April 26th, 1451

Born on April 26th, 1451

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on April 26th?

April 26th, 2012

The International Hydrographic Organization abandoned South Korean-led 'attempts to rename the Sea of Japan.

April 26th, 2007

Controversy surrounding the relocation of the Bronze Soldier of Tallinn, a Soviet Red Army World War II memorial in Tallinn, Estonia, erupted into mass protests and riots.

April 26th, 1994

Just before landing at Nagoya Airport, Japan, the copilot of China Airlines Flight 140 inadvertently triggered the takeoff/go-around switch, causing the aircraft to crash and killing 264 of the 271 people on board.

April 26th, 1989

A tornado struck the Manikganj District of Bangladesh and killed an estimated 1,300 people, making it the deadliest tornado in history.

April 26th, 1970

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) came into being when the WIPO Convention entered into force.

April 26th, 1958

Service ended on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Royal Blue Line, one of the first major electrified train lines in the U.S. (steam train pictured).

April 26th, 1944

World War II: U.S. Navy submarines began attacks on Japan's Take Ichi convoy as it sailed in waters between Taiwan and the Philippines, eventually sinking four vessels and killing more than 4,000 troops.

April 26th, 1941

Boris Kidrič and Edvard Kardelj founded the Liberation Front of the Slovene Nation, the main anti-fascist Slovene civil-resistance and political organization during World War II.

April 26th, 1933

The Gestapo, the official secret police force of Nazi Germany, was established.

April 26th, 1915

First World War: Britain, France and Russia signed a secret treaty promising territory to Italy if it joined the war on their side.

April 26th, 1865

U.S. Army soldiers cornered and fatally shot John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln, ending a twelve-day manhunt.

April 26th, 1478

In a conspiracy to replace the Medici family as rulers of the Republic of Florence, the Pazzi family attacked Lorenzo de' Medici (pictured) and killed his brother Giuliano at Florence Cathedral.

April 26th, 2015

Nursultan Nazarbayev is re-elected President of Kazakhstan with 97.7% of the vote.

April 26th, 2005

Cedar Revolution: Under international pressure, Syria withdraws the last of its 14,000 troop military garrison in Lebanon, ending its 29-year military domination of that country (Syrian occupation of Lebanon).

April 26th, 2002

Robert Steinhäuser kills 16 at Gutenberg-Gymnasium in Erfurt, Germany before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 26th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 26th?

36

Amelia Alicia Anscelly

Malaysian badminton player

*April 26th, 1988, Kota Kinabalu

62

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Austrian philosopher and logician (1889–1951)

*April 26th, 1889, Neuwaldegg †April 29th, 1951, Cambridge

54

Melania Trump

First Lady of the United States (2017–2021), model, and businesswoman

*April 26th, 1970, Novo Mesto

87

Zvi Yavetz

Israeli historian, professor

*April 26th, 1925, Chernivtsi †January 7th, 2013, Tel Aviv

65

David Hume

Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian

*April 26th, 1711, Edinburgh †August 25th, 1776, Edinburgh

44

Channing Tatum

American actor, dancer and model (born 1980)

*April 26th, 1980, Cullman

46

Stana Katic

Canadian actress

*April 26th, 1978, Hamilton

44

Demetri Betts

American singer

*April 26th, 1973, North Carolina †May 21st, 2017

66

Giancarlo Esposito

American actor

*April 26th, 1958, Copenhagen

91

Carol Burnett

American actress, comedian and singer

*April 26th, 1933, San Antonio

35

Luke Bracey

Australian actor

*April 26th, 1989, Sydney

69

Peter Neururer

German association football manager

*April 26th, 1955, Marl

86

Duane Eddy

American guitarist

*April 26th, 1938, Corning

61

Jet Li

Chinese-Singaporean martial artist and actor (born 1963)

*April 26th, 1963, Beijing

72

Werner Biskup

German association football player and manager (1942–2014)

*April 26th, 1942, Bottrop †June 22nd, 2014, Quakenbrück

45

Ernst Udet

German flying ace (1896–1941)

*April 26th, 1896, Frankfurt †November 17th, 1941, Berlin

63

Anthony Cumia

American talk radio broadcaster

*April 26th, 1961, Elwood

68

Diethard Prengel

German cinematographer

*April 26th, 1956, Celle

84

Giorgio Moroder

Italian record producer and composer

*April 26th, 1940, Urtijëi

93

Rudolf Heß

German Nazi leader and Reich Minister without Portfolio (1894–1987)

*April 26th, 1894, Alexandria †August 17th, 1987, Spandau Prison

Same year
Born in 1451

53

Isabella I of Castile

Queen of the Crown of Castile, from 1474 to 1504; first queen of a dynastically-united Spain, from 1479 to 1504

*April 22nd, 1451, Monasterio de Nuestra Señora de Gracia †November 26th, 1504, Palacio Testamentario

36

James III of Scotland

King of Scotland from 1460 to 1488

*July 10th, 1451, Stirling Castle †June 11th, 1488, Stirling

53

Frederick IV of Naples

King of Naples

*October 16th, 1451, Naples †November 9th, 1504, Tours

67

Hugh Oldham

English cleric, Bishop of Exeter and patron of education (c.1452–1519)

*November 30th, 1451, Lancashire †June 25th, 1519, Exeter

53

Engelbert II of Nassau

Count of Nassau-Vianden and Lord of Breda

*May 17th, 1451, Breda †May 31st, 1504, City of Brussels

25

Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence

English noble

*September 5th, 1451, Warwick Castle †December 22nd, 1476, Warwick Castle

62

Wolfgang von Bayern

German aristocrat (1451-1514)

*November 1st, 1451, Munich †May 24th, 1514, Landsberg am Lech

72

Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Duchess of Württemberg

Princess of Brandenburg by birth and by marriage Duchess of Württemberg

*November 29th, 1451, Ansbach †March 28th, 1524, Nürtingen

70

Raffaello Maffei

Italian humanist, historian and theologian (1451-1522)

*February 17th, 1451, Rome †January 25th, 1522, Volterra

71

Franchinus Gaffurius

Italian music theorist and composer (1451–1522)

*January 14th, 1451, Lodi †June 25th, 1522, Milan

57

René II

Duke of Lorraine

*May 2nd, 1451, Angers †December 10th, 1508, Fains

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on April 26th

Fixed holidays (Chernobyl disaster related observances, Christian feast day) which are celebrated on April 26th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1451 is a normal year and no leap year.

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