Page 4: Historical Events In April - 26

1890  On this day in history edgar "E Livingstone" Kennedy, US actor/director (My Old Dutch)   

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

1893  On April - 26 anita Loos, author (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)   

1894  The birth of Rudolf Hess, German Nazi leader on this day in history.   

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

1900  On this day in history charles Richter, Ohio, Earthquakes seismologist (Richter scale)   

1903  Geoffrey Worthington, Air vice-marshall on this day in history.   

1904  On April - 26 bell Telephone Company of Antwerp Belgium forms   

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

1905  On this day in history 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   

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

1906  On this day in history the first motion pictures shown in Hawaii   

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

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

1907  On April - 26 jamestown, Va Tercentenary Exposition opens   

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

1907  On April - 26 pietro Plantania, composer, dies at 79   

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  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  On this day in history marianne Hoppe, Rostock Germany (Bei Thea, Liebrauen)   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history bernard Malamud, US, novelist (Fixer, Natural, Pulitizer 1967)   

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  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 this day in history.   

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 April - 26.   

1567  Nicolas Forme, composer was born on April - 26.   

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

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 this day in history stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies   

1192  Death of Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127) on this day in history.   

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  On April - 26 death of simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453)   

1478  On April - 26 death of giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24   

1489  On April - 26 death of ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465)   

1558  On this day in history jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies