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  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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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  On April - 26 birth of william Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet)   

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

1573  On this day in history birth of marie de'Medici, Queen of France   

1603  Francesco Nigetti, composer was born on April - 26.   

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

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  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127)   

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

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

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  Jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies on this day in history.