Historical Events In April - 26

2005  Facing international pressure, Syria withdraws the last of its 14,000 troop military garrison in Lebanon ending its twenty nine year military domination of that country on April - 26.  

2007  On April - 26 russians riot in Tallinn, Estonia, about moving the Bronze Soldier. Two nights of rioting leave one dead.  

2012  70 people are killed by rocket attacks by the Syrian Army on the city of Hama on this day in history.  

2012  Former Liberian President Charles Taylor is found guilty on 11 counts of aiding and abetting war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Sierra Leone Civil War on April - 26.  

2013  30 people are killed after a bus crashes following a Taliban attack in southern Afghanistan on this day in history.  

2017  On this day in history gift Ngoepe becomes 1st black African to play in Major League Baseball, for the Pittsburgh Pirates  

2018  Serial killer "Golden State Killer" identified after 40 years as a former police officer, responsible for 12 killings, 50 rapes in California on this day in history.  

2018  Comedian Bill Cosby is found guilty of sexual assault in Pennsylvania on this day in history.  

2018  NFL Draft: 4 quarterbacks are taken in the top 10 selections for the first time in history on this day in history.  

2019  Avengers: Endgame is released in theaters, breaking many box-office records, including becoming the highest grossing movie of all time on April - 26.  

2020  On April - 26 king Salman issues a royal decree, declaring that people will no longer be executed in Saudi Arabia for crimes they were convicted of when they were minors.  

2021  President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announces Turkey will go into full lockdown till May 17 to a curb COVID-19 surge and world's 4th highest caseload [1] on April - 26.  

2021  On this day in history kanye West 's Nike Air Yeezy 1 Prototype trainers sell for a record $1.8 million in a private sale at Sotheby's  

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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 April - 26 birth of nicolas Forme, composer  

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

1603  Francesco Nigetti, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1648  On this day in history birth of pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706)  

0757  Stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies on April - 26.  

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

1196  On April - 26 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  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  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.