What Happened on April 26?
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EVENTS ON APRIL 26
Paul von Hindenburg
Year:
1925
Paul von Hindenburg defeats Wilhelm Marx in the second round of the German presidential election to become the first directly elected head of state of the Weimar Republic.
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George VI
Year:
1923
The Duke of York weds Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey.
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Ice hockey
Year:
1920
Ice hockey makes its Olympic debut at the Antwerp Games with center Frank Fredrickson scoring seven goals in Canada's 12–1 drubbing of Sweden in the gold medal match.
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Easter Rising
Year:
1916
Easter Rising: Battle of Mount Street Bridge.
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Gestapo
Year:
1933
The Gestapo, the official secret police force of Nazi Germany, is established by Hermann Göring.
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Spanish Civil War
Year:
1937
Spanish Civil War: Guernica, Spain, is bombed by the German Condor Legion and the Italian Aviazione Legionaria.
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Baguio
Year:
1945
World War II: Filipino troops of the 66th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL and the American troops of the 33rd and 37th Infantry Division, United States Army liberate Baguio as they fight against the Japanese forces under General Tomoyuki Yamashita.
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Georgios Papandreou
Year:
1944
Georgios Papandreou becomes head of the Greek government-in-exile based in Egypt.
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Heinrich Kreipe
Year:
1944
Heinrich Kreipe is captured by Allied commandos in occupied Crete.
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Easter Riots
Year:
1943
The Easter Riots break out in Uppsala, Sweden.
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BIRTHS ON APRIL 26
Gerard Cafesjian
Year of birth:
1925
Gerard Cafesjian, American businessman and philanthropist (died 2013)
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Michele Ferrero
Year of birth:
1925
Michele Ferrero, Italian entrepreneur (died 2015)
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Frank Hahn
Year of birth:
1925
Frank Hahn, British economist (died 2013)
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Browning Ross
Year of birth:
1924
Browning Ross, American runner and soldier (died 1998)
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David Coleman
Year of birth:
1926
David Coleman, British sports commentator and television presenter (died 2013)
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Granny Hamner
Year of birth:
1927
Granny Hamner, American baseball player (died 1993)
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Roger Moens
Year of birth:
1930
Roger Moens, Belgian runner and sportscaster
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Jack Douglas (actor)
Year of birth:
1927
Jack Douglas, English actor (died 2008)
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Anne McLaren
Year of birth:
1927
Anne McLaren, British scientist (died 2007)
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Harry Gallatin
Year of birth:
1927
Harry Gallatin, American basketball player and coach (died 2015)
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DEATHS ON APRIL 26
Pavlo Skoropadsky
Year of death:
1945
Pavlo Skoropadskyi, German-Ukrainian general and politician, Hetman of Ukraine (born 1871)
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Sigmund Rascher
Year of death:
1945
Sigmund Rascher, German physician (born 1909)
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James Larkin White
Year of death:
1946
James Larkin White, American miner, explorer, and park ranger (born 1882)
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George Murray Hulbert
Year of death:
1950
George Murray Hulbert, American lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1881)
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Violette Morris
Year of death:
1944
Violette Morris, French footballer, shot putter, and discus thrower (born 1893)
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Carl Bosch
Year of death:
1940
Carl Bosch, German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1874)
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Srinivasa Ramanujan
Year of death:
1920
Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician and theorist (born 1887)
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Bill Lockwood (cricketer)
Year of death:
1932
William Lockwood, English cricketer (born 1868)
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Konstantin Vaginov
Year of death:
1934
Konstantin Vaginov, Russian poet and novelist (born 1899)
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Arturs Alberings
Year of death:
1934
Arturs Alberings, Latvian politician, former Prime Minister of Latvia (born 1876)
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HOLIDAYS ON APRIL 26
Stephen of Perm
Christian feast day: Stephen of Perm, see also Old Permic Alphabet Day
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Robert Hunt (chaplain)
Christian feast day: Robert Hunt (Episcopal Church (USA))
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Peter of Rates
Christian feast day: Peter of Rates (or of Braga)
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Trudpert
Christian feast day: Trudpert
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April 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: April 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Public holidays in Tanzania
Union Day (Tanzania)
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Confederate Memorial Day
Confederate Memorial Day (Florida, United States)
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Paschasius Radbertus
Christian feast day: Paschasius Radbertus
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Richarius
Christian feast day: Riquier
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Franca Visalta
Christian feast day: Franca Visalta
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