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 this day in history.   

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

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

1637  On April - 26 birth of philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized   

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 this day in history.   

1710  On this day in history birth of thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher (d. 1796)   

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

1776  On this day in history 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 April - 26.   

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

1787  Ludwig Uhland, writer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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  On this day in history birth of alfred Krupp, German arms merchant   

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

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

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  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  Death of Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127) on this day in history.   

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

1444  Robert Campin, South Neth painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65 on this day in history.   

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  On April - 26 death of ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465)   

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