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 April - 26 anita Loos, author (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)  

1894  On April - 26 the birth of Rudolf Hess, German Nazi leader  

1897  Olga Chekova, Russia, actress (Italian Strawhat, Cry of the Children) on this day in history.  

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

1899  Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, TX, actor (Hoedown, Country Fair, Blackmail) on this day in history.  

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

1900  On this day in history aL opener in Cleve draws 6,500  

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  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 April - 26.  

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

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

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 April - 26 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 this day in history richard Howorth, cricketer (English all-rounder, three county doubles)  

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

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 April - 26.  

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

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

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

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

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  On April - 26 arnoldus Christian Vlok van Wyk, composer  

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

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1319  On April - 26 birth of jean II, the Good, king of France (1350-64)  

1538  Giovanni P Lomazzo, Italian writer/poet (Trattato) was born on April - 26.  

1564  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1603  On April - 26 birth of francesco Nigetti, composer  

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

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

0757  On April - 26 stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies  

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

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 April - 26.  

1558  Jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies on April - 26.