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What Historical Events Occurred on April 26?
In , Paolo Orsini replaces his brother Pope Stephen II, as Paul I
In 1220, German king Frederick II grants bishops sovereign rights
In 1478, 1st Easter
In 1478, Pazzi conspirators attack Lorenzo & kill Giuliano de'Medici
In 1514, Copernicus makes his 1st observations of Saturn
In 1532, Sultan Suleiman through Hungary on away to Vienna
In 1564, William Shakespeare baptized
In 1607, 1st British to establish an American colony land at Cape Henry, Va
In 1654, Jews are expelled from Brazil
In 1655, Dutch West Indies Co denies Peter Stuyvesant's desire to exclude
In 1655, Jews from New Amsterdam
In 1677, Emperor Leopold I forms University of Innsbruck
In 1709, Frisian viceroy Johan Willem Friso marries countess Maria Louisa
In 1721, Smallpox vaccination 1st administrated
In 1755, 1st Russian university opens (Moscow)
In 1777, Sybil Ludington, 16, rode from NY to Ct rallying her fathers militia
In 1803, Meteorites fall in L'Aigle, France
In 1814, King Louis XVIII lands on Calais, from England
In 1819, Odd Fellows Lodge forms
In 1828, Russia declares war on Turkey to support Greece's independence
In 1835, Fr‚d‚ric Chopins "Grand Polonaise Brillante," premieres in
Paris
In 1841, "Bombay Gazette" begins publishing on silk
In 1853, Dutch King William III disbands 2nd Chamber
In 1855, Composer Gioacchino Rossini leaves Italy
In 1861, G Schiaparelli discovers asteroid #69 Hesperia
In 1865, A De Gasparis discovers asteroid #83 Beatrix
In 1865, Battle of Durham Station, NC (Greensboro)
In 1865, Battle of Ft Tobacco, VA
In 1865, Confederate Gen J E Johnston surrenders Army of Tenn, at Durham NC
In 1876, J Perrotin discovers asteroid #163 Erigone
In 1884, J Palisa discovers asteroid #236 Honoria
In 1887, Huntsville Electric Co forms to sell electricity
In 1890, Henry Morton Stanley inaugurated in London
In 1893, 1st Cleveland Board of Park Commissioners forms
In 1900, AL opener in Cleve draws 6,500
In 1904, Bell Telephone Company of Antwerp Belgium forms
In 1905, Cubs Jack McCarthy becomes only major league player to throw out 3
In 1905, runners at plate in 1 game, all were ends of a double play
In 1906, 1st motion pictures shown in Hawaii
In 1907, Jamestown, Va Tercentenary Exposition opens
In 1908, J H Metcalf discovers asteroid #756 Lilliana
In 1912, 1st homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox)
In 1913, Panama-Pacific International Exposition opens in SF
In 1913, Sun Yet San calls for revolt against pres Yuan Shikai in China
In 1915, Italy secretly signes Pact of London with Britain, France & Russia
In 1917, Max Wolf discovers asteroid #868 Lova
In 1920, H Shapley & H D Curtis hold "great debate" on nature of nebulae
In 1923, English prince Albert (George VI) marries lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
In 1925, Pulitzer prize awarded to Edna Ferber for "So big"
In 1926, Germany & Russia sign neutrality/peace treaty
In 1926, Karachai Autonomous Region forms in RSFSR (until 1943)
In 1928, Madame Tussaud's waxwork exhibition opens in London
In 1929, 1st non-stop England to India flight lands
In 1931, Lou Gehrig hits a HR but is called out for passing a runner,
In 1931, mistake costs him AL home run crown; he & Babe Ruth tie for season
In 1932, Jean Anouilh's "L'Ermine," premieres in Paris
In 1933, Jewish students are barred from school in Germany
In 1935, Frank Boucher is given NHL's Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship
In 1935, permanently for winning it 7 of 11 years
In 1936, Dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 4th Symphony
In 1937, German Luftwaffe destroys Basque town of Guernica in Spain
In 1938, Austrian Jews required to register property above 5,000 Reichsmarks
In 1941, A tradition begins, 1st organ at a baseball stadium (Chicago Cubs)
In 1941, Potatoes rationed in Holland
