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 April - 26.   

1564  William Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet) was born on April - 26.   

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

1573  On April - 26 birth of marie de'Medici, Queen of France   

1603  Francesco Nigetti, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  Maria Luisa of Orleans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1689) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1718  On this day in history birth of esek Hopkins, US, 1st commander-in-chief (US Navy)   

1726  Pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter was born on this day in history.   

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  Maria Amalia of Bourbon-Sicily, wife of Louis Phillip of Austria was born on April - 26.   

1785  On April - 26 birth of john James Audubon, Haiti, bird watcher/artist   

1787  On this day in history birth of ludwig Uhland, writer   

1796  Auguste-Matthieu Panseron, composer was born on April - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

1804  Charles Goodyear, American politician (d. 1876) was born on this day in history.   

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

1808  On this day in history birth of martha Finley, children's book author   

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  Jan Albert van Eyken, composer/organist was born on this day in history.   

1826  On April - 26 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 April - 26.   

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

1834  On this day in history birth of horatio Richmond Palmer, composer   

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0757  On April - 26 stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies   

1192  Death of Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127) on this day in history.   

1196  On this day in history alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies   

1444  On this day in history 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  Death of Giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24 on April - 26.   

1489  Death of Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465) on this day in history.   

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