Page 4: Historical Events In April - 26

1890  On this day in history edgar "E Livingstone" Kennedy, US actor/director (My Old Dutch)   

1893  On April - 26 1st Cleveland Board of Park Commissioners forms   

1893  On this day in history anita Loos, author (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)   

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

1897  On this day in history olga Chekova, Russia, actress (Italian Strawhat, Cry of the Children)   

1898  Edward PF Eagan, Denver, boxer (Oly-gold-20)/bobsledder (Oly-gold-32) on this day in history.   

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

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

1900  AL opener in Cleve draws 6,500 on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history charles Richter, Ohio, Earthquakes seismologist (Richter scale)   

1903  On April - 26 geoffrey Worthington, Air vice-marshall   

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

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

1905  On April - 26 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 this day in history the first motion pictures shown in Hawaii   

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

1906  Gracie Allen, Mrs George Burns, comedienne (George Burns Show) on this day in history.   

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

1907  On this day in history theun de Vries, writer (February; PC Hooft prize 1981)   

1907  On this day in history pietro Plantania, composer, dies at 79   

1908  J H Metcalf discovers asteroid #756 Lilliana on this day in history.   

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

1910  Erland von Koch, composer on April - 26.   

1910  Bjornstjerne Bjornson, Norwegian writer (Mary, Nobel 1903), dies at 77 on April - 26.   

1911  Marianne Hoppe, Rostock Germany (Bei Thea, Liebrauen) on this day in history.   

1912  The first homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox) on April - 26.   

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  On this day in history panama-Pacific International Exposition opens in SF   

1914  Bernard Malamud, US, novelist (Fixer, Natural, Pulitizer 1967) on April - 26.   

1915  Italy secretly signes Pact of London with Britain, France & Russia on this day in history.   

1916  Arnoldus Christian Vlok van Wyk, composer on this day in history.   

1917  On April - 26 m Wolf discovers asteroid #868 Lova   

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

1538  Giovanni P Lomazzo, Italian writer/poet (Trattato) was born on this day in history.   

1564  On April - 26 birth of william Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet)   

1567  On this day in history birth of nicolas Forme, composer   

1573  Marie de'Medici, Queen of France was born on this day in history.   

1603  Francesco Nigetti, composer was born on April - 26.   

1637  Philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized was born on April - 26.   

1648  Pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706) was born on this day in history.   

0757  On this day in history stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies   

1192  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127)   

1196  On April - 26 alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies   

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  Death of Giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24 on April - 26.   

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

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