Historical Events In April - 26

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

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

0757  Paolo Orsini replaces his brother Pope Stephen II, as Paul I   

1220  German king Frederick II grants bishops sovereign rights   

1467  The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy   

1478  Pazzi conspirators attack Lorenzo & kill Giuliano de'Medici   

1478  1st Easter   

1514  Copernicus makes his first observations of Saturn   

1514  Copernicus makes his observations of Saturn   

1514  Copernicus makes his 1st observations of Saturn   

1532  Sultan Suleiman through Hungary on away to Vienna   

1319  Jean ii: The good, king of france (1350-64)   

1538  Giovanni p lomazzo: Italian writer/poet (trattato)   

1564  William shakespeare: Stratford-on-avon england, playwright (hamlet)   

1567  Nicolas forme: Composer   

1573  Marie de'medici: Queen of france   

1603  Francesco nigetti: Composer   

1637  Philip j van lichtenbergh: Governor of suriname, baptized   

1648  Pedro ii: King of portugal (1683-1706)   

0757  Stephen ii: Pope (752-57),   

1192  Emperor go-shirakawa of japan: Emperor go-shirakawa of japan (b. 1127)   

1196  Alfonso ii: King of aragon (1162-96),   

1444  Robert campin: South neth painter/porter of doornik,   

1476  Simonetta vespucci: Inspiration of botticelli (b.1453)   

1478  Giuliano de' medici: Medeheerser of florence, murdered at about 24   

1489  Ashikaga yoshihisa: Japanese shogun (b. 1465)   

1558  Jean francois fernel: French physician,