Historical Events In April - 26
Sunday, 02 November 2025
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 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 On this day in history jean II, the Good, king of France (1350-64) 

1444 Robert Campin, South Neth painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65 on April - 26. 

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

1476 On April - 26 simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453) 

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

1478 1st Easter on this day in history. 

1478 On April - 26 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 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 April - 26. 

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

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

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

1564 On this day in history william Shakespeare baptized 

1564 On April - 26 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 this day in history. 

1603 Francesco Nigetti, composer on April - 26. 

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 Philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized on this day in history. 

1648 Pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706) on April - 26. 

1648 On April - 26 christoph Thomas Walliser, composer, dies at 79 

1654 Jews are expelled from Brazil on April - 26. 

1655 On April - 26 dutch West Indies Co denies Peter Stuyvesant's desire to exclude Jews from New Amsterdam 

1677 Emperor Leopold I forms University of Innsbruck on April - 26. 

1703 On April - 26 georg Christoph Leuttner, composer, dies at 58 

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