Historical Events In April - 26
Wednesday, 17 August 2022
0121 Antonius Marcus Aurelius, [Marcus A Verus], Emperor of Rome (161-180) on this day in history.
0570 Muhammed, founder of Islam, according to the Shi'a sect. Other sources suggest April 20 on this day in history.
0757 Paolo Orsini replaces his brother Pope Stephen II, as Paul I on this day in history.
0757 Stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies on this day in history.
1196 Alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies on this day in history.
1220 German king Frederick II grants bishops sovereign rights on this day in history.
1319 Jean II, the Good, king of France (1350-64) on this day in history.
1444 Robert Campin, South Neth painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65 on this day in history.
1467 The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy on April - 26.
1476 On this day in history simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453)
1478 On April - 26 pazzi conspirators attack Lorenzo & kill Giuliano de'Medici
1478 On this day in history 1st Easter
1478 Giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24 on April - 26.
1514 On this day in history copernicus makes his first observations of Saturn
1514 Copernicus makes his observations of Saturn on this day in history.
1514 Copernicus makes his 1st observations of Saturn on this day in history.
1532 Sultan Suleiman through Hungary on away to Vienna on April - 26.
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 On April - 26 jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies
1564 William Shakespeare baptized on this day in history.
1564 On April - 26 william Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet)
1567 On April - 26 nicolas Forme, composer
1573 Marie de'Medici, Queen of France on this day in history.
1603 Francesco Nigetti, composer on this day in history.
1607 The first British to establish an American colony land at Cape Henry, Va on April - 26.
1607 1st British to establish an American colony land at Cape Henry, Va on April - 26.
1637 Philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized on April - 26.
1648 On this day in history pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706)
1648 Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer, dies at 79 on April - 26.
1654 On April - 26 jews are expelled from Brazil
1655 On April - 26 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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