Famous Birthdays In April - 26

1319  On this day in history birth of jean II, the Good, king of France (1350-64)  

1538  On this day in history 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 April - 26.  

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

1603  On April - 26 birth of francesco Nigetti, composer  

1637  Philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized was born on April - 26.  

1648  Pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706) was born on April - 26.  

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.  

1711  On April - 26 birth of david Hume, English empiricist/philosopher (Treatise of Human Nature)  

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

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

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

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

1798  Ferdinand Eugene Delacroix, French painter/lithograph/etcher (Journal) was born on April - 26.  

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

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

1812  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of george Hull Ward, American general (d. 1863)  

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 this day in history.  

1834  Horatio Richmond Palmer, composer was born on April - 26.  

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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  On this day in history alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies  

1444  Robert Campin, South Neth painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65 on this day in history.  

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  Death of Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465) on April - 26.  

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