Historical Events In April - 26

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

1893  On April - 26 1st Cleveland Board of Park Commissioners forms  

1893  On this day in history anita Loos, author (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)  

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  On April - 26 edward PF Eagan, Denver, boxer (Oly-gold-20)/bobsledder (Oly-gold-32)  

1899  On April - 26 guinn "Big Boy" Williams, TX, actor (Hoedown, Country Fair, Blackmail)  

1900  On April - 26 on a Farm in Ohio Charles Richter born, he developed the Richter scale for measuring earthquakes  

1900  On this day in history 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 April - 26.  

1904  Bell Telephone Company of Antwerp Belgium forms on this day in history.  

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 April - 26.  

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

1906  On April - 26 the first motion pictures shown in Hawaii  

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

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 April - 26 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  On this day in history richard Howorth, cricketer (English all-rounder, three county doubles)  

1910  Erland von Koch, composer on this day in history.  

1910  Bjornstjerne Bjornson, Norwegian writer (Mary, Nobel 1903), dies at 77 on April - 26.  

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 this day in history.  

1914  Bernard Malamud, US, novelist (Fixer, Natural, Pulitizer 1967) on this day in history.  

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

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1319  Jean II, the Good, king of France (1350-64) was born on April - 26.  

1538  On April - 26 birth of giovanni P Lomazzo, Italian writer/poet (Trattato)  

1564  On this day in history birth of william Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet)  

1567  On this day in history birth of nicolas Forme, composer  

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

1603  On this day in history birth of francesco Nigetti, composer  

1637  On this day in history birth of philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized  

1648  Pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706) was born on April - 26.  

0757  Stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies on this day in history.  

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

1196  On this day in history alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies  

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  On this day in history 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 April - 26 jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies