Famous Birthdays In April - 26

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

1538  On this day in history birth of giovanni P Lomazzo, Italian writer/poet (Trattato)   

1564  William Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet) was born on this day in history.   

1567  Nicolas Forme, composer was born on April - 26.   

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  On this day in history birth of philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized   

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 this day in history.   

1710  Thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher (d. 1796) was born on this day in history.   

1711  David Hume, English empiricist/philosopher (Treatise of Human Nature) was born on April - 26.   

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 April - 26.   

1782  On April - 26 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  Ludwig Uhland, writer was born on April - 26.   

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  On April - 26 birth of james Beckwourth, American explorer (d. 1867)   

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

1804  On April - 26 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 April - 26.   

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

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 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  On April - 26 birth of charles Edward Hovey, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

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

1192  Death of Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127) on this day in history.   

1196  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465)   

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