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  Francesco Nigetti, composer was born on April - 26.   

1637  Philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized was born on April - 26.   

1648  Pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706) was born on April - 26.   

1662  Maria Luisa of Orleans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1689) was born on April - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1776  On this day in history 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 April - 26 birth of john James Audubon, Haiti, bird watcher/artist   

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

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

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  On this day in history birth of charles Goodyear, American politician (d. 1876)   

1806  Ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer was born on April - 26.   

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

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  On this day in history birth of frederick Law Olmsted, architect/writer (designed Central Park)   

1822  Jan Albert van Eyken, composer/organist was born on April - 26.   

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 April - 26.   

1827  Charles Edward Hovey, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.   

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

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