Famous Personalities Born In April - 26

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

1538  On April - 26 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  Marie de'Medici, Queen of France was born on April - 26.   

1603  On April - 26 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  On this day in history birth of thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher (d. 1796)   

1711  David Hume, English empiricist/philosopher (Treatise of Human Nature) was born on April - 26.   

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

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 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  On April - 26 birth of ludwig Uhland, writer   

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

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

1798  James Beckwourth, American explorer (d. 1867) was born on this day in history.   

1801  On April - 26 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  Martha Finley, children's book author was born on April - 26.   

1812  Alfred Krupp, German arms merchant was born on April - 26.   

1820  Alice Cary, Cincinnati, American poet (Cincinnati Sentinel) was born on this day in history.   

1822  On April - 26 birth of frederick Law Olmsted, architect/writer (designed Central Park)   

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 April - 26.   

1826  On April - 26 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  Horatio Richmond Palmer, composer was born on this day in history.   

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0757  On this day in history stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies   

1192  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127)   

1196  On April - 26 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  Death of Simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453) on this day in history.   

1478  On this day in history death of giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24   

1489  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465)   

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