Historical Events In April - 26
Friday, 21 February 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 Stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies on April - 26.
1196 On April - 26 alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies
1220 German king Frederick II grants bishops sovereign rights on this day in history.
1319 On April - 26 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 The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy on this day in history.
1476 Simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453) on this day in history.
1478 On this day in history pazzi conspirators attack Lorenzo & kill Giuliano de'Medici
1478 1st Easter on this day in history.
1478 Giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24 on April - 26.
1514 Copernicus makes his first observations of Saturn on April - 26.
1514 On this day in history copernicus makes his observations of Saturn
1514 Copernicus makes his 1st observations of Saturn on April - 26.
1532 Sultan Suleiman through Hungary on away to Vienna on April - 26.
1538 On April - 26 giovanni P Lomazzo, Italian writer/poet (Trattato)
1558 Jean Fran‡ois Fernel French physician, dies on April - 26.
1558 On April - 26 jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies
1564 On this day in history william Shakespeare baptized
1564 On April - 26 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 On this day in history francesco Nigetti, composer
1607 On April - 26 the first British to establish an American colony land at Cape Henry, Va
1607 1st British to establish an American colony land at Cape Henry, Va on this day in history.
1637 On this day in history 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 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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