Historical Events In April - 26
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1920 On April - 26 h Shapley & H.D. Curtis hold "great debate" on nature of nebulae
1920 On April - 26 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 this day in history.
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 this day in history pulitzer prize awarded to Edna Ferber for "So big"
1926 Karachai Autonomous Region established in RSFSR (until 1943) on April - 26.
1926 Germany & Russia sign neutrality/peace treaty on this day in history.
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 1st non-stop England to India flight lands on this day in history.
1931 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 on this day in history.
1931 On April - 26 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
1932 Jean Anouilh's "L'Ermine," premieres in Paris on April - 26.
1932 Bill Lockwood, cricketer (43 wickets in 12 Tests for England), dies on April - 26.
1933 On April - 26 the birth of Carol Burnett, American actress
1933 Jewish students are barred from school in Germany on this day in history.
1935 On April - 26 frank Boucher is given the NHL's Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship permanently for winning it 7 of 11 years
1935 On this day in history 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 Tammany Young, American actor (b.1886) on April - 26.
1937 German-made planes destroy Basque town of Guernica in Spain on this day in history.
1937 German-made planes destroy Basque town of Guernica in Spain. The massacre is later painted by Picasso on this day in history.
1937 German Luftwaffe destroys Basque town of Guernica in Spain on April - 26.
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 Austrian Jews required to register property above 5,000 Reichsmarks on April - 26.
1938 Edmund Husserl, German philosopher (study of phenomenon), dies at 79 on April - 26.
1940 Carl Bosch, German chemist (BASF, IG Farben, Nobel 1931), dies at 65 on this day in history.
1941 Y Vaisala discovers asteroid #2091 Sampo on this day in history.
1941 On April - 26 a tradition begins, 1st organ at a baseball stadium (Chicago Cubs)
1941 On this day in history jean Demoor, Belgian physician/physiologist/educationalist, dies at 74
1942 Colliery explosion kills 1,549 at Honkeiko Manchuria on April - 26.
1942 Coal mine explosion kills 1,549 at Honkeiko Manchuria on this day in history.
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