In 1941, Y Vaisala discovers asteroid #2091 Sampo
In 1942, Coal mine explosion kills 1,549 at Honkeiko Manchuria
In 1942, Luftwaffe bombs Bath
In 1944, 1st B-29 attacked by Japanese fighters, one fighter shot down
In 1944, Papandreou govt in Greece forms
In 1945, Marshal Henri Philippe Petain, leader of France's Vichy
In 1945, collaborationist regime during WW II, arrested for treason
In 1947, "Bless the Bride" musical opens in London
In 1950, Last horse race at Havre de Grace Track in Md, is run
In 1950, U of Miami ends William & Mary straight tennis match victories at 82
In 1951, Queen Juliana opens Brielsche Mausoleum
In 1952, Patty Berg scores 64, best competitive round of golf by a woman
In 1952, US minesweeper "Hobson" rams aircraft carrier "Wasp," kills
176
In 1954, Far Eastern Affairs conference opens in Geneva
In 1954, Nationwide test of Salk anti-polio vaccine begins
In 1957, Jamestown, Va 350th Anniversary Festival opens
In 1959, Cuba invades Panama
In 1959, Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Betsy Rawls Golf Open
In 1961, French paratroopers' revolt suppressed in Algeria
In 1961, Roger Maris hits 1st of 61 homers in 1961
In 1962, 1st Lockheed A-12 flies
In 1962, Ariel 1 Launch (1st UK Satellite)
In 1962, Ranger 4 crash lands on (backside of) Moon
In 1962, Red Sox Bill Monbouquette no-hits White Sox 1-0
In 1962, US/UK launch Ariel; 1st international payload
In 1964, 18th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat SF Warriors, 4 games to 1
In 1964, Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship
In 1964, Tanganyika & Zanzibar form United Republic of Tanganyika & Zanzibar
In 1965, Ives' 4th Symphony premieres
In 1966, Arnold "Red" Auerbach retires as Boston Celtic's coach
In 1967, "Hallelujah, Baby!" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 293 perfs
In 1967, KSPS TV channel 7 in Spokane, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting
In 1967, San Marco 2 Launch (1st Equatorial Launch)
In 1968, Students seize administration building at Ohio State
In 1968, US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
In 1968, US underground nuclear test, "Boxcar," 1 megaton device
In 1969, "Celebration" closes at Ambassador Theater NYC after 110 performances
In 1969, "George M!" closes at Palace Theater NYC after 435 performances
In 1969, Firestone World Bowling Tournament (Mercury Open) won by Jim Godman
In 1970, "Company" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 690 performances
In 1971, Heaviest rains ever in Bahia district of Brazil, 15" in 24 hrs
In 1971, SF lightship replaced by automatic buoy
In 1971, Turkey state of siege proclaimed
In 1973, "2 Gentlemen of Verona," musical opens in London
In 1973, US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
In 1974, Chambliss, Tidrow & Upshaw
In 1974, Landslide in Huancavelica Province Peru creates a natural dam
In 1974, Malta adopts constitution
In 1974, Yankees trade Peterson, Beene, Kline & Buskey to Indians for
In 1975, Mario Soares' Socialist Party wins 1st free election in Portugal
In 1975, Penguins 0-Isles 1-Quarterfinals-Isles win series 4-3
In 1975, Phillies Mike Schmidt's 2 HRs ties NL record of 11 HRs in April
In 1976, Felix Aguilar Observatory discovers asteroid #3649
In 1976, Pan Am begins non-stop flights NYC-Tokyo
In 1977, NY's famed disco Studio 54 opens
In 1978, France sends troops to Chad
In 1978, NASA launches space vehicle S-201
In 1980, Gerard Nijboer runs Dutch record marathon (2:09:01)
In 1980, Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
In 1980, Iran begins scattering US hostages from US Embassy
In 1980, Longest jump by a jet boat is set at 120'
In 1980, Phillies' Steve Carlton pitches his 6th 1-hitter (beats Cards)
In 1981, "Copperfield" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 13 performances
In 1981, Beth Solomon wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic
