Famous Personalities Born In April - 26

1319  Jean II, the Good, king of France (1350-64) was born on April - 26.   

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 April - 26.   

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

1573  Marie de'Medici, Queen of France was born on April - 26.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1710  On April - 26 birth of thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher (d. 1796)   

1711  David Hume, English empiricist/philosopher (Treatise of Human Nature) was born on this day in history.   

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 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  On April - 26 birth of maria Amalia of Bourbon-Sicily, wife of Louis Phillip of Austria   

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

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

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

1798  Ferdinand Eugene Delacroix, French painter/lithograph/etcher (Journal) was born on this day in history.   

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 April - 26.   

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

1822  Frederick Law Olmsted, architect/writer (designed Central Park) was born on April - 26.   

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  On this day in history birth of charles Edward Hovey, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

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

1834  On April - 26 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 this day in history.   

1196  On April - 26 alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies   

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 this day in history.   

1478  On this day in history death of giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24   

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.