Page 4: Historical Events In April - 26

1890  Edgar "E Livingstone" Kennedy, US actor/director (My Old Dutch) on April - 26.   

1893  On April - 26 1st Cleveland Board of Park Commissioners forms   

1893  On April - 26 anita Loos, author (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)   

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

1897  On April - 26 olga Chekova, Russia, actress (Italian Strawhat, Cry of the Children)   

1898  On this day in history edward PF Eagan, Denver, boxer (Oly-gold-20)/bobsledder (Oly-gold-32)   

1899  On this day in history 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  On this day in history aL opener in Cleve draws 6,500   

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

1903  Geoffrey Worthington, Air vice-marshall on this day in history.   

1904  On April - 26 bell Telephone Company of Antwerp Belgium forms   

1904  Paul E "Cardinal" Leger, archbishop (Montreal) on this day in history.   

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

1906  On April - 26 the first motion pictures shown in Hawaii   

1906  On April - 26 1st motion pictures shown in Hawaii   

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

1907  Jamestown, Va Tercentenary Exposition opens on this day in history.   

1907  Theun de Vries, writer (February; PC Hooft prize 1981) on this day in history.   

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

1908  J H Metcalf discovers asteroid #756 Lilliana on April - 26.   

1909  Richard Howorth, cricketer (English all-rounder, three county doubles) on this day in history.   

1910  Erland von Koch, composer on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history bjornstjerne Bjornson, Norwegian writer (Mary, Nobel 1903), dies at 77   

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

1912  On April - 26 the first homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox)   

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

1912  On April - 26 a[lfred] E[lton] van Vogt, Canada, sci-fi author (Wizard of Linn)   

1913  Panama-Pacific International Exposition opens in SF on April - 26.   

1914  Bernard Malamud, US, novelist (Fixer, Natural, Pulitizer 1967) on this day in history.   

1915  Italy secretly signes Pact of London with Britain, France & Russia on April - 26.   

1916  Arnoldus Christian Vlok van Wyk, composer on April - 26.   

1917  On April - 26 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 this day in history birth of giovanni P Lomazzo, Italian writer/poet (Trattato)   

1564  On April - 26 birth of william Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet)   

1567  On April - 26 birth of nicolas Forme, composer   

1573  On April - 26 birth of marie de'Medici, Queen of France   

1603  On April - 26 birth of francesco Nigetti, composer   

1637  Philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized was born on April - 26.   

1648  On this day in history birth of pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706)   

0757  On April - 26 stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies   

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 this day in history.   

1444  On April - 26 robert Campin, South Neth painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65   

1476  On April - 26 death of simonetta Vespucci, inspiration of Botticelli (b.1453)   

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

1489  On April - 26 death of ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465)   

1558  On this day in history jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies