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 this day in history.   

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

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

1220  German king Frederick II grants bishops sovereign rights on this day in history.   

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

1444  On April - 26 robert Campin, South Neth painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65   

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

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

1478  On April - 26 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  On this day in history copernicus makes his first observations of Saturn   

1514  On April - 26 copernicus makes his observations of Saturn   

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 April - 26 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 April - 26.   

1564  William Shakespeare baptized on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1603  Francesco Nigetti, composer on April - 26.   

1607  On this day in history 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 April - 26.   

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

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

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

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 April - 26.   

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  William Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1192  On April - 26 death of emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127)   

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 April - 26.   

1476  On April - 26 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 this day in history.   

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