Famous Personalities Born In April - 26

1319  On April - 26 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 this day in history birth of william Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet)   

1567  Nicolas Forme, composer was born on this day in history.   

1573  On this day in history 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 April - 26.   

1710  On April - 26 birth of thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher (d. 1796)   

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  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  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  Ludwig Uhland, writer was born on April - 26.   

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  On April - 26 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 this day in history birth of charles Goodyear, American politician (d. 1876)   

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

1808  Martha Finley, children's book author was born on this day in history.   

1812  On this day in history birth of alfred Krupp, German arms merchant   

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

1822  On April - 26 birth of frederick Law Olmsted, architect/writer (designed Central Park)   

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 this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history death of emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127)   

1196  On April - 26 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 April - 26.   

1478  On April - 26 death of giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24   

1489  Death of Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465) on April - 26.   

1558  On April - 26 jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies