Historical Events In April - 26

0121  Antonius Marcus Aurelius, [Marcus A Verus], Emperor of Rome (161-180) on April - 26.  

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 April - 26.  

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

1196  On this day in history alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies  

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

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

1444  On this day in history robert Campin, South Neth painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65  

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 April - 26.  

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

1478  1st Easter on this day in history.  

1478  On this day in history giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24  

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  Giovanni P Lomazzo, Italian writer/poet (Trattato) on April - 26.  

1558  Jean Fran�ois Fernel French physician, dies on April - 26.  

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

1564  On April - 26 william Shakespeare baptized  

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

1567  On April - 26 nicolas Forme, composer  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1648  Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer, dies at 79 on April - 26.  

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  Georg Christoph Leuttner, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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1319  Jean II, the Good, king of France (1350-64) was born on April - 26.  

1538  Giovanni P Lomazzo, Italian writer/poet (Trattato) was born on this day in history.  

1564  On April - 26 birth of william Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet)  

1567  On April - 26 birth of nicolas Forme, composer  

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

1603  On this day in history birth of francesco Nigetti, composer  

1637  On this day in history birth of philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized  

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

0757  On this day in history stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies  

1192  Death of Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127) on this day in history.  

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

1444  On April - 26 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  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