Page 3: Famous Personalities Born In April - 26

1900  On April - 26 birth of charles Richter, Ohio, Earthquakes seismologist (Richter scale)   

1900  Douglas Sirk, director (Zu Neuen Ufern, Boefje) was born on April - 26.   

1900  On this day in history birth of james Sutherland, English literature scholar/actor (Rob Roy 1953)   

1900  On April - 26 birth of hack Wilson, American baseball player (d. 1948)   

1903  Geoffrey Worthington, Air vice-marshall was born on this day in history.   

1903  Niven Busch, US screenwriter (Postman Always Rings Twice) was born on April - 26.   

1904  Paul E "Cardinal" Leger, archbishop (Montreal) was born on April - 26.   

1904  On April - 26 birth of william "Count" Basie, jazz pianist (Policy Man, Blazing Saddles)   

1905  Charles K Feldman, [Gould], NYC, producer (Casino Royale) was born on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history birth of denis O'Dea, Dublin, actor (Esther & the King, Treasure Island)   

1905  On April - 26 birth of jean Vigo, France, actor/director (Zero For Conduct, L'Atlante)   

1906  Gracie Allen, Mrs George Burns, comedienne (George Burns Show) was born on April - 26.   

1906  On this day in history birth of leopold Spinner, composer   

1907  Theun de Vries, writer (February; PC Hooft prize 1981) was born on this day in history.   

1909  Richard Howorth, cricketer (English all-rounder, three county doubles) was born on April - 26.   

1910  On this day in history birth of erland von Koch, composer   

1910  Ernst Tittel, composer was born on this day in history.   

1910  Johan Doorn, Dutch journalist/resistance fighter (Orange Newspaper) was born on April - 26.   

1910  Tomoyuki Tanaka, director (Godzilla) was born on April - 26.   

1911  On this day in history birth of marianne Hoppe, Rostock Germany (Bei Thea, Liebrauen)   

1912  On this day in history birth of a[lfred] E[lton] van Vogt, Canada, sci-fi author (Wizard of Linn)   

1912  On this day in history birth of a. E. van Vogt, Canadian writer (d. 2000)   

1914  On this day in history birth of bernard Malamud, US, novelist (Fixer, Natural, Pulitizer 1967)   

1914  Charlie Chester, British comedian (Never Say Die) was born on April - 26.   

1914  Horace Leonard Gold, Sci-Fi writer/editor was born on this day in history.   

1914  James William Rouse, US builder (shopping malls/Columbia, Maryland) was born on April - 26.   

1914  Wilfred Howard Mellers, composer was born on this day in history.   

1916  On April - 26 birth of arnoldus Christian Vlok van Wyk, composer   

1916  On April - 26 birth of morris L West, Australia, novelist (Shoes of the Fisherman)   

1916  On April - 26 birth of vic Perrin, American actor (d. 1989)   

1917  On this day in history birth of i[eoh] M[ing] Pei, Canton, China, architect (1961 Brunner Prize)   

1917  On this day in history birth of sal "The Barber" Maglie, pitcher (NY Giants, 8th best won-lost pct)   

1917  On this day in history birth of i.M. Pei, Chinese-born architect   

1918  Fanny Blankers-Koen, Holland, 100m/200m dash, hurdler (Olym-gold-1948) was born on this day in history.   

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

1444  Robert Campin, South Neth painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65 on April - 26.   

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