Famous Birthdays In April - 26

1319  On April - 26 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 April - 26.  

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

1648  Pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706) was born on this day in history.  

1662  On this day in history birth of maria Luisa of Orleans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1689)  

1710  Thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher (d. 1796) was born on this day in history.  

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1711  On this day in history birth of david Hume, English empiricist/philosopher (Treatise of Human Nature)  

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

1726  Pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter was born on April - 26.  

1774  On April - 26 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  On April - 26 birth of maria Amalia of Bourbon-Sicily, wife of Louis Phillip of Austria  

1785  On April - 26 birth of john James Audubon, Haiti, bird watcher/artist  

1787  Ludwig Uhland, writer was born on April - 26.  

1796  On this day in history birth of auguste-Matthieu Panseron, composer  

1798  Ferdinand Eugene Delacroix, French painter/lithograph/etcher (Journal) was born on April - 26.  

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

1801  On April - 26 birth of ambrose Dudley Mann, American diplomat (d. 1889)  

1804  On April - 26 birth of charles Goodyear, American politician (d. 1876)  

1806  Ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer was born on April - 26.  

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

1812  On April - 26 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 this day in history.  

1822  On April - 26 birth of jan Albert van Eyken, composer/organist  

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

1826  On April - 26 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 this day in history.  

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

1196  On this day in history alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies  

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

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