Page 2: Historical Events In April - 26

1709  On this day in history frisian viceroy Johan Willem Friso marries countess Maria Louisa   

1711  David Hume, English empiricist/philosopher (Treatise of Human Nature) on this day in history.   

1718  On April - 26 esek Hopkins, US, 1st commander-in-chief (US Navy)   

1721  On this day in history smallpox vaccination 1st administrated   

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

1726  Jeremy Collier, Engl bishop/historian/opponent to theater, dies at 75 on April - 26.   

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

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

1776  Joan M Kemper, Dutch lawyer (designed civil code law book) on this day in history.   

1777  On this day in history sybil Ludington, 16, rode from NY to Ct rallying her fathers militia   

1782  Maria Amalia of Bourbon-Sicily, wife of Louis Phillip of Austria on April - 26.   

1785  On this day in history the birth of John James Audubon, American naturalist painter   

1785  On this day in history john James Audubon, Haiti, bird watcher/artist   

1785  Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer, dies at 40 on April - 26.   

1787  Ludwig Uhland, writer on this day in history.   

1789  Peter I Panin, Russian general (Pugatshov-uprising), dies at about 67 on this day in history.   

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

1798  The birth of Eugene Delacroix, French artist on April - 26.   

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

1803  On April - 26 meteorites fall in L'Aigle, France   

1805  Jean BG d'ansse the Villoison, classic (Anecdota Graeca), dies at 55 on April - 26.   

1806  On this day in history ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer   

1808  On April - 26 martha Finley, children's book author   

1812  Alfred Krupp, German arms merchant on this day in history.   

1814  On this day in history king Louis XVIII lands on Calais, from England   

1819  Odd Fellows Lodge established on this day in history.   

1819  Odd Fellows Lodge forms on April - 26.   

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

1822  The birth of Frederick Law Olmsted, American architect on this day in history.   

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

1827  On this day in history charles Edward Hovey, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1827  Bernardo Ottani, composer, dies at 90 on April - 26.   

1828  Russia declares war on Turkey to support Greece's independence on this day in history.   

1834  On April - 26 artemus Ward, (Charles Farrar Browne), humorist   

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1319  On this day in history 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  On April - 26 birth of william Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet)   

1567  On April - 26 birth of nicolas Forme, composer   

1573  On this day in history birth of marie de'Medici, Queen of France   

1603  On this day in history birth of francesco Nigetti, composer   

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

1648  On April - 26 birth of pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706)   

0757  On this day in history stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies   

1192  Death of Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127) on April - 26.   

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

1444  Robert Campin, South Neth painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65 on April - 26.   

1476  On April - 26 death of simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453)   

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 this day in history.   

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