Famous Personalities Born In April - 26

1319  On April - 26 birth of jean II, the Good, king of France (1350-64)   

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

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

1567  Nicolas Forme, composer was born on April - 26.   

1573  On this day in history birth of marie de'Medici, Queen of France   

1603  Francesco Nigetti, composer was born on April - 26.   

1637  Philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1774  Christian Leopold von Buch, German geologist (d. 1853) was born on this day in history.   

1776  On April - 26 birth of joan M Kemper, Dutch lawyer (designed civil code law book)   

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  On this day in history birth of ludwig Uhland, writer   

1796  On this day in history birth of auguste-Matthieu Panseron, composer   

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

1798  On April - 26 birth of james Beckwourth, American explorer (d. 1867)   

1801  On April - 26 birth of ambrose Dudley Mann, American diplomat (d. 1889)   

1804  On April - 26 birth of charles Goodyear, American politician (d. 1876)   

1806  Ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1192  On April - 26 death of emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127)   

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 April - 26.   

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