Famous Personalities Born In April - 26

1319  Jean II, the Good, king of France (1350-64) was born on April - 26.   

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  Nicolas Forme, composer was born on April - 26.   

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 April - 26.   

1662  On this day in history birth of maria Luisa of Orleans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1689)   

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 this day in history 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 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 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  James Beckwourth, American explorer (d. 1867) was born on April - 26.   

1801  Ambrose Dudley Mann, American diplomat (d. 1889) was born on April - 26.   

1804  Charles Goodyear, American politician (d. 1876) was born on this day in history.   

1806  On this day in history birth of ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer   

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  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 April - 26.   

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 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 April - 26.   

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

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0757  On this day in history 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  On this day in history robert Campin, South Neth painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65   

1476  On this day in history death of simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453)   

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

1489  Death of Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465) on this day in history.   

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