April 26
121 Marcus Aurelius (Roman
Emperor 161-180) was born. He was the last of the "Five Good
Emperors", and is also considered one of the most important Stoic
philosophers.
1467 The
miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appeared in Genazzano, Italy.
1514
Copernicus made his first observations of Saturn.
March
9
1074 Reforming Pope Gregory VII excommunicated all married Roman Catholic
priests.
1497 Nicolaus Copernicus 1st recorded
astronomical observation.
1566 David
Riccio, secretary and advisor to Mary, Queen of Scots, was murdered in the
Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland.
May
24
King David I of Scotland
1153 David I, king of Scotland (1124-53), died, and Malcolm IV became king
of Scotland.
1218 The Fifth Crusade left Acre for Egypt.
1337 The Hundred Years
War between England and France began when France confiscated Gascony from
Edward III.
1487 The ten-year-old Lambert Simnel was crowned in Christ Church
Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland with the name of Edward VI in a bid to threaten
King Henry VII's reign.
1543 Astronomer Nicolas Copernicus
died
April 26
121 Marcus Aurelius (Roman
Emperor 161-180) was born. He was the last of the "Five Good
Emperors", and is also considered one of the most important Stoic
philosophers.
757 Paolo Orsini replaced his brother Pope Stephen II, as Paul I.
1220 German king Frederick II granted bishops sovereign rights.
1467 The
miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appeared in Genazzano, Italy.
1478
Pazzi conspirators attacked Lorenzo and killed Giuliano de'Medici.
1514
Copernicus made his first observations of Saturn.
1564 William Shakespeare was
baptized.
March
9
1074 Reforming Pope Gregory VII excommunicated all married Roman Catholic
priests.
1440 Saint Frances of Rome, founder of the Oblates of Mary, died.
1497 Nicolaus Copernicus 1st recorded
astronomical observation.
1566 David
Riccio, secretary and advisor to Mary, Queen of Scots, was murdered in the
Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland.
February 19
197 Roman Emperor
Septimius Severus defeated usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum,
the bloodiest battle between Roman armies.
356 The Christian Roman emperor
Constantius II issued a decree closing all pagan temples.
607 Boniface III was
elected Pope.
1408 The revolt of Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, against
King Henry IV, ended with his defeat and death at Bramham Moor.
1473 Nicolau
Copernicus, the father of modern astronomy, was born.
