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 April - 26.   

1564  On April - 26 birth of william Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet)   

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

1573  Marie de'Medici, Queen of France was born on this day in history.   

1603  On April - 26 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  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of david Hume, English empiricist/philosopher (Treatise of Human Nature)   

1718  Esek Hopkins, US, 1st commander-in-chief (US Navy) was born on April - 26.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1801  On April - 26 birth of ambrose Dudley Mann, American diplomat (d. 1889)   

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

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

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

1812  Alfred Krupp, German arms merchant was born on April - 26.   

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 April - 26 birth of jan Albert van Eyken, composer/organist   

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

1826  On April - 26 birth of ambrose R. Wright, American Civil War General (d. 1872   

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  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  On April - 26 death of emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127)   

1196  On April - 26 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  On this day in history death of simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453)   

1478  Death of Giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24 on this day in history.   

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

1558  Jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies on April - 26.