Famous Birthdays In April - 26

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

1538  Giovanni P Lomazzo, Italian writer/poet (Trattato) was born on April - 26.  

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

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

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

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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 April - 26 birth of pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter  

1774  Christian Leopold von Buch, German geologist (d. 1853) was born on April - 26.  

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  On April - 26 birth of john James Audubon, Haiti, bird watcher/artist  

1787  On April - 26 birth of ludwig Uhland, writer  

1796  On this day in history 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 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  On this day in history birth of ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer  

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

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

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

1822  On this day in history birth of frederick Law Olmsted, architect/writer (designed Central Park)  

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  Charles Edward Hovey, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on April - 26.  

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 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 this day in history.  

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