Historical Events In April - 26

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

0570  On this day in history muhammed, founder of Islam, according to the Shi'a sect. Other sources suggest April 20.  

0757  On this day in history paolo Orsini replaces his brother Pope Stephen II, as Paul I  

0757  On April - 26 stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies  

1196  On April - 26 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  Robert Campin, South Neth painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65 on April - 26.  

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

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

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

1478  On April - 26 1st Easter  

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  Copernicus makes his observations of Saturn on April - 26.  

1514  On this day in history copernicus makes his 1st observations of Saturn  

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

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

1558  On April - 26 jean Fran‡ois Fernel French physician, dies  

1558  Jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies on April - 26.  

1564  William Shakespeare baptized on this day in history.  

1564  William Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet) on April - 26.  

1567  On this day in history nicolas Forme, composer  

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 April - 26.  

1607  On this day in history 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  On April - 26 pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706)  

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

1654  Jews are expelled from Brazil on April - 26.  

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 April - 26.  

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 this day in history.  

1564  William Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet) was born on April - 26.  

1567  Nicolas Forme, composer was born on April - 26.  

1573  On this day in history birth of marie de'Medici, Queen of France  

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

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

1648  On this day in history birth of pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706)  

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

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 April - 26.  

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

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

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

1489  Death of Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465) on April - 26.  

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