Historical Events In April - 26

1835  On April - 26 frederic Chopins "Grand Polonaise Brillante," premieres in Paris  

1836  On April - 26 erminnie Adelle Platt, US, ethnologist (Iriquois-English Dictionary)  

1839  Cyrus Hamblin, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1867 on April - 26.  

1841  On April - 26 "Bombay Gazette" begins publishing on silk  

1841  Wilhelm Scherer, German literature historian on this day in history.  

1853  On April - 26 dutch King William III disbands 2nd Chamber  

1855  Composer Gioacchino Rossini leaves Italy on April - 26.  

1860  On this day in history founding of the Second Battalion Volunteer Militia Rifles of Canada from six independent militia units; later the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, oldest regiment in the Canadian Armed Forces.  

1860  On April - 26 alphonse M A J Ariëns, Dutch pastor  

1861  G Schiaparelli discovers asteroid #69 Hesperia on April - 26.  

1863  Arno Holz, writer on April - 26.  

1865  A De Gasparis discovers asteroid #83 Beatrix on April - 26.  

1865  On April - 26 gen Joseph E Johnston surrenders the Army of Tennessee, at Durham, NC  

1865  John Wilkes Booth assassin, is shot dead near Bowling Green, VA on April - 26.  

1865  On April - 26 battle of Durham Station, NC (Greensboro)  

1865  Charles J Sax, Belgian inventor (saxophone), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1868  Harold Sidney Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere/Newspaper publisher on April - 26.  

1873  Otto zur Linde, German author (Charon) on April - 26.  

1874  J H "Biddy" Anderson, cricketer (one Test S Africa v Australia 1902) on April - 26.  

1875  On April - 26 first scheduled train over the Prince Edward Island Railway from Charlottetown to Georgetown.  

1875  On this day in history syngman Rhee, South Korea, pres of South Korea (1948-60) [or Mar 26]  

1876  J Perrotin discovers asteroid #163 Erigone on this day in history.  

1878  Ethel Griffies, actress (Billy Liar, Birds, We Live Again) on this day in history.  

1879  On this day in history owen Williams Richardson, England, physicist (Nobel 1928)  

1880  On April - 26 mikhail Fokine, Russia, choreographer/founder of modern dance  

1884  J Palisa discovers asteroid #236 Honoria on this day in history.  

1884  On April - 26 harry Sothern, actor (Dr Huer-Buck Rogers)  

1886  On this day in history ma Rainey, [Gertrude Pridgett], "Mother of the Blues  

1887  On April - 26 cardston, Alberta Joseph Ora Card and a small group of Mormons found the community that will become Cardston, Alberta;  

1887  On April - 26 huntsville Electric Co established to sell electricity  

1887  Huntsville Electric Co forms to sell electricity on this day in history.  

1888  Aleksandr Mikhailov, USSR, astronomer on April - 26.  

1889  Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austria, philosopher (Tractatus) on this day in history.  

1890  On this day in history henry Morton Stanley inaugurated in London  

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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 April - 26 birth of william Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet)  

1567  On April - 26 birth of nicolas Forme, composer  

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

1603  Francesco Nigetti, composer was born on April - 26.  

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

1478  On April - 26 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  Jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies on this day in history.