Famous Birthdays In April - 26

1319  Jean II, the Good, king of France (1350-64) was born on this day in history.  

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

1564  William Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet) was born on this day in history.  

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

1573  Marie de'Medici, Queen of France was born on this day in history.  

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  Pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706) was born on April - 26.  

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

1718  Esek Hopkins, US, 1st commander-in-chief (US Navy) was born on April - 26.  

1726  On April - 26 birth of pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter  

1774  Christian Leopold von Buch, German geologist (d. 1853) was born on April - 26.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1796  On April - 26 birth of auguste-Matthieu Panseron, composer  

1798  Ferdinand Eugene Delacroix, French painter/lithograph/etcher (Journal) was born on this day in history.  

1798  On this day in history birth of james Beckwourth, American explorer (d. 1867)  

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 April - 26 birth of ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer  

1808  On this day in history 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  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 April - 26 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  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  On this day in history birth of horatio Richmond Palmer, composer  

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0757  Stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies on April - 26.  

1192  Death of Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127) on this day in history.  

1196  On April - 26 alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies  

1444  On April - 26 robert Campin, South Neth painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65  

1476  On this day in history death of simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453)  

1478  Death of Giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24 on April - 26.  

1489  Death of Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465) on this day in history.  

1558  Jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies on April - 26.