Famous Personalities Born In April - 26

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 April - 26.   

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

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

1573  Marie de'Medici, Queen of France was born on this day in history.   

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

1662  Maria Luisa of Orleans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1689) was born on April - 26.   

1710  Thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher (d. 1796) was born on April - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1774  Christian Leopold von Buch, German geologist (d. 1853) was born on this day in history.   

1776  On this day in history birth of joan M Kemper, Dutch lawyer (designed civil code law book)   

1782  On this day in history birth of maria Amalia of Bourbon-Sicily, wife of Louis Phillip of Austria   

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

1787  On April - 26 birth of ludwig Uhland, writer   

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  James Beckwourth, American explorer (d. 1867) was born on April - 26.   

1801  On this day in history birth of ambrose Dudley Mann, American diplomat (d. 1889)   

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

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

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

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

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 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  Charles Edward Hovey, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.   

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

1834  Horatio Richmond Palmer, composer was born on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

1196  Alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies on this day in history.   

1444  On this day in history robert Campin, South Neth painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65   

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

1558  Jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies on this day in history.