Famous Personalities Born In April - 26

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

1538  Giovanni P Lomazzo, Italian writer/poet (Trattato) was born on this day in history.   

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

1603  Francesco Nigetti, composer was born on April - 26.   

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 April - 26.   

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

1710  Thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher (d. 1796) was born on this day in history.   

1711  David Hume, English empiricist/philosopher (Treatise of Human Nature) was born on April - 26.   

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  On April - 26 birth of christian Leopold von Buch, German geologist (d. 1853)   

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

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

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

1798  Ferdinand Eugene Delacroix, French painter/lithograph/etcher (Journal) was born on April - 26.   

1798  James Beckwourth, American explorer (d. 1867) was born on this day in history.   

1801  Ambrose Dudley Mann, American diplomat (d. 1889) was born on April - 26.   

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

1806  Ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  On April - 26 birth of alice Cary, Cincinnati, American poet (Cincinnati Sentinel)   

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

1822  On this day in history birth of jan Albert van Eyken, composer/organist   

1826  George Hull Ward, American general (d. 1863) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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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 this day in history.   

1196  Alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies on April - 26.   

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  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 April - 26.   

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