Historical Events In April - 26

0121  On April - 26 antonius Marcus Aurelius, [Marcus A Verus], Emperor of Rome (161-180)  

0570  On this day in history muhammed, founder of Islam, according to the Shi'a sect. Other sources suggest April 20.  

0757  On April - 26 paolo Orsini replaces his brother Pope Stephen II, as Paul I  

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

1196  Alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies on April - 26.  

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

1319  On April - 26 jean II, the Good, king of France (1350-64)  

1444  Robert Campin, South Neth painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65 on this day in history.  

1467  On April - 26 the miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy.  

1476  Simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453) on this day in history.  

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1478  On this day in history pazzi conspirators attack Lorenzo & kill Giuliano de'Medici  

1478  On April - 26 1st Easter  

1478  Giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24 on this day in history.  

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

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

1514  Copernicus makes his 1st observations of Saturn on this day in history.  

1532  Sultan Suleiman through Hungary on away to Vienna on this day in history.  

1538  On April - 26 giovanni P Lomazzo, Italian writer/poet (Trattato)  

1558  On this day in history jean Fran‡ois Fernel French physician, dies  

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

1564  On this day in history william Shakespeare baptized  

1564  On this day in history william Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet)  

1567  Nicolas Forme, composer on April - 26.  

1573  On this day in history marie de'Medici, Queen of France  

1603  On this day in history francesco Nigetti, composer  

1607  The first British to establish an American colony land at Cape Henry, Va on this day in history.  

1607  1st British to establish an American colony land at Cape Henry, Va on this day in history.  

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

1648  On this day in history pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706)  

1648  Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1654  Jews are expelled from Brazil on April - 26.  

1655  On this day in history dutch West Indies Co denies Peter Stuyvesant's desire to exclude Jews from New Amsterdam  

1677  On April - 26 emperor Leopold I forms University of Innsbruck  

1703  On this day in history georg Christoph Leuttner, composer, dies at 58  

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

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  Nicolas Forme, composer was born on April - 26.  

1573  Marie de'Medici, Queen of France was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

0757  Stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies on this day in history.  

1192  Death of Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127) on April - 26.  

1196  Alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies on this day in history.  

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

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