Page 2: Historical Events In April - 26

1709  On this day in history frisian viceroy Johan Willem Friso marries countess Maria Louisa   

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

1718  Esek Hopkins, US, 1st commander-in-chief (US Navy) on April - 26.   

1721  Smallpox vaccination 1st administrated on this day in history.   

1726  Pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter on this day in history.   

1726  Jeremy Collier, Engl bishop/historian/opponent to theater, dies at 75 on April - 26.   

1731  On April - 26 daniel Defoe, English author (Robinson Crusoe), dies at about 70   

1755  On April - 26 1st Russian university opens (Moscow)   

1776  On this day in history joan M Kemper, Dutch lawyer (designed civil code law book)   

1777  On this day in history sybil Ludington, 16, rode from NY to Ct rallying her fathers militia   

1782  On this day in history maria Amalia of Bourbon-Sicily, wife of Louis Phillip of Austria   

1785  On April - 26 the birth of John James Audubon, American naturalist painter   

1785  On April - 26 john James Audubon, Haiti, bird watcher/artist   

1785  On April - 26 karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer, dies at 40   

1787  Ludwig Uhland, writer on April - 26.   

1789  Peter I Panin, Russian general (Pugatshov-uprising), dies at about 67 on April - 26.   

1796  On April - 26 auguste-Matthieu Panseron, composer   

1798  The birth of Eugene Delacroix, French artist on this day in history.   

1798  Ferdinand Eugene Delacroix, French painter/lithograph/etcher (Journal) on April - 26.   

1803  Meteorites fall in L'Aigle, France on April - 26.   

1805  Jean BG d'ansse the Villoison, classic (Anecdota Graeca), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1806  On April - 26 ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer   

1808  On this day in history martha Finley, children's book author   

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

1814  King Louis XVIII lands on Calais, from England on this day in history.   

1819  Odd Fellows Lodge established on this day in history.   

1819  On this day in history odd Fellows Lodge forms   

1820  On April - 26 alice Cary, Cincinnati, American poet (Cincinnati Sentinel)   

1822  On April - 26 the birth of Frederick Law Olmsted, American architect   

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

1827  Charles Edward Hovey, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on April - 26.   

1827  On April - 26 bernardo Ottani, composer, dies at 90   

1828  On April - 26 russia declares war on Turkey to support Greece's independence   

1834  Artemus Ward, (Charles Farrar Browne), humorist on April - 26.   

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1319  On April - 26 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 April - 26.   

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 April - 26.   

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

0757  On April - 26 stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies   

1192  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127)   

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  Death of Giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24 on April - 26.   

1489  Death of Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465) on this day in history.   

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