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 April - 26.  

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

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

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 April - 26.  

1648  On April - 26 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  Thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher (d. 1796) was born on this day in history.  

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1711  On April - 26 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 this day in history birth of christian Leopold von Buch, German geologist (d. 1853)  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1798  On April - 26 birth of ferdinand Eugene Delacroix, French painter/lithograph/etcher (Journal)  

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

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

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

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

1808  On this day in history birth of martha Finley, children's book author  

1812  On this day in history birth of alfred Krupp, German arms merchant  

1820  Alice Cary, Cincinnati, American poet (Cincinnati Sentinel) was born on April - 26.  

1822  On April - 26 birth of frederick Law Olmsted, architect/writer (designed Central Park)  

1822  Jan Albert van Eyken, composer/organist was born on April - 26.  

1826  On this day in history 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 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 April - 26 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 April - 26.  

1196  On this day in history 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  Death of Simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453) on April - 26.  

1478  On April - 26 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  Jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies on this day in history.