Historical Events For April - 26

1983  On April - 26 bronislaw Kaper, composer, dies at 81  

1984  On this day in history count Basie jazz piano great, dies at 78  

1984  On April - 26 henry Rowland actor, dies at 70  

1984  On April - 26 liverpool's Cavern Club reopens  

1984  May McAvoy actress, dies at 82 after a heart attack on April - 26.  

1984  Pres Reagan visits China on this day in history.  

1984  On this day in history henry Rowland, actor (Rogue's Regiment), dies at 70  

1986  On April - 26 an accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant leads to widespread nuclear contamination  

1986  On April - 26 broderick Crawford actor (Highway Patrol), dies at 74  

1986  Kashmir-India Border Region a 5.5 earthquake resulted in six people killed, about 30 injured and 85 percent of the houses damaged in the Dharmsala, India area on April - 26.  

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1986  Maria Shriver & Arnold Schwarzenegger marry on April - 26.  

1986  Worst nuclear disaster, Chernobyl USSR, 31 die on this day in history.  

1986  Bessie Love, actress (Broadway Melody, Isadora), dies at 87 on this day in history.  

1988  On this day in history tNN Viewers choice awards-Randy Travis wins in 5 categories  

1989  On this day in history aT&T announces NJ's 201 area code will split into 908 & 201  

1989  Lucille Ball comedienne/actress dies at 78 of a massive heart attack on April - 26.  

1989  Mike Tyson is ticketed for driving 71 MPH in 30 mile zone in Albany on this day in history.  

1989  Lucille Ball, comedienne (I Love Lucy), dies of heart attack at 78 on this day in history.  

1990  On this day in history 126 die in a (6.9) earthquake in China  

1990  Danny Wood of New Kids, steps on a stuffed animal & twists his ankle on this day in history.  

1990  On this day in history in the Qinghai Province, Chinaa 6.9 quake resulted in at least 126 people killed, many injured, extensive damage and landslides in the Gonghe-Xinghai area  

1990  NY court of appeals ends 2« year legal battle over 1988 America's Cup by refusing jurisdiction of the case on April - 26.  

1990  On this day in history carlos Pizarro Leongomez, Colombian pres candidate, assassinated  

1991  "Dinosaurs" premiers on ABC-TV on April - 26.  

1991  On April - 26 vice-Admiral Charles Thomas resigns, warns defense cuts will threaten sovereignty and endanger lives of military personnel  

1991  On this day in history carmine Coppola, composer/father of Francis Ford Coppola, dies  

1992  "Jelly's Last Jam" opens at Virginia theater on Broadway on April - 26.  

1992  On this day in history "Who's The Boss," final episode after 8 years  

1992  On this day in history final episode of "Growing Pains" airs  

1992  Alberta Vaughn, actress (Wild Horse, Silver Devil), dies at 87 on April - 26.  

1995  Alexander Knox, actor/writer (Gorky Park, Accident), dies at 88 on this day in history.  

1996  On April - 26 burton Stein, historian, dies at 69  

1997  Joey Faye, comic (Fruit of the Loom grapes), dies at 86 on this day in history.  

2002  On April - 26 robert Steinhäuser German spree killer (b.1983)  

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

1538  On this day in history birth of giovanni P Lomazzo, Italian writer/poet (Trattato)  

1564  On this day in history birth of william Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet)  

1567  On April - 26 birth of nicolas Forme, composer  

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

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  Pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706) was born on April - 26.  

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

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

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

1444  On this day in history robert Campin, South Neth painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65  

1476  On this day in history death of simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453)  

1478  Death of Giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24 on this day in history.  

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

1558  Jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies on April - 26.