Page 4: Historical Events In April - 26
Friday, 18 July 2025
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 April - 26.
1893 On this day in history anita Loos, author (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)
1894 On April - 26 the birth of Rudolf Hess, German Nazi leader
1897 On April - 26 olga Chekova, Russia, actress (Italian Strawhat, Cry of the Children)
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 this day in history.
1900 Charles Richter, Ohio, Earthquakes seismologist (Richter scale) on this day in history.
1903 Geoffrey Worthington, Air vice-marshall on this day in history.
1904 Bell Telephone Company of Antwerp Belgium forms on this day in history.
1904 Paul E "Cardinal" Leger, archbishop (Montreal) on this day in history.
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 April - 26 charles K Feldman, [Gould], NYC, producer (Casino Royale)
1906 The first motion pictures shown in Hawaii on this day in history.
1906 1st motion pictures shown in Hawaii on April - 26.
1906 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1907 Pietro Plantania, composer, dies at 79 on April - 26.
1908 On this day in history j H Metcalf discovers asteroid #756 Lilliana
1909 On April - 26 richard Howorth, cricketer (English all-rounder, three county doubles)
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 this day in history marianne Hoppe, Rostock Germany (Bei Thea, Liebrauen)
1912 The first homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox) on April - 26.
1912 On April - 26 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 April - 26 italy secretly signes Pact of London with Britain, France & Russia
1916 Arnoldus Christian Vlok van Wyk, composer on this day in history.
1917 M Wolf discovers asteroid #868 Lova on April - 26.
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