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April 26

Lorenzo de' Medici

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.
1915 – First World War: Britain, France and Russia signed a secret treaty promising territory to Italy if it joined the war on their side.
1933 – The Gestapo, the official secret police force of Nazi Germany, was established.
1989 – A tornado struck the Manikganj District of Bangladesh and killed an estimated 1,300 people, making it the deadliest tornado in history.
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.

Marcus Aurelius (b. 121)
Alice Ayres (d. 1885)
S. J. V. Chelvanayakam (d. 1977)

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