Famous Personalities Born 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  On this day in history birth of william Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet)   

1567  Nicolas Forme, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  On April - 26 birth of philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized   

1648  On April - 26 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  On this day in history birth of esek Hopkins, US, 1st commander-in-chief (US Navy)   

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  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 April - 26 birth of john James Audubon, Haiti, bird watcher/artist   

1787  Ludwig Uhland, writer was born on this day in history.   

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

1798  On this day in history birth of ferdinand Eugene Delacroix, French painter/lithograph/etcher (Journal)   

1798  On April - 26 birth of james Beckwourth, American explorer (d. 1867)   

1801  On April - 26 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 April - 26.   

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

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  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  On this day in history birth of ambrose R. Wright, American Civil War General (d. 1872   

1827  On April - 26 birth of charles Edward Hovey, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

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 this day in history.   

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 April - 26 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  On April - 26 death of giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24   

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

1558  On this day in history jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies