Page 5: Historical Events In April - 26

1920  On April - 26 h Shapley & H.D. Curtis hold "great debate" on nature of nebulae   

1920  H Shapley & H D Curtis hold "great debate" on nature of nebulae on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history u.S. Naval Detachment left Yugoslavia after administering area around Spalato for 2 years to guarantee transfer of area from Austria to new country   

1922  Hans Sommer, composer, dies at 84 on April - 26.   

1923  On this day in history english prince Albert (George VI) marries lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon   

1924  Josef Labor, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1925  On April - 26 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 April - 26.   

1928  Madame Tussaud's waxwork exhibition opens in London on April - 26.   

1929  On this day in history the first non-stop England to India flight lands   

1929  On this day in history 1st non-stop England to India flight lands   

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  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 on April - 26.   

1932  Jean Anouilh's "L'Ermine," premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history jewish students are barred from school in Germany   

1935  Frank Boucher is given the NHL's Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship permanently for winning it 7 of 11 years on April - 26.   

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  On April - 26 dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 4th Symphony   

1936  On April - 26 tammany Young, American actor (b.1886)   

1937  German-made planes destroy Basque town of Guernica in Spain on April - 26.   

1937  On April - 26 german-made planes destroy Basque town of Guernica in Spain. The massacre is later painted by Picasso   

1937  On April - 26 german Luftwaffe destroys Basque town of Guernica in Spain   

1938  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 on this day in history.   

1938  On April - 26 austrian Jews required to register property above 5,000 Reichsmarks   

1938  Edmund Husserl, German philosopher (study of phenomenon), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1940  Carl Bosch, German chemist (BASF, IG Farben, Nobel 1931), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1941  On April - 26 y Vaisala discovers asteroid #2091 Sampo   

1941  A tradition begins, 1st organ at a baseball stadium (Chicago Cubs) on April - 26.   

1941  Jean Demoor, Belgian physician/physiologist/educationalist, dies at 74 on April - 26.   

1942  Colliery explosion kills 1,549 at Honkeiko Manchuria on April - 26.   

1942  On April - 26 coal mine explosion kills 1,549 at Honkeiko Manchuria   

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

1567  Nicolas Forme, composer was born on April - 26.   

1573  Marie de'Medici, Queen of France was born on April - 26.   

1603  On April - 26 birth of francesco Nigetti, composer   

1637  On this day in history birth of philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized   

1648  Pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706) was born on April - 26.   

0757  Stephen II, Pope (752-57), dies on this day in history.   

1192  Death of Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127) on April - 26.   

1196  Alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies on this day in history.   

1444  On this day in history 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  On April - 26 death of giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24   

1489  Death of Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (b. 1465) on this day in history.   

1558  Jean Francois Fernel, French physician, dies on this day in history.