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  Maria Luisa of Orleans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1689) was born on April - 26.  

1710  On this day in history birth of thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher (d. 1796)  

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

1718  On April - 26 birth of esek Hopkins, US, 1st commander-in-chief (US Navy)  

1726  Pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter was born on this day in history.  

1774  On April - 26 birth of christian Leopold von Buch, German geologist (d. 1853)  

1776  Joan M Kemper, Dutch lawyer (designed civil code law book) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1798  On this day in history birth of ferdinand Eugene Delacroix, French painter/lithograph/etcher (Journal)  

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 April - 26.  

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

1808  On April - 26 birth of martha Finley, children's book author  

1812  Alfred Krupp, German arms merchant was born on this day in history.  

1820  On April - 26 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  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 this day in history birth of ambrose R. Wright, American Civil War General (d. 1872  

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  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 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  On April - 26 death of giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24  

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

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