Page 4: Historical Events In April - 26

1890  On this day in history edgar "E Livingstone" Kennedy, US actor/director (My Old Dutch)   

1893  On this day in history 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 this day in history olga Chekova, Russia, actress (Italian Strawhat, Cry of the Children)   

1898  On April - 26 edward PF Eagan, Denver, boxer (Oly-gold-20)/bobsledder (Oly-gold-32)   

1899  Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, TX, actor (Hoedown, Country Fair, Blackmail) on April - 26.   

1900  On this day in history on a Farm in Ohio Charles Richter born, he developed the Richter scale for measuring earthquakes   

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 April - 26.   

1904  On this day in history bell Telephone Company of Antwerp Belgium forms   

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

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 April - 26 charles K Feldman, [Gould], NYC, producer (Casino Royale)   

1906  The first motion pictures shown in Hawaii on April - 26.   

1906  On this day in history 1st motion pictures shown in Hawaii   

1906  On this day in history gracie Allen, Mrs George Burns, comedienne (George Burns Show)   

1907  On this day in history jamestown, Va Tercentenary Exposition opens   

1907  Theun de Vries, writer (February; PC Hooft prize 1981) on April - 26.   

1907  On April - 26 pietro Plantania, composer, dies at 79   

1908  J H Metcalf discovers asteroid #756 Lilliana on this day in history.   

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

1910  On April - 26 erland von Koch, composer   

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

1911  On this day in history marianne Hoppe, Rostock Germany (Bei Thea, Liebrauen)   

1912  On this day in history the first homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox)   

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  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  On this day in history italy secretly signes Pact of London with Britain, France & Russia   

1916  Arnoldus Christian Vlok van Wyk, composer on this day in history.   

1917  M Wolf discovers asteroid #868 Lova on this day in history.   

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1319  On April - 26 birth of jean II, the Good, king of France (1350-64)   

1538  On this day in history birth of giovanni P Lomazzo, Italian writer/poet (Trattato)   

1564  William Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon England, playwright (Hamlet) was born on April - 26.   

1567  On this day in history 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 April - 26 birth of pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706)   

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

1192  Death of Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127) on this day in history.   

1196  On April - 26 alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies   

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

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

1478  On this day in history death of giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24   

1489  Death of Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465) on April - 26.   

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