Page 4: Historical Events In April - 26

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

1893  On April - 26 1st Cleveland Board of Park Commissioners forms   

1893  Anita Loos, author (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes) on this day in history.   

1894  On this day in history the birth of Rudolf Hess, German Nazi leader   

1897  Olga Chekova, Russia, actress (Italian Strawhat, Cry of the Children) on April - 26.   

1898  Edward PF Eagan, Denver, boxer (Oly-gold-20)/bobsledder (Oly-gold-32) on this day in history.   

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

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

1904  On this day in history bell Telephone Company of Antwerp Belgium forms   

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 April - 26.   

1905  On this day in history charles K Feldman, [Gould], NYC, producer (Casino Royale)   

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

1906  On April - 26 1st motion pictures shown in Hawaii   

1906  On April - 26 gracie Allen, Mrs George Burns, comedienne (George Burns Show)   

1907  On April - 26 jamestown, Va Tercentenary Exposition opens   

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 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  On April - 26 bjornstjerne Bjornson, Norwegian writer (Mary, Nobel 1903), dies at 77   

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

1912  The first homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox) on this day in history.   

1912  1st homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox) on this day in history.   

1912  A[lfred] E[lton] van Vogt, Canada, sci-fi author (Wizard of Linn) on this day in history.   

1913  On April - 26 panama-Pacific International Exposition opens in SF   

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

1915  Italy secretly signes Pact of London with Britain, France & Russia on April - 26.   

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

1917  On April - 26 m Wolf discovers asteroid #868 Lova   

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

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

1637  Philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized was born on April - 26.   

1648  On this day in history birth of pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706)   

0757  Stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies on this day in history.   

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 April - 26.   

1476  Death of Simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453) on April - 26.   

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 April - 26.   

1558  Jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies on this day in history.