Page 4: 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 April - 26.   

1894  The birth of Rudolf Hess, German Nazi leader on this day in history.   

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

1898  On this day in history edward PF Eagan, Denver, boxer (Oly-gold-20)/bobsledder (Oly-gold-32)   

1899  Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, TX, actor (Hoedown, Country Fair, Blackmail) on April - 26.   

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

1900  On this day in history aL opener in Cleve draws 6,500   

1900  Charles Richter, Ohio, Earthquakes seismologist (Richter scale) on April - 26.   

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

1904  On this day in history bell Telephone Company of Antwerp Belgium forms   

1904  On this day in history paul E "Cardinal" Leger, archbishop (Montreal)   

1905  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 on this day in history.   

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

1906  The first motion pictures shown in Hawaii on April - 26.   

1906  On this day in history 1st motion pictures shown in Hawaii   

1906  On April - 26 gracie Allen, Mrs George Burns, comedienne (George Burns Show)   

1907  Jamestown, Va Tercentenary Exposition opens on this day in history.   

1907  On April - 26 theun de Vries, writer (February; PC Hooft prize 1981)   

1907  Pietro Plantania, composer, dies at 79 on April - 26.   

1908  On April - 26 j H Metcalf discovers asteroid #756 Lilliana   

1909  Richard Howorth, cricketer (English all-rounder, three county doubles) on April - 26.   

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  Marianne Hoppe, Rostock Germany (Bei Thea, Liebrauen) on April - 26.   

1912  On April - 26 the first homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox)   

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

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 April - 26 bernard Malamud, US, novelist (Fixer, Natural, Pulitizer 1967)   

1915  Italy secretly signes Pact of London with Britain, France & Russia on April - 26.   

1916  On April - 26 arnoldus Christian Vlok van Wyk, composer   

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

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1319  Jean II, the Good, king of France (1350-64) was born on this day in history.   

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  Francesco Nigetti, composer was born on this day in history.   

1637  On this day in history birth of philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized   

1648  On April - 26 birth of pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706)   

0757  Stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies on this day in history.   

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

1196  Alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies on this day in history.   

1444  Robert Campin, South Neth painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65 on this day in history.   

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

1478  On April - 26 death of giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24   

1489  On April - 26 death of ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465)   

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