Historical Events In April - 26

1709  On April - 26 frisian viceroy Johan Willem Friso marries countess Maria Louisa  

1711  David Hume, English empiricist/philosopher (Treatise of Human Nature) on April - 26.  

1718  On this day in history esek Hopkins, US, 1st commander-in-chief (US Navy)  

1721  Smallpox vaccination 1st administrated on April - 26.  

1726  Pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter on this day in history.  

1726  Jeremy Collier, Engl bishop/historian/opponent to theater, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1731  On this day in history daniel Defoe, English author (Robinson Crusoe), dies at about 70  

1755  1st Russian university opens (Moscow) on this day in history.  

1776  On April - 26 joan M Kemper, Dutch lawyer (designed civil code law book)  

1777  Sybil Ludington, 16, rode from NY to Ct rallying her fathers militia on April - 26.  

1782  On April - 26 maria Amalia of Bourbon-Sicily, wife of Louis Phillip of Austria  

1785  The birth of John James Audubon, American naturalist painter on April - 26.  

1785  John James Audubon, Haiti, bird watcher/artist on this day in history.  

1785  On April - 26 karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer, dies at 40  

1787  Ludwig Uhland, writer on April - 26.  

1789  Peter I Panin, Russian general (Pugatshov-uprising), dies at about 67 on April - 26.  

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

1798  On April - 26 the birth of Eugene Delacroix, French artist  

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

1803  On this day in history meteorites fall in L'Aigle, France  

1805  On this day in history jean BG d'ansse the Villoison, classic (Anecdota Graeca), dies at 55  

1806  On April - 26 ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer  

1808  Martha Finley, children's book author on April - 26.  

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

1814  King Louis XVIII lands on Calais, from England on April - 26.  

1819  Odd Fellows Lodge established on April - 26.  

1819  Odd Fellows Lodge forms on April - 26.  

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

1822  On this day in history the birth of Frederick Law Olmsted, American architect  

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

1827  Charles Edward Hovey, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on April - 26.  

1827  Bernardo Ottani, composer, dies at 90 on this day in history.  

1828  On April - 26 russia declares war on Turkey to support Greece's independence  

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

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1319  On this day in history birth of jean II, the Good, king of France (1350-64)  

1538  Giovanni P Lomazzo, Italian writer/poet (Trattato) was born on this day in history.  

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

1567  Nicolas Forme, composer was born on April - 26.  

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

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

1637  Philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized was born on this day in history.  

1648  On this day in history birth of pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706)  

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 this day in history.  

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 April - 26.  

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

1489  On April - 26 death of ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465)  

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