Famous Birthdays In April - 26

1319  On this day in history birth of jean II, the Good, king of France (1350-64)   

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

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

1567  On April - 26 birth of nicolas Forme, composer   

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

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

1637  Philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1648  Pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706) was born on this day in history.   

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  On April - 26 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  Pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter was born on April - 26.   

1774  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history birth of ludwig Uhland, writer   

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

1798  On April - 26 birth of ferdinand Eugene Delacroix, French painter/lithograph/etcher (Journal)   

1798  On this day in history birth of james Beckwourth, American explorer (d. 1867)   

1801  On this day in history 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 April - 26 birth of ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer   

1808  Martha Finley, children's book author was born on April - 26.   

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

1820  Alice Cary, Cincinnati, American poet (Cincinnati Sentinel) was born on April - 26.   

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  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  Charles Edward Hovey, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on April - 26.   

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

1834  Horatio Richmond Palmer, composer was born on April - 26.   

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0757  On this day in history stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies   

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  Robert Campin, South Neth painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65 on this day in history.   

1476  Death of Simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453) on April - 26.   

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 April - 26 jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies