Historical Events In April - 26
Wednesday, 18 June 2025
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 On this day in history stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies
1196 Alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies on this day in history.
1220 German king Frederick II grants bishops sovereign rights on April - 26.
1319 Jean II, the Good, king of France (1350-64) on this day in history.
1444 On April - 26 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 this day in history.
1476 On this day in history simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453)
1478 On this day in history pazzi conspirators attack Lorenzo & kill Giuliano de'Medici
1478 1st Easter on April - 26.
1478 Giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24 on this day in history.
1514 On this day in history copernicus makes his first observations of Saturn
1514 On this day in history copernicus makes his observations of Saturn
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 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 On this day in history jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies
1564 On this day in history william Shakespeare baptized
1564 William Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet) on this day in history.
1567 On April - 26 nicolas Forme, composer
1573 On April - 26 marie de'Medici, Queen of France
1603 On April - 26 francesco Nigetti, composer
1607 On this day in history the first British to establish an American colony land at Cape Henry, Va
1607 On April - 26 1st British to establish an American colony land at Cape Henry, Va
1637 On April - 26 philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized
1648 Pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706) on April - 26.
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 this day in history emperor Leopold I forms University of Innsbruck
1703 On this day in history georg Christoph Leuttner, composer, dies at 58
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