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

1196  On this day in history 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 April - 26.  

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

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

1476  Simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453) on April - 26.  

1478  On April - 26 pazzi conspirators attack Lorenzo & kill Giuliano de'Medici  

1478  On April - 26 1st Easter  

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

1558  On this day in history jean Fran‡ois Fernel French physician, dies  

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

1564  William Shakespeare baptized on April - 26.  

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

1567  Nicolas Forme, composer on April - 26.  

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

1603  Francesco Nigetti, composer on April - 26.  

1607  On April - 26 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 this day in history.  

1648  Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1654  On this day in history 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  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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1319  On April - 26 birth of jean II, the Good, king of France (1350-64)  

1538  Giovanni P Lomazzo, Italian writer/poet (Trattato) was born on April - 26.  

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

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

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

1603  On April - 26 birth of francesco Nigetti, composer  

1637  Philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized was born on April - 26.  

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

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  On April - 26 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  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 this day in history.  

1489  On April - 26 death of ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465)  

1558  On this day in history jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies