Famous Personalities Born In April - 26
Wednesday, 02 April 2025
1319 Jean II, the Good, king of France (1350-64) was born on this day in history.
1538 On this day in history birth of giovanni P Lomazzo, Italian writer/poet (Trattato)
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 On April - 26 birth of marie de'Medici, Queen of France
1603 Francesco Nigetti, composer was born on April - 26.
1637 On April - 26 birth of philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized
1648 On this day in history birth of pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706)
1662 On this day in history birth of maria Luisa of Orleans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1689)
1710 On this day in history 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 April - 26.
1726 On this day in history birth of pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter
1774 Christian Leopold von Buch, German geologist (d. 1853) was born on April - 26.
1776 On April - 26 birth of joan M Kemper, Dutch lawyer (designed civil code law book)
1782 On this day in history birth of maria Amalia of Bourbon-Sicily, wife of Louis Phillip of Austria
1785 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1798 Ferdinand Eugene Delacroix, French painter/lithograph/etcher (Journal) was born on April - 26.
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 this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1812 Alfred Krupp, German arms merchant was born on April - 26.
1820 On this day in history 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 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 Artemus Ward, (Charles Farrar Browne), humorist was born on April - 26.
1834 On this day in history birth of horatio Richmond Palmer, composer