Historical Events In April - 26

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

0570  On April - 26 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 this day in history.  

1196  On April - 26 alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies  

1220  On this day in history german king Frederick II grants bishops sovereign rights  

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 April - 26.  

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

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

1478  Pazzi conspirators attack Lorenzo & kill Giuliano de'Medici on this day in history.  

1478  1st Easter on this day in history.  

1478  Giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24 on April - 26.  

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

1514  On April - 26 copernicus makes his observations of Saturn  

1514  On April - 26 copernicus makes his 1st observations of Saturn  

1532  On April - 26 sultan Suleiman through Hungary on away to Vienna  

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

1558  Jean Fran‡ois Fernel French physician, dies on this day in history.  

1558  Jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies on this day in history.  

1564  On April - 26 william Shakespeare baptized  

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

1567  Nicolas Forme, composer on this day in history.  

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

1603  On this day in history francesco Nigetti, composer  

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 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  On April - 26 christoph Thomas Walliser, composer, dies at 79  

1654  On April - 26 jews are expelled from Brazil  

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

1677  Emperor Leopold I forms University of Innsbruck on this day in history.  

1703  On April - 26 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 April - 26.  

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

1567  On this day in history birth of nicolas Forme, composer  

1573  On April - 26 birth of marie de'Medici, Queen of France  

1603  Francesco Nigetti, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1648  On April - 26 birth of pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706)  

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

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

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  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  Jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies on this day in history.