Historical Events In April - 26

2005  On this day in history 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.  

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

2012  On April - 26 70 people are killed by rocket attacks by the Syrian Army on the city of Hama  

2012  On April - 26 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.  

2013  30 people are killed after a bus crashes following a Taliban attack in southern Afghanistan on April - 26.  

2017  Gift Ngoepe becomes 1st black African to play in Major League Baseball, for the Pittsburgh Pirates on April - 26.  

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

2018  On this day in history comedian Bill Cosby is found guilty of sexual assault in Pennsylvania  

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

2019  On this day in history avengers: Endgame is released in theaters, breaking many box-office records, including becoming the highest grossing movie of all time.  

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  On April - 26 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]  

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

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

1538  On this day in history birth of giovanni P Lomazzo, Italian writer/poet (Trattato)  

1564  William Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet) was born on April - 26.  

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 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 this day in history.  

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 April - 26.  

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 April - 26 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 April - 26.