Historical Events In April - 26
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1944 The first B-29 attacked by Japanese fighters, one fighter shot down on this day in history.
1944 1st B-29 attacked by Japanese fighters, one fighter shot down on this day in history.
1945 On this day in history marshal Henri Philippe Petain, leader of France's Vichy collaborationist regime during WW II, arrested for treason
1946 On April - 26 father Divine, a controversial religious leader who claims to be God, marries the much-younger Edna Rose Ritchings, a celebrated anniversary in the International Peace Mission movement.
1946 Hermann Keyserling, count/philosopher (Unsterblichkeit), dies at 65 on this day in history.
1947 On April - 26 "Bless the Bride" musical opens in London
1948 On April - 26 the XP-86 prototype for the Sabre Jet first "officially" breaks the sound barrier. The first operational F-86A Sabres entered service in May of the same year
1950 Last horse race at Havre de Grace Track in Md, is run on April - 26.
1951 Queen Juliana opens Brielsche Mausoleum on April - 26.
1951 John Alden Carpenter, US composer (Sea Drift), dies at 75 on April - 26.
1952 US minesweeper "Hobson" rams aircraft carrier "Wasp," kills 176 on April - 26.
1952 USS Hobson sinks after colliding with USS Wasp; 176 lives lost on April - 26.
1952 On April - 26 patty Berg scores 64, best competitive round of golf by a woman
1952 On this day in history charles L Baars, Dutch actor (Women Tamers), dies at 59
1954 Nationwide test of Salk anti-polio vaccine begins on April - 26.
1954 Far Eastern Affairs conference opens in Geneva on this day in history.
1956 Edward Arnold actor (Mr Smith Goes to Washington), dies at 66 on April - 26.
1956 First container ship left Port Newark, New Jersey for Houston, Texas on this day in history.
1956 Edward Arnold, actor (Mr Smith Goes to Washington), dies at 66 on April - 26.
1957 On April - 26 jamestown, Va 350th Anniversary Festival opens
1958 Joe Small, cricketer (WI all-rounder in 1928 series), dies on April - 26.
1959 Cuba invades Panama on April - 26.
1960 Wander J de Haas, Dut physicist (Einstein-De Haas effect), dies at 82 on this day in history.
1961 Roger Maris' first of 61 homers that year on this day in history.
1961 On this day in history french paratroopers' revolt suppressed in Algeria
1961 Gail Russell, actress (Calcutta, Moonrise, El Paso), dies at 36 on this day in history.
1962 On April - 26 uS/UK launch Ariel; first international payload
1962 On this day in history 1st Lockheed A-12 flies
1964 On April - 26 tanganyika & Zanzibar unite to form Tanzania (Tanzanian Union Day)
1964 On this day in history tanzania formed with the merger of two countries
1964 18th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat SF Warriors, 4 games to 1 on this day in history.
1964 Edwin John Pratt, Canadian poet (Towards the Last Spike), dies at 81 on this day in history.
1965 On April - 26 in Ottawa Ontario, the Federal budget includes 10% cut in personal income tax. (we don't see another for a long long long time)
1965 Ives' 4th Symphony premieres on April - 26.
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