In 1981, Largest US bank robbery (Tucson Ariz), more than $33 million stolen
In 1982, Argentina surrenders to Britain on S Georgia near Falkland Island
In 1982, CBS radio begins youth oriented broadcast Radio Radio
In 1982, Gene Michael becomes NY Yankee manager for 2nd time
In 1982, Rod Stewart is mugged, gunman steals his $50,000 Porsche
In 1983, Bruins 2-Isles 5-Wales Conf Championship-Isles hold 1-0 lead
In 1983, Dow Jones Industrial Avg breaks 1,200 for 1st time
In 1983, San Antonio spurs beat Denver Nuggets, 152-133 in NBA playoff game
In 1984, Liverpool's Cavern Club reopens
In 1984, Pres Reagan visits China
In 1984, W Ferreri discovers asteroid #3778 Regge
In 1986, Actor/body builder Arnold Schwarzenegger weds newscaster Maria Shriver
In 1986, Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Marshall Holman
In 1986, France performs nuclear test
In 1986, Game between Angels & Twins delayed for 9 minutes by strong winds
In 1986, Worst nuclear disaster, 4th reactor at Chernobyl USSR explodes, 31 die
In 1987, "Barbara Cook: A Concert..." closes at Ambassador NYC after 13 perfs
In 1988, 1st TNN Viewers choice awards-Randy Travis wins in 5 categories
In 1988, NBA approves addition of 3rd referee in 1988-89 season
In 1988, NY Met Davey Johnson becomes 2nd manager to record 400 victory
In 1988, in 1st 4 years (Al Lopez did it 1st)
In 1989, AT&T announces NJ's 201 area code will split into 908 & 201
In 1989, Mike Tyson is ticketed for driving 71 MPH in 30 mile zone in Albany
In 1990, "Accomplice" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC for 52 performances
In 1990, 126 die in a (6.9) earthquake in China
In 1990, Cup by refusing jurisdiction of case
In 1990, Danny Wood of New Kids, steps on a stuffed animal & twists his ankle
In 1990, E F Helin discovers asteroid #5619 Shair
In 1990, NY court of appeals ends 2� year legal battle over 1988 America's
In 1990, Nolan Ryan ties Bob Feller's record of pitching 12 1-hitters
In 1991, "Dinosaurs" premieres on ABC-TV
In 1991, 23 killed in Kansas & Okla by tornadoes
In 1991, Soccer star Diego Maradona, suspended for using cocaine, arrested
In 1991, in Argentina for possession & distribution of illegal narcotics
In 1992, "Grand Hotel" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 1,018 perfs
In 1992, "Growing Pains," final episode on ABC TV
In 1992, "Jelly's Last Jam" opens at Virginia Theater NYC for 569 performances
In 1992, "Master Builder" closes at Belasco Theater NYC after 45 performances
In 1992, "Metro" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 13 performances
In 1992, "Who's The Boss," final episode after 8 years on ABC TV
In 1992, Alex Haley, (Roots), wins 1992 Ellis Island Award, posthumously
In 1992, Maggie Will wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic
In 1992, Ozzie Smith steals his 500th base
In 1993, "Shakespeare for My Father" opens at Helen Hayes NYC for 266 perfs
In 1993, Boeing 737 crashes at Aurangabad, kills 56
In 1993, NBC announces Conan O'Brien to replace David Letterman
In 1993, STS-55 (Columbia) launches into orbit
In 1993, Spacewatch discovers asteroid #7066 Nessus
In 1994, 1st multi-racial election in South Africa begins [3 days]
In 1994, 26.9�C in Prestebakke Norway (Norwegian April high temp record)
In 1994, Dr Nomaza Paintin in NZ is 1st black South African to vote
In 1994, Mad About You actress Leila Kenzel (33) weds Neil Monaco (34)
In 1994, Taiwan Airbus A-300 crashes at Nagoya Japan, 262 killed
In 1995, Baseball season begins after lengthy strike
In 1995, Coors Field, opens in Denver, Rockies beat Mets 11-9 in 14 innings
In 1996, Shaun Pollock takes 4 wkts in 4 balls for Warwickshire in B&H
In 1996, Sotherby ends 4 day auction of Jackie O stuff-take in $34.5 million
In 1997, "Life," opens at Barrymore Theater NYC
In 1998, wins Chick-fil-A Golf Charity Championship
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