Historical Events In April - 26
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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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