Historical Events In April - 26

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

0570  Muhammed, founder of Islam, according to the Shi'a sect. Other sources suggest April 20 on April - 26.   

0757  Paolo Orsini replaces his brother Pope Stephen II, as Paul I on April - 26.   

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

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

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  On this day in history 1st Easter   

1478  On April - 26 giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24   

1514  On April - 26 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  Sultan Suleiman through Hungary on away to Vienna on April - 26.   

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

1564  On this day in history william Shakespeare baptized   

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

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  On April - 26 the first British to establish an American colony land at Cape Henry, Va   

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  Pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706) on this day in history.   

1648  Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer, dies at 79 on April - 26.   

1654  Jews are expelled from Brazil on this day in history.   

1655  On this day in history dutch West Indies Co denies Peter Stuyvesant's desire to exclude Jews from New Amsterdam   

1677  On April - 26 emperor Leopold I forms University of Innsbruck   

1703  Georg Christoph Leuttner, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1567  Nicolas Forme, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1648  On April - 26 birth of pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706)   

0757  Stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies on April - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

1444  Robert Campin, South Neth painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65 on this day in history.   

1476  On this day in history death of simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453)   

1478  On April - 26 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 April - 26.