Historical Events In April - 26
Wednesday, 17 December 2025
0121 Antonius Marcus Aurelius, [Marcus A Verus], Emperor of Rome (161-180) on this day in history. 

0570 On April - 26 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 On April - 26 stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies 

1196 Alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies on April - 26. 

1220 On this day in history german king Frederick II grants bishops sovereign rights 

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 this day in history. 

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 Pazzi conspirators attack Lorenzo & kill Giuliano de'Medici on April - 26. 

1478 On this day in history 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 Copernicus makes his observations of Saturn on this day in history. 

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

1532 On this day in history sultan Suleiman through Hungary on away to Vienna 

1538 On this day in history giovanni P Lomazzo, Italian writer/poet (Trattato) 

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

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

1564 William Shakespeare baptized on April - 26. 

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

1567 Nicolas Forme, composer on this day in history. 

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

1603 On this day in history 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 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 On this day in history christoph Thomas Walliser, composer, dies at 79 

1654 On April - 26 jews are expelled from Brazil 

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 this day in history. 

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

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