Historical Events In April - 26

1890  Edgar "E Livingstone" Kennedy, US actor/director (My Old Dutch) on April - 26.   

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  On this day in history olga Chekova, Russia, actress (Italian Strawhat, Cry of the Children)   

1898  On this day in history 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 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  On April - 26 geoffrey Worthington, Air vice-marshall   

1904  On this day in history bell Telephone Company of Antwerp Belgium forms   

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  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 this day in history gracie Allen, Mrs George Burns, comedienne (George Burns Show)   

1907  Jamestown, Va Tercentenary Exposition opens on this day in history.   

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  On April - 26 j H Metcalf discovers asteroid #756 Lilliana   

1909  Richard Howorth, cricketer (English all-rounder, three county doubles) on April - 26.   

1910  Erland von Koch, composer on April - 26.   

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 April - 26 a[lfred] E[lton] van Vogt, Canada, sci-fi author (Wizard of Linn)   

1913  On this day in history panama-Pacific International Exposition opens in SF   

1914  On April - 26 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  Arnoldus Christian Vlok van Wyk, composer on April - 26.   

1917  On April - 26 m Wolf discovers asteroid #868 Lova   

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

1603  On April - 26 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  On this day in history stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies   

1192  On April - 26 death of emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127)   

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 April - 26.   

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

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 April - 26.   

1558  Jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies on April - 26.