Famous Birthdays 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 this day in history.   

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

1567  Nicolas Forme, composer was born on this day in history.   

1573  On April - 26 birth of marie de'Medici, Queen of France   

1603  On April - 26 birth of francesco Nigetti, composer   

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

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

1662  On April - 26 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 this day in history.   

1718  Esek Hopkins, US, 1st commander-in-chief (US Navy) was born on this day in history.   

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 April - 26.   

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

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  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  On this day in history birth of jan Albert van Eyken, composer/organist   

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

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  On April - 26 birth of artemus Ward, (Charles Farrar Browne), humorist   

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

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0757  Stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies on this day in history.   

1192  On this day in history 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  On April - 26 death of simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453)   

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

1489  Death of Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465) on April - 26.   

1558  On this day in history jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies