Page 4: Historical Events In April - 26

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

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

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

1894  On April - 26 the birth of Rudolf Hess, German Nazi leader   

1897  On this day in history 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  On April - 26 guinn "Big Boy" Williams, TX, actor (Hoedown, Country Fair, Blackmail)   

1900  On a Farm in Ohio Charles Richter born, he developed the Richter scale for measuring earthquakes on April - 26.   

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

1900  Charles Richter, Ohio, Earthquakes seismologist (Richter scale) on this day in history.   

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 April - 26 paul E "Cardinal" Leger, archbishop (Montreal)   

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  Charles K Feldman, [Gould], NYC, producer (Casino Royale) on this day in history.   

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

1906  1st motion pictures shown in Hawaii on this day in history.   

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

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 April - 26.   

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

1910  On April - 26 erland von Koch, composer   

1910  Bjornstjerne Bjornson, Norwegian writer (Mary, Nobel 1903), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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 April - 26 1st homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox)   

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

1913  On April - 26 panama-Pacific International Exposition opens in SF   

1914  On April - 26 bernard Malamud, US, novelist (Fixer, Natural, Pulitizer 1967)   

1915  On April - 26 italy secretly signes Pact of London with Britain, France & Russia   

1916  On this day in history arnoldus Christian Vlok van Wyk, composer   

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

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1319  On this day in history 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  William Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet) was born on April - 26.   

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

1573  On this day in history birth of marie de'Medici, Queen of France   

1603  On this day in history birth of francesco Nigetti, composer   

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

1648  On this day in history birth of pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706)   

0757  On April - 26 stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies   

1192  Death of Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127) on this day in history.   

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

1444  On April - 26 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  On this day in history death of giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24   

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

1558  Jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies on this day in history.