Historical Events In April - 26

1890  Edgar "E Livingstone" Kennedy, US actor/director (My Old Dutch) on April - 26.   

1893  1st Cleveland Board of Park Commissioners forms on this day in history.   

1893  Anita Loos, author (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes) on this day in history.   

1894  The birth of Rudolf Hess, German Nazi leader on April - 26.   

1897  On April - 26 olga Chekova, Russia, actress (Italian Strawhat, Cry of the Children)   

1898  On April - 26 edward PF Eagan, Denver, boxer (Oly-gold-20)/bobsledder (Oly-gold-32)   

1899  Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, TX, actor (Hoedown, Country Fair, Blackmail) on this day in history.   

1900  On a Farm in Ohio Charles Richter born, he developed the Richter scale for measuring earthquakes on this day in history.   

1900  On April - 26 aL opener in Cleve draws 6,500   

1900  On April - 26 charles Richter, Ohio, Earthquakes seismologist (Richter scale)   

1903  Geoffrey Worthington, Air vice-marshall on this day in history.   

1904  Bell Telephone Company of Antwerp Belgium forms on April - 26.   

1904  Paul E "Cardinal" Leger, archbishop (Montreal) on April - 26.   

1905  On this day in history cubs Jack McCarthy becomes only major league player to throw out 3 runners at plate in 1 game, all were ends of a double play   

1905  On April - 26 charles K Feldman, [Gould], NYC, producer (Casino Royale)   

1906  On April - 26 the first motion pictures shown in Hawaii   

1906  1st motion pictures shown in Hawaii on April - 26.   

1906  On this day in history gracie Allen, Mrs George Burns, comedienne (George Burns Show)   

1907  Jamestown, Va Tercentenary Exposition opens on April - 26.   

1907  Theun de Vries, writer (February; PC Hooft prize 1981) on this day in history.   

1907  Pietro Plantania, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history j H Metcalf discovers asteroid #756 Lilliana   

1909  Richard Howorth, cricketer (English all-rounder, three county doubles) on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history erland von Koch, composer   

1910  On this day in history bjornstjerne Bjornson, Norwegian writer (Mary, Nobel 1903), dies at 77   

1911  On this day in history marianne Hoppe, Rostock Germany (Bei Thea, Liebrauen)   

1912  On this day in history the first homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox)   

1912  1st homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox) on this day in history.   

1912  On April - 26 a[lfred] E[lton] van Vogt, Canada, sci-fi author (Wizard of Linn)   

1913  Panama-Pacific International Exposition opens in SF on April - 26.   

1914  On this day in history bernard Malamud, US, novelist (Fixer, Natural, Pulitizer 1967)   

1915  On this day in history italy secretly signes Pact of London with Britain, France & Russia   

1916  Arnoldus Christian Vlok van Wyk, composer on April - 26.   

1917  M Wolf discovers asteroid #868 Lova on this day in history.   

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1319  On April - 26 birth of jean II, the Good, king of France (1350-64)   

1538  On this day in history birth of giovanni P Lomazzo, Italian writer/poet (Trattato)   

1564  William Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet) was born on April - 26.   

1567  Nicolas Forme, composer was born on April - 26.   

1573  Marie de'Medici, Queen of France was born on April - 26.   

1603  On April - 26 birth of francesco Nigetti, composer   

1637  On April - 26 birth of philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized   

1648  Pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706) was born on April - 26.   

0757  Stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies on April - 26.   

1192  Death of Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127) on April - 26.   

1196  On this day in history alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies   

1444  On this day in history robert Campin, South Neth painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65   

1476  Death of Simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453) on this day in history.   

1478  Death of Giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24 on this day in history.   

1489  Death of Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465) on April - 26.   

1558  On April - 26 jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies