Historical Events In April - 26

1835  Frederic Chopins "Grand Polonaise Brillante," premieres in Paris on April - 26.  

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 this day in history "Bombay Gazette" begins publishing on silk  

1841  On April - 26 wilhelm Scherer, German literature historian  

1853  On this day in history dutch King William III disbands 2nd Chamber  

1855  On this day in history composer Gioacchino Rossini leaves Italy  

1860  On April - 26 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 this day in history alphonse M A J Ariëns, Dutch pastor  

1861  On April - 26 g Schiaparelli discovers asteroid #69 Hesperia  

1863  Arno Holz, writer on this day in history.  

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  On April - 26 john Wilkes Booth assassin, is shot dead near Bowling Green, VA  

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  On this day in history j H "Biddy" Anderson, cricketer (one Test S Africa v Australia 1902)  

1875  On this day in history 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  On this day in history j Perrotin discovers asteroid #163 Erigone  

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

1879  On April - 26 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  Harry Sothern, actor (Dr Huer-Buck Rogers) on this day in history.  

1886  On April - 26 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  On this day in history huntsville Electric Co forms to sell electricity  

1888  On this day in history aleksandr Mikhailov, USSR, astronomer  

1889  Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austria, philosopher (Tractatus) on April - 26.  

1890  On April - 26 henry Morton Stanley inaugurated in London  

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1319  Jean II, the Good, king of France (1350-64) was born on April - 26.  

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  Nicolas Forme, composer was born on April - 26.  

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

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

1637  On April - 26 birth of philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized  

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 April - 26 alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies  

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  On April - 26 death of giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24  

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

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