Historical Events In April - 26

1890  Edgar "E Livingstone" Kennedy, US actor/director (My Old Dutch) on this day in history.   

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

1893  On April - 26 anita Loos, author (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)   

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

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 this day in history guinn "Big Boy" Williams, TX, actor (Hoedown, Country Fair, Blackmail)   

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

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

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

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

1904  Bell Telephone Company of Antwerp Belgium forms on this day in history.   

1904  Paul E "Cardinal" Leger, archbishop (Montreal) on this day in history.   

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 April - 26.   

1905  Charles K Feldman, [Gould], NYC, producer (Casino Royale) on April - 26.   

1906  The first motion pictures shown in Hawaii on this day in history.   

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

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

1907  On April - 26 jamestown, Va Tercentenary Exposition opens   

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

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

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

1909  On this day in history richard Howorth, cricketer (English all-rounder, three county doubles)   

1910  On this day in history erland von Koch, composer   

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

1911  On April - 26 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  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 this day in history bernard Malamud, US, novelist (Fixer, Natural, Pulitizer 1967)   

1915  On April - 26 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 April - 26.   

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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 April - 26.   

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

1567  On April - 26 birth of nicolas Forme, composer   

1573  On April - 26 birth of marie de'Medici, Queen of France   

1603  Francesco Nigetti, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1192  On April - 26 death of emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127)   

1196  On this day in history 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  On April - 26 death of simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453)   

1478  Death of Giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24 on April - 26.   

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

1558  On this day in history jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies