Famous Birthdays 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 this day in history.  

1564  On April - 26 birth of william Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet)  

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

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

1603  Francesco Nigetti, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1648  On this day in history birth of pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706)  

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.  

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1711  On this day in history 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  On April - 26 birth of christian Leopold von Buch, German geologist (d. 1853)  

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 April - 26.  

1785  John James Audubon, Haiti, bird watcher/artist was born on April - 26.  

1787  On this day in history birth of ludwig Uhland, writer  

1796  Auguste-Matthieu Panseron, composer was born on this day in history.  

1798  On April - 26 birth of ferdinand Eugene Delacroix, French painter/lithograph/etcher (Journal)  

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 this day in history birth of charles Goodyear, American politician (d. 1876)  

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  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 this day in history birth of frederick Law Olmsted, architect/writer (designed Central Park)  

1822  Jan Albert van Eyken, composer/organist was born on April - 26.  

1826  George Hull Ward, American general (d. 1863) was born on this day in history.  

1826  On April - 26 birth of ambrose R. Wright, American Civil War General (d. 1872  

1827  On this day in history birth of charles Edward Hovey, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)  

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  Stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies on April - 26.  

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

1196  Alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies on this day in history.  

1444  On this day in history robert Campin, South Neth painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65  

1476  On April - 26 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  Jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies on this day in history.