Saturday, Apr 26, 2025
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121 - Birth of Antonius Marcus Aurelius [Marcus A Verus], Emperor of Rome (161-180).
757 - Paolo Orsini replaces his brother Pope Stephen II, as Paul I.
757 - Stephen II Pope (752-57), dies.
1196 - Alfonso II King of Aragon (1162-96), dies.
1220 - German king Frederick II grants bishops sovereign rights.
1319 - Birth of Jean II the Good, king of France (1350-64).
1444 - Robert Campin South Netherlands painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about age 65.
1478 - Easter is celebrated for the first time.
1478 - Giuliano de' Medici Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about age 24.
1478 - Pazzi conspirators attack Lorenzo and kill Giuliano de'Medici.