Famous Birthdays In April - 26

1319  Jean II, the Good, king of France (1350-64) was born on this day in history.   

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 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 April - 26.   

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

1662  On April - 26 birth of maria Luisa of Orleans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1689)   

1710  On this day in history birth of thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher (d. 1796)   

1711  On April - 26 birth of david Hume, English empiricist/philosopher (Treatise of Human Nature)   

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

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

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

1776  On this day in history 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 April - 26.   

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

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

1796  Auguste-Matthieu Panseron, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of ambrose Dudley Mann, American diplomat (d. 1889)   

1804  Charles Goodyear, American politician (d. 1876) was born on April - 26.   

1806  On April - 26 birth of ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer   

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

1812  On April - 26 birth of alfred Krupp, German arms merchant   

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 April - 26.   

1822  Jan Albert van Eyken, composer/organist was born on this day in history.   

1826  George Hull Ward, American general (d. 1863) was born on April - 26.   

1826  Ambrose R. Wright, American Civil War General (d. 1872 was born on April - 26.   

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  Horatio Richmond Palmer, composer was born on April - 26.   

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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  Alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies on April - 26.   

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 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 this day in history.   

1558  On April - 26 jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies