Historical Events In April - 26

1920  On April - 26 h Shapley & H.D. Curtis hold "great debate" on nature of nebulae   

1920  H Shapley & H D Curtis hold "great debate" on nature of nebulae on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history u.S. Naval Detachment left Yugoslavia after administering area around Spalato for 2 years to guarantee transfer of area from Austria to new country   

1922  Hans Sommer, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1923  English prince Albert (George VI) marries lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on April - 26.   

1924  Josef Labor, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1925  Pulitzer prize awarded to Edna Ferber for "So big" on April - 26.   

1926  Karachai Autonomous Region established in RSFSR (until 1943) on this day in history.   

1926  On April - 26 germany & Russia sign neutrality/peace treaty   

1928  On this day in history madame Tussaud's waxwork exhibition opens in London   

1929  On this day in history the first non-stop England to India flight lands   

1929  1st non-stop England to India flight lands on this day in history.   

1931  On April - 26 lou Gehrig hits a HR but is called out for passing a runner, the mistake costs him AL home run crown; he & Babe Ruth tie for season   

1931  On April - 26 lou Gehrig hits a HR but is called out for passing a runner, mistake costs him AL home run crown; he & Babe Ruth tie for season   

1932  Jean Anouilh's "L'Ermine," premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

1932  Bill Lockwood, cricketer (43 wickets in 12 Tests for England), dies on April - 26.   

1933  On April - 26 the birth of Carol Burnett, American actress   

1933  On this day in history jewish students are barred from school in Germany   

1935  On April - 26 frank Boucher is given the NHL's Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship permanently for winning it 7 of 11 years   

1935  Frank Boucher is given NHL's Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship permanently for winning it 7 of 11 years on April - 26.   

1936  On April - 26 dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 4th Symphony   

1936  Tammany Young, American actor (b.1886) on April - 26.   

1937  German-made planes destroy Basque town of Guernica in Spain on this day in history.   

1937  German-made planes destroy Basque town of Guernica in Spain. The massacre is later painted by Picasso on April - 26.   

1937  German Luftwaffe destroys Basque town of Guernica in Spain on this day in history.   

1938  Mandatory registration of all property held by Jews inside the Reich, valued Jewish property is to be seized within Greater Germany at a value of approximately eight billion Reichmarks on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history austrian Jews required to register property above 5,000 Reichsmarks   

1938  On this day in history edmund Husserl, German philosopher (study of phenomenon), dies at 79   

1940  On April - 26 carl Bosch, German chemist (BASF, IG Farben, Nobel 1931), dies at 65   

1941  Y Vaisala discovers asteroid #2091 Sampo on this day in history.   

1941  A tradition begins, 1st organ at a baseball stadium (Chicago Cubs) on April - 26.   

1941  Jean Demoor, Belgian physician/physiologist/educationalist, dies at 74 on April - 26.   

1942  Colliery explosion kills 1,549 at Honkeiko Manchuria on April - 26.   

1942  Coal mine explosion kills 1,549 at Honkeiko Manchuria 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 this day in history.   

1567  On April - 26 birth of nicolas Forme, composer   

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

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

1637  Philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1444  On April - 26 robert Campin, South Neth painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65   

1476  On April - 26 death of simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453)   

1478  On this day in history death of giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24   

1489  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465)   

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