April 26th, 1478

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What happened on April 26th, 1478?

April 26th, 1478

The Pazzi family attack on Lorenzo de' Medici in order to displace the ruling Medici family kills his brother Giuliano during High Mass in Florence Cathedral.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pazzi

April 26th, 1478

In a conspiracy to replace the Medici family as rulers of the Republic of Florence, the Pazzi family attacked Lorenzo de' Medici (pictured) and killed his brother Giuliano at Florence Cathedral.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pazzi_conspiracy

What else happened on April 26th?

April 26th, 2012

The International Hydrographic Organization abandoned South Korean-led 'attempts to rename the Sea of Japan.

April 26th, 2007

Controversy surrounding the relocation of the Bronze Soldier of Tallinn, a Soviet Red Army World War II memorial in Tallinn, Estonia, erupted into mass protests and riots.

April 26th, 1994

Just before landing at Nagoya Airport, Japan, the copilot of China Airlines Flight 140 inadvertently triggered the takeoff/go-around switch, causing the aircraft to crash and killing 264 of the 271 people on board.

April 26th, 1989

A tornado struck the Manikganj District of Bangladesh and killed an estimated 1,300 people, making it the deadliest tornado in history.

April 26th, 1970

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) came into being when the WIPO Convention entered into force.

April 26th, 1958

Service ended on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Royal Blue Line, one of the first major electrified train lines in the U.S. (steam train pictured).

April 26th, 1944

World War II: U.S. Navy submarines began attacks on Japan's Take Ichi convoy as it sailed in waters between Taiwan and the Philippines, eventually sinking four vessels and killing more than 4,000 troops.

April 26th, 1941

Boris Kidrič and Edvard Kardelj founded the Liberation Front of the Slovene Nation, the main anti-fascist Slovene civil-resistance and political organization during World War II.

April 26th, 1933

The Gestapo, the official secret police force of Nazi Germany, was established.

April 26th, 1915

First World War: Britain, France and Russia signed a secret treaty promising territory to Italy if it joined the war on their side.

April 26th, 1865

U.S. Army soldiers cornered and fatally shot John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln, ending a twelve-day manhunt.

April 26th, 2015

Nursultan Nazarbayev is re-elected President of Kazakhstan with 97.7% of the vote.

April 26th, 2005

Cedar Revolution: Under international pressure, Syria withdraws the last of its 14,000 troop military garrison in Lebanon, ending its 29-year military domination of that country (Syrian occupation of Lebanon).

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 26th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 26th?

36

Amelia Alicia Anscelly

Malaysian badminton player

*April 26th, 1988, Kota Kinabalu

62

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Austrian philosopher and logician (1889–1951)

*April 26th, 1889, Neuwaldegg †April 29th, 1951, Cambridge

54

Melania Trump

First Lady of the United States (2017–2021), model, and businesswoman

*April 26th, 1970, Novo Mesto

65

David Hume

Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian

*April 26th, 1711, Edinburgh †August 25th, 1776, Edinburgh

87

Zvi Yavetz

Israeli historian, professor

*April 26th, 1925, Chernivtsi †January 7th, 2013, Tel Aviv

44

Channing Tatum

American actor, dancer and model (born 1980)

*April 26th, 1980, Cullman

46

Stana Katic

Canadian actress

*April 26th, 1978, Hamilton

44

Demetri Betts

American singer

*April 26th, 1973, North Carolina †May 21st, 2017

66

Giancarlo Esposito

American actor

*April 26th, 1958, Copenhagen

91

Carol Burnett

American actress, comedian and singer

*April 26th, 1933, San Antonio

35

Luke Bracey

Australian actor

*April 26th, 1989, Sydney

69

Peter Neururer

German association football manager

*April 26th, 1955, Marl

86

Duane Eddy

American guitarist

*April 26th, 1938, Corning

61

Jet Li

Chinese-Singaporean martial artist and actor (born 1963)

*April 26th, 1963, Beijing

72

Werner Biskup

German association football player and manager (1942–2014)

*April 26th, 1942, Bottrop †June 22nd, 2014, Quakenbrück

45

Ernst Udet

German flying ace (1896–1941)

*April 26th, 1896, Frankfurt †November 17th, 1941, Berlin

63

Anthony Cumia

American talk radio broadcaster

*April 26th, 1961, Elwood

68

Diethard Prengel

German cinematographer

*April 26th, 1956, Celle

84

Giorgio Moroder

Italian record producer and composer

*April 26th, 1940, Urtijëi

93

Rudolf Heß

German Nazi leader and Reich Minister without Portfolio (1894–1987)

*April 26th, 1894, Alexandria †August 17th, 1987, Spandau Prison

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Born in 1478

57

Thomas More

English statesman, lawyer and philosopher (1478–1535)

*February 7th, 1478, London †July 6th, 1535, Tower Hill

50

Baldassarre Castiglione

Italian Renaissance author (1478-1529)

*December 6th, 1478, Marcaria †February 8th, 1529, Toledo

63

Francisco Pizarro

Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire

*March 16th, 1478, Trujillo, Cáceres †June 26th, 1541, Lima

56

Clement VII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534

*May 26th, 1478, Florence †September 25th, 1534, Rome

72

Gian Giorgio Trissino

Italian Renaissance humanist

*July 8th, 1478, Vicenza †December 8th, 1550, Rome

28

Philip I of Castile

Duke of Burgundy and King of Castile

*June 22nd, 1478, Bruges †September 25th, 1506, Burgos

32

Giorgione

Venetian Renaissance painter (1478-1510)

*January 1st, 1478, Castelfranco Veneto †January 1st, 1510, Venice

19

John, Prince of Asturias

Prince of Asturias

*June 30th, 1478, Seville †October 4th, 1497, Salamanca

65

Louis V

Elector Palatine

*July 2nd, 1478, Heidelberg †March 16th, 1544, Heidelberg

43

Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham

3rd Duke of Buckingham, born in Wales

*February 3rd, 1478, Brecon †May 17th, 1521, Tower Hill

49

Henry Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland

English noble

*January 14th, 1478, Alnwick Castle †May 19th, 1527, Wressle Castle

55

Barbara Jagiellon

Duchess consort of Saxony and Margravine consort of Meissen (1478-1534)

*July 15th, 1478, Sandomierz †February 15th, 1534, Leipzig

78

Konrad Pellikan

Conradus Pellicanus of Rouffach (8 January 1478 - 6 Aprl 1556), Old Testament scholar and a correspondent of Desiderius Erasmus

*January 8th, 1478, Rouffach †April 6th, 1556, Zürich

82

Giulio d'Este

Illegitimate son of Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1478-1561)

*July 13th, 1478, Ferrara †March 13th, 1561, Ferrara

56

Anastasia von Brandenburg

(1478-1534)

*March 14th, 1478, Ansbach †July 4th, 1534, Ilmenau

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1478 is a normal year and no leap year.

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