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

1573  Marie de'Medici, Queen of France was born on April - 26.  

1603  Francesco Nigetti, composer was born on April - 26.  

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  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)  

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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  On this day in history birth of pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter  

1774  On this day in history birth of christian Leopold von Buch, German geologist (d. 1853)  

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

1798  On this day in history birth of ferdinand Eugene Delacroix, French painter/lithograph/etcher (Journal)  

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

1801  Ambrose Dudley Mann, American diplomat (d. 1889) was born on this day in history.  

1804  Charles Goodyear, American politician (d. 1876) was born on this day in history.  

1806  Ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer was born on this day in history.  

1808  Martha Finley, children's book author was born on this day in history.  

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

1820  On this day in history birth of alice Cary, Cincinnati, American poet (Cincinnati Sentinel)  

1822  Frederick Law Olmsted, architect/writer (designed Central Park) was born on this day in history.  

1822  On this day in history birth of jan Albert van Eyken, composer/organist  

1826  On April - 26 birth of george Hull Ward, American general (d. 1863)  

1826  Ambrose R. Wright, American Civil War General (d. 1872 was born on this day in history.  

1827  On April - 26 birth of charles Edward Hovey, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)  

1834  Artemus Ward, (Charles Farrar Browne), humorist was born on this day in history.  

1834  On this day in history birth of horatio Richmond Palmer, composer  

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0757  On April - 26 stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies  

1192  On April - 26 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 this day in history.  

1476  Death of Simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453) on this day in history.  

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