What Happened on Apr 26

Shakespeare Is Baptized

William Shakespeare was baptized on April 26, 1564, in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon, England. As customary, the entry in the baptismal registry... Read more

Battle of Wiesloch

During the era of peace up to 1620, Tilly created (the Bavarian army, the flower of the army of the League, and the first standing army in the... Read more

Portugal Decrees That Jewish And Dutch Settlers Have Three Months To Leave Brazil

According to the terms of the capitulation protocol of January 26, 1654, Portugal decreed that Jewish and Dutch settlers had three months to leave... Read more

Frederick Law Olmsted Is Born

Frederick Law Olmsted, nineteenth-century America's foremost landscape architect, was born on April 26, 1822. Son of a well-to-do Hartford,... Read more

Battle of Cape Girardeau - General Marmaduke's Second Missouri Raid Brought to an End

Description: Brig. Gen. John S. Marmaduke sought to strike Brig. Gen. John McNeil, with his combined force of about 2,000 men, at Bloomfield,... Read more

Oscar Wilde is Prosecuted on Charges of 'Gross Indecency'

The love that dare not speak its name" in this century is such a great affection of an elder for a younger man as there was between David and... Read more

Hermann Göring Forms the Gestapo

As part of the deal in which Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany, Hermann Göring was named as Interior Minister of Prussia. This gave him... Read more

Naperville Train Disaster

The Naperville train disaster occurred on April 26, 1946 at the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad station in Naperville, Illinois when the... Read more

"Seven Samurai" Is Released

Seven Samurai (七人の侍, Shichinin no Samurai?) is a 1954 Japanese film co-written, edited and directed by Akira Kurosawa. The film takes place in... Read more

"Amok Time" airs

"Amok Time" is an episode of Star Trek: The Original Series. It is episode #30, production #34, and first broadcast on September 15, 1967. It was... Read more

Jay DeMarcus Is Born

Jay DeMarcus (born Stanley Wayne DeMarcus, Jr.; April 26, 1971) is the bassist, harmony vocalist, and song writer in the American country trio... Read more

"The Last Waltz" Is Released

The Last Waltz was a concert by the Canadian rock group, The Band, held on American Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1976, at Winterland Ballroom in... Read more

"Kagemusha" Is Released

Kagemusha (影武者?) is a 1980 film by Akira Kurosawa. The title (which literally translates to "Shadow Warrior" in Japanese) is a term used for an... Read more

Sonia Sotomayor Joins New York Law Firm Pavia & Harcourt

In 1984, she entered private practice, joining the commercial litigation practice group of Pavia & Harcourt in Manhattan as an associate. One of 30... Read more

Chernobyl Disaster

The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist... Read more

"Guitar" by Frank Zappa Is Released

Guitar is a 1988 album by Frank Zappa. It is assumably the follow-up to 1981's Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar; like that album it features Zappa's... Read more

China Airlines Flight 140 Stalls at Landing

China Airlines Flight 140 was a route from Taipei, Taiwan to Nagoya, Japan. On April 26, 1994, the Airbus A300 on the route was due to land at... Read more

Friday is released

Friday 1995 comedy-drama-buddy film directed by F. Gary Gray. Starring Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Nia Long, Bernie Mac, Tommy Lister, Jr. and John... Read more

Coldplay releases Brothers & Sisters single

In December 1998, Coldplay signed to the independent label Fierce Panda. Their first release was the three-track Brothers and Sisters EP, which... Read more

South Park Episode 404 - "Quintuplets 2000"

The boys discover 8-year-old contorting quintuplets from Romania. Cartman decides to stage his own performance. The quintuplets and their... Read more

The Rolling Stones Release 'Singles 1963–1965'

Singles 1963–1965 is a box set compilation of the singles and EPs by The Rolling Stones spanning the years 1963 to 1965. The latest in a series of... Read more

"Breath" is Released

"Breath" was nominated for the Palme d'Or award at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, although the prize was eventually awarded to the film "4 Months,... Read more

Tampa Bay Rays defeat Boston Red Sox, 2-1

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Akinori Iwamura homered in the eighth inning and Tampa Bay beat the Boston Red Sox 2-1 on Saturday night for the Rays' first... Read more

Baltimore Orioles defeat Texas Rangers, 8-5

It was a late-April game in a long season for a club that has already lost more than it has won, but Sunday afternoon's 8-5 victory over the Texas... Read more

Boston Red Sox defeat New York Yankees, 4-1

The plate beckoned. Jacoby Ellsbury, creeping farther off third base as Andy Pettitte delivered his second pitch to J.D. Drew, saw the situation... Read more