Historical Events In April - 26

1890  Edgar "E Livingstone" Kennedy, US actor/director (My Old Dutch) on this day in history.  

1893  On this day in history 1st Cleveland Board of Park Commissioners forms  

1893  On this day in history anita Loos, author (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)  

1894  The birth of Rudolf Hess, German Nazi leader on April - 26.  

1897  On this day in history olga Chekova, Russia, actress (Italian Strawhat, Cry of the Children)  

1898  Edward PF Eagan, Denver, boxer (Oly-gold-20)/bobsledder (Oly-gold-32) on April - 26.  

1899  Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, TX, actor (Hoedown, Country Fair, Blackmail) on April - 26.  

1900  On a Farm in Ohio Charles Richter born, he developed the Richter scale for measuring earthquakes on April - 26.  

1900  AL opener in Cleve draws 6,500 on April - 26.  

1900  Charles Richter, Ohio, Earthquakes seismologist (Richter scale) on this day in history.  

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1903  On this day in history geoffrey Worthington, Air vice-marshall  

1904  Bell Telephone Company of Antwerp Belgium forms on this day in history.  

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

1905  Cubs Jack McCarthy becomes only major league player to throw out 3 runners at plate in 1 game, all were ends of a double play on this day in history.  

1905  On April - 26 charles K Feldman, [Gould], NYC, producer (Casino Royale)  

1906  The first motion pictures shown in Hawaii on this day in history.  

1906  1st motion pictures shown in Hawaii on April - 26.  

1906  Gracie Allen, Mrs George Burns, comedienne (George Burns Show) on this day in history.  

1907  On this day in history jamestown, Va Tercentenary Exposition opens  

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

1907  Pietro Plantania, composer, dies at 79 on April - 26.  

1908  On April - 26 j H Metcalf discovers asteroid #756 Lilliana  

1909  On April - 26 richard Howorth, cricketer (English all-rounder, three county doubles)  

1910  Erland von Koch, composer on this day in history.  

1910  Bjornstjerne Bjornson, Norwegian writer (Mary, Nobel 1903), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1911  On April - 26 marianne Hoppe, Rostock Germany (Bei Thea, Liebrauen)  

1912  On April - 26 the first homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox)  

1912  On April - 26 1st homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox)  

1912  On April - 26 a[lfred] E[lton] van Vogt, Canada, sci-fi author (Wizard of Linn)  

1913  Panama-Pacific International Exposition opens in SF on this day in history.  

1914  On April - 26 bernard Malamud, US, novelist (Fixer, Natural, Pulitizer 1967)  

1915  On this day in history italy secretly signes Pact of London with Britain, France & Russia  

1916  Arnoldus Christian Vlok van Wyk, composer on April - 26.  

1917  M Wolf discovers asteroid #868 Lova on April - 26.  

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

1538  On April - 26 birth of giovanni P Lomazzo, Italian writer/poet (Trattato)  

1564  William Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet) was born on this day in history.  

1567  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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  On April - 26 stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies  

1192  Death of Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127) on April - 26.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1478  Death of Giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24 on April - 26.  

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

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