Historical Events In April - 26

0121  On this day in history antonius Marcus Aurelius, [Marcus A Verus], Emperor of Rome (161-180)   

0570  Muhammed, founder of Islam, according to the Shi'a sect. Other sources suggest April 20 today in history.   

0757  Today in history paolo Orsini replaces his brother Pope Stephen II, as Paul I   

1220  On April - 26 german king Frederick II grants bishops sovereign rights   

1467  Today in history the miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy.   

1478  On April - 26 pazzi conspirators attack Lorenzo & kill Giuliano de'Medici   

1478  1st Easter on April - 26.   

1514  Today in history copernicus makes his first observations of Saturn   

1514  Today in history copernicus makes his observations of Saturn   

1514  Copernicus makes his 1st observations of Saturn on April - 26.   

1532  Sultan Suleiman through Hungary on away to Vienna on April - 26.   

1319  Jean II, the Good, king of France (1350-64) was born today in history.   

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

1564  Today in history birth of william Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet)   

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

1573  Marie de'Medici, Queen of France was born on April - 26.   

1603  Today in history birth of francesco Nigetti, composer   

1637  On April - 26 birth of philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized   

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

0757  Stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies on April - 26.   

1192  Today 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  On April - 26 death of simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453)   

1478  Today in history 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  Jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies today in history.