Famous Personalities Born 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 April - 26 birth of william Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet)   

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

1573  On April - 26 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 this day in history 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  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  Esek Hopkins, US, 1st commander-in-chief (US Navy) was born on this day in history.   

1726  On April - 26 birth of pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter   

1774  Christian Leopold von Buch, German geologist (d. 1853) was born on April - 26.   

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  On this day in history birth of ludwig Uhland, writer   

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

1798  On this day in history 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  Ambrose Dudley Mann, American diplomat (d. 1889) was born on this day in history.   

1804  On this day in history birth of charles Goodyear, American politician (d. 1876)   

1806  On this day in history birth of ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer   

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

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

1820  Alice Cary, Cincinnati, American poet (Cincinnati Sentinel) was born on this day in history.   

1822  On this day in history birth of frederick Law Olmsted, architect/writer (designed Central Park)   

1822  On this day in history 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 April - 26.   

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

1834  Artemus Ward, (Charles Farrar Browne), humorist was born on April - 26.   

1834  On this day in history 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  Robert Campin, South Neth painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65 on April - 26.   

1476  Death of Simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453) on this day in history.   

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

1489  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465)   

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