Historical Events In April - 26

1890  Edgar "E Livingstone" Kennedy, US actor/director (My Old Dutch) on this day in history.   

1893  1st Cleveland Board of Park Commissioners forms on this day in history.   

1893  Anita Loos, author (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes) on this day in history.   

1894  On this day in history the birth of Rudolf Hess, German Nazi leader   

1897  On this day in history olga Chekova, Russia, actress (Italian Strawhat, Cry of the Children)   

1898  Edward PF Eagan, Denver, boxer (Oly-gold-20)/bobsledder (Oly-gold-32) on April - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

1900  AL opener in Cleve draws 6,500 on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history charles Richter, Ohio, Earthquakes seismologist (Richter scale)   

1903  Geoffrey Worthington, Air vice-marshall on April - 26.   

1904  On April - 26 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 April - 26.   

1906  Gracie Allen, Mrs George Burns, comedienne (George Burns Show) on this day in history.   

1907  Jamestown, Va Tercentenary Exposition opens on April - 26.   

1907  Theun de Vries, writer (February; PC Hooft prize 1981) on April - 26.   

1907  Pietro Plantania, composer, dies at 79 on April - 26.   

1908  On this day in history j H Metcalf discovers asteroid #756 Lilliana   

1909  On April - 26 richard Howorth, cricketer (English all-rounder, three county doubles)   

1910  On April - 26 erland von Koch, composer   

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

1911  Marianne Hoppe, Rostock Germany (Bei Thea, Liebrauen) on this day in history.   

1912  The first homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox) on April - 26.   

1912  1st homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox) on April - 26.   

1912  On this day in history a[lfred] E[lton] van Vogt, Canada, sci-fi author (Wizard of Linn)   

1913  On April - 26 panama-Pacific International Exposition opens in SF   

1914  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history.   

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  Nicolas Forme, composer was born on April - 26.   

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

1603  Francesco Nigetti, composer was born on April - 26.   

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 April - 26.   

1192  Death of Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127) on April - 26.   

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

1444  On this day in history 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  Death of Giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24 on this day in history.   

1489  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465)   

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