Historical Events Happened In April - 26

1983  Bronislaw Kaper, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  Share it »

1984  Count Basie jazz piano great, dies at 78 on this day in history.  Share it »

1984  Henry Rowland actor, dies at 70 on this day in history.  Share it »

1984  Liverpool's Cavern Club reopens on this day in history.  Share it »

1984  On this day in history may McAvoy actress, dies at 82 after a heart attack  Share it »

1984  Pres Reagan visits China on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1986  An accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant leads to widespread nuclear contamination on this day in history.  Share it »

1986  Broderick Crawford actor (Highway Patrol), dies at 74 on this day in history.  Share it »

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 this day in history.  Share it »

1986  On this day in history maria Shriver & Arnold Schwarzenegger marry  Share it »

1986  On this day in history worst nuclear disaster, Chernobyl USSR, 31 die  Share it »

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

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

1989  AT&T announces NJ's 201 area code will split into 908 & 201 on this day in history.  Share it »

1989  On this day in history lucille Ball comedienne/actress dies at 78 of a massive heart attack  Share it »

1989  On this day in history mike Tyson is ticketed for driving 71 MPH in 30 mile zone in Albany  Share it »

1989  On this day in history lucille Ball, comedienne (I Love Lucy), dies of heart attack at 78  Share it »

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

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

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  Share it »

1990  NY court of appeals ends 2« year legal battle over 1988 America's Cup by refusing jurisdiction of the case on this day in history.  Share it »

1990  Carlos Pizarro Leongomez, Colombian pres candidate, assassinated on this day in history.  Share it »

1991  On this day in history "Dinosaurs" premiers on ABC-TV  Share it »

1991  On this day in history vice-Admiral Charles Thomas resigns, warns defense cuts will threaten sovereignty and endanger lives of military personnel  Share it »

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

1992  "Jelly's Last Jam" opens at Virginia theater on Broadway on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1992  Final episode of "Growing Pains" airs on this day in history.  Share it »

1992  Alberta Vaughn, actress (Wild Horse, Silver Devil), dies at 87 on this day in history.  Share it »

1995  On this day in history alexander Knox, actor/writer (Gorky Park, Accident), dies at 88  Share it »

1996  Burton Stein, historian, dies at 69 on this day in history.  Share it »

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

2002  On this day in history robert Steinhäuser German spree killer (b.1983)  Share it »

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1319  On this day in history birth of jean II, the Good, king of France (1350-64)  Share it »

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

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

1567  Nicolas Forme, composer was born on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1444  Robert Campin, South Neth painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65 on this day in history.  Share it »

1476  Death of Simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453) on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1489  Death of Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465) on this day in history.  Share it »

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