Page 4: Historical Events In April - 26

1890  Edgar "E Livingstone" Kennedy, US actor/director (My Old Dutch) on April - 26.   

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  On this day in history the birth of Rudolf Hess, German Nazi leader   

1897  On April - 26 olga Chekova, Russia, actress (Italian Strawhat, Cry of the Children)   

1898  On this day in history edward PF Eagan, Denver, boxer (Oly-gold-20)/bobsledder (Oly-gold-32)   

1899  On April - 26 guinn "Big Boy" Williams, TX, actor (Hoedown, Country Fair, Blackmail)   

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.   

1903  On April - 26 geoffrey Worthington, Air vice-marshall   

1904  Bell Telephone Company of Antwerp Belgium forms on April - 26.   

1904  On this day in history paul E "Cardinal" Leger, archbishop (Montreal)   

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

1906  On April - 26 the first motion pictures shown in Hawaii   

1906  1st motion pictures shown in Hawaii on this day in history.   

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

1907  Jamestown, Va Tercentenary Exposition opens on April - 26.   

1907  Theun de Vries, writer (February; PC Hooft prize 1981) on April - 26.   

1907  On this day in history pietro Plantania, composer, dies at 79   

1908  On this day in history j H Metcalf discovers asteroid #756 Lilliana   

1909  On this day in history richard Howorth, cricketer (English all-rounder, three county doubles)   

1910  On April - 26 erland von Koch, composer   

1910  On this day in history bjornstjerne Bjornson, Norwegian writer (Mary, Nobel 1903), dies at 77   

1911  Marianne Hoppe, Rostock Germany (Bei Thea, Liebrauen) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1913  Panama-Pacific International Exposition opens in SF on April - 26.   

1914  Bernard Malamud, US, novelist (Fixer, Natural, Pulitizer 1967) on this day in history.   

1915  Italy secretly signes Pact of London with Britain, France & Russia on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1538  Giovanni P Lomazzo, Italian writer/poet (Trattato) was born on this day in history.   

1564  On April - 26 birth of william Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet)   

1567  On this day in history birth of nicolas Forme, composer   

1573  On April - 26 birth of marie de'Medici, Queen of France   

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

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

1648  Pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706) was born on April - 26.   

0757  Stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies on April - 26.   

1192  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127)   

1196  Alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies on April - 26.   

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

1476  On this day in history death of simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453)   

1478  On this day in history 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  On April - 26 jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies