Page 5: Historical Events In April - 26

1920  H Shapley & H.D. Curtis hold "great debate" on nature of nebulae on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history h Shapley & H D Curtis hold "great debate" on nature of nebulae   

1921  U.S. Naval Detachment left Yugoslavia after administering area around Spalato for 2 years to guarantee transfer of area from Austria to new country on April - 26.   

1922  Hans Sommer, composer, dies at 84 on April - 26.   

1923  English prince Albert (George VI) marries lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history josef Labor, composer, dies at 82   

1925  On April - 26 pulitzer prize awarded to Edna Ferber for "So big"   

1926  On April - 26 karachai Autonomous Region established in RSFSR (until 1943)   

1926  On April - 26 germany & Russia sign neutrality/peace treaty   

1928  Madame Tussaud's waxwork exhibition opens in London on April - 26.   

1929  The first non-stop England to India flight lands on this day in history.   

1929  On April - 26 1st non-stop England to India flight lands   

1931  On this day in history lou Gehrig hits a HR but is called out for passing a runner, the mistake costs him AL home run crown; he & Babe Ruth tie for season   

1931  Lou Gehrig hits a HR but is called out for passing a runner, mistake costs him AL home run crown; he & Babe Ruth tie for season on April - 26.   

1932  Jean Anouilh's "L'Ermine," premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

1932  Bill Lockwood, cricketer (43 wickets in 12 Tests for England), dies on April - 26.   

1933  The birth of Carol Burnett, American actress on April - 26.   

1933  On April - 26 jewish students are barred from school in Germany   

1935  Frank Boucher is given the NHL's Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship permanently for winning it 7 of 11 years on April - 26.   

1935  On April - 26 frank Boucher is given NHL's Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship permanently for winning it 7 of 11 years   

1936  Dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 4th Symphony on this day in history.   

1936  On this day in history tammany Young, American actor (b.1886)   

1937  German-made planes destroy Basque town of Guernica in Spain on this day in history.   

1937  On April - 26 german-made planes destroy Basque town of Guernica in Spain. The massacre is later painted by Picasso   

1937  German Luftwaffe destroys Basque town of Guernica in Spain on this day in history.   

1938  On April - 26 mandatory registration of all property held by Jews inside the Reich, valued Jewish property is to be seized within Greater Germany at a value of approximately eight billion Reichmarks.   

1938  On April - 26 austrian Jews required to register property above 5,000 Reichsmarks   

1938  On this day in history edmund Husserl, German philosopher (study of phenomenon), dies at 79   

1940  On this day in history carl Bosch, German chemist (BASF, IG Farben, Nobel 1931), dies at 65   

1941  On this day in history y Vaisala discovers asteroid #2091 Sampo   

1941  On April - 26 a tradition begins, 1st organ at a baseball stadium (Chicago Cubs)   

1941  Jean Demoor, Belgian physician/physiologist/educationalist, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1942  Colliery explosion kills 1,549 at Honkeiko Manchuria on this day in history.   

1942  Coal mine explosion kills 1,549 at Honkeiko Manchuria on April - 26.   

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1319  On April - 26 birth of jean II, the Good, king of France (1350-64)   

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

1564  William Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet) was born on this day in history.   

1567  On April - 26 birth of nicolas Forme, composer   

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

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

1637  On April - 26 birth of philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized   

1648  Pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706) was born on this day in history.   

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

1192  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465)   

1558  Jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies on this day in history.