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 this day in history.  

1564  On this day in history birth of william Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet)  

1567  On this day in history birth of nicolas Forme, composer  

1573  Marie de'Medici, Queen of France was born on April - 26.  

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  On this day in history birth of pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706)  

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)  

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  Pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter was born on April - 26.  

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 this day in history.  

1782  Maria Amalia of Bourbon-Sicily, wife of Louis Phillip of Austria was born on this day in history.  

1785  On this day in history birth of john James Audubon, Haiti, bird watcher/artist  

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

1796  Auguste-Matthieu Panseron, composer was born on April - 26.  

1798  Ferdinand Eugene Delacroix, French painter/lithograph/etcher (Journal) was born on this day in history.  

1798  On April - 26 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1820  On April - 26 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 April - 26 birth of jan Albert van Eyken, composer/organist  

1826  On April - 26 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  On this day in history birth of horatio Richmond Palmer, composer  

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0757  On April - 26 stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies  

1192  Death of Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1478  On April - 26 death of giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24  

1489  On April - 26 death of ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465)  

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