Page 3: Famous Personalities Born In April - 26

1900  On April - 26 birth of charles Richter, Ohio, Earthquakes seismologist (Richter scale)   

1900  On April - 26 birth of douglas Sirk, director (Zu Neuen Ufern, Boefje)   

1900  On this day in history birth of james Sutherland, English literature scholar/actor (Rob Roy 1953)   

1900  On April - 26 birth of hack Wilson, American baseball player (d. 1948)   

1903  On April - 26 birth of geoffrey Worthington, Air vice-marshall   

1903  On this day in history birth of niven Busch, US screenwriter (Postman Always Rings Twice)   

1904  Paul E "Cardinal" Leger, archbishop (Montreal) was born on April - 26.   

1904  On April - 26 birth of william "Count" Basie, jazz pianist (Policy Man, Blazing Saddles)   

1905  Charles K Feldman, [Gould], NYC, producer (Casino Royale) was born on this day in history.   

1905  On April - 26 birth of denis O'Dea, Dublin, actor (Esther & the King, Treasure Island)   

1905  On April - 26 birth of jean Vigo, France, actor/director (Zero For Conduct, L'Atlante)   

1906  Gracie Allen, Mrs George Burns, comedienne (George Burns Show) was born on April - 26.   

1906  Leopold Spinner, composer was born on this day in history.   

1907  On April - 26 birth of theun de Vries, writer (February; PC Hooft prize 1981)   

1909  On this day in history birth of richard Howorth, cricketer (English all-rounder, three county doubles)   

1910  On this day in history birth of erland von Koch, composer   

1910  Ernst Tittel, composer was born on this day in history.   

1910  Johan Doorn, Dutch journalist/resistance fighter (Orange Newspaper) was born on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history birth of tomoyuki Tanaka, director (Godzilla)   

1911  On April - 26 birth of marianne Hoppe, Rostock Germany (Bei Thea, Liebrauen)   

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

1912  On April - 26 birth of a. E. van Vogt, Canadian writer (d. 2000)   

1914  On this day in history birth of bernard Malamud, US, novelist (Fixer, Natural, Pulitizer 1967)   

1914  Charlie Chester, British comedian (Never Say Die) was born on April - 26.   

1914  On this day in history birth of horace Leonard Gold, Sci-Fi writer/editor   

1914  On April - 26 birth of james William Rouse, US builder (shopping malls/Columbia, Maryland)   

1914  On April - 26 birth of wilfred Howard Mellers, composer   

1916  On April - 26 birth of arnoldus Christian Vlok van Wyk, composer   

1916  On this day in history birth of morris L West, Australia, novelist (Shoes of the Fisherman)   

1916  On this day in history birth of vic Perrin, American actor (d. 1989)   

1917  I[eoh] M[ing] Pei, Canton, China, architect (1961 Brunner Prize) was born on April - 26.   

1917  On this day in history birth of sal "The Barber" Maglie, pitcher (NY Giants, 8th best won-lost pct)   

1917  On April - 26 birth of i.M. Pei, Chinese-born architect   

1918  On April - 26 birth of fanny Blankers-Koen, Holland, 100m/200m dash, hurdler (Olym-gold-1948)   

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0757  Stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies on April - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

1476  Death of Simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453) on this day in history.   

1478  Death of Giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24 on April - 26.   

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

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