Page 4: 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  Anita Loos, author (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes) on April - 26.   

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

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

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

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

1900  On this day in history on a Farm in Ohio Charles Richter born, he developed the Richter scale for measuring earthquakes   

1900  On April - 26 aL opener in Cleve draws 6,500   

1900  On April - 26 charles Richter, Ohio, Earthquakes seismologist (Richter scale)   

1903  Geoffrey Worthington, Air vice-marshall on April - 26.   

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

1904  On April - 26 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  On this day in history charles K Feldman, [Gould], NYC, producer (Casino Royale)   

1906  The first motion pictures shown in Hawaii on April - 26.   

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

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

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

1907  On this day in history theun de Vries, writer (February; PC Hooft prize 1981)   

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

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

1909  Richard Howorth, cricketer (English all-rounder, three county doubles) on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history erland von Koch, composer   

1910  On this day in history 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 April - 26.   

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  On April - 26 arnoldus Christian Vlok van Wyk, composer   

1917  On this day in history m Wolf discovers asteroid #868 Lova   

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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  Nicolas Forme, composer was born on April - 26.   

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 April - 26.   

1648  Pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706) was born on this day in history.   

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

1192  On April - 26 death of emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127)   

1196  Alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies on this day in history.   

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  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