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 April - 26.   

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 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 this day in history.   

1900  AL opener in Cleve draws 6,500 on April - 26.   

1900  Charles Richter, Ohio, Earthquakes seismologist (Richter scale) on April - 26.   

1903  On April - 26 geoffrey Worthington, Air vice-marshall   

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

1904  On April - 26 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  The first motion pictures shown in Hawaii on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history 1st motion pictures shown in Hawaii   

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

1907  On this day in history pietro Plantania, composer, dies at 79   

1908  J H Metcalf discovers asteroid #756 Lilliana on this day in history.   

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 April - 26 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 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 this day in history 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  M Wolf discovers asteroid #868 Lova on April - 26.   

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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 April - 26.   

1564  William Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet) was born on April - 26.   

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

1573  Marie de'Medici, Queen of France was born on April - 26.   

1603  On April - 26 birth of francesco Nigetti, composer   

1637  Philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1648  On April - 26 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 this day in history alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies   

1444  On April - 26 robert Campin, South Neth painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65   

1476  Death of Simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453) on this day in history.   

1478  On this day in history death of giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24   

1489  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465)   

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