April 26th, 1649

Born on April 26th, 1649

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, one of the biggest vote shares in Kazakhstan's history.

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 committing suicide.

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

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

65

David Hume

Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian

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

36

Amelia Alicia Anscelly

Malaysian badminton player

*April 26th, 1988, Kota Kinabalu

62

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Austrian philosopher and logician (2023-2024)

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

58

Pedro II of Portugal

King of Portugal (1648–1706)

*April 26th, 1648, Ribeira Palace †December 9th, 1706, Alcântara

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-Yafo

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

82

Rinaldo d'Este

Duke of Modena

*April 26th, 1655, Modena †October 26th, 1737, Modena

69

Peter Neururer

German association football manager

*April 26th, 1955, Marl

86

Duane Eddy

American guitarist (1938–2024)

*April 26th, 1938, Corning †April 30th, 2024, Franklin

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

79

Owen Willans Richardson

British physicist (1879-1959)

*April 26th, 1879, Dewsbury †February 15th, 1959, Alton

63

Anthony Cumia

American talk radio broadcaster

*April 26th, 1961, Elwood

Same year
Born in 1649

71

Clement XI

Head of the Catholic Church from 1700 to 1721

*July 23rd, 1649, Pesaro †March 19th, 1721, Rome

81

Benedict XIII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1724 to 1730

*February 2nd, 1649, Gravina in Puglia †February 21st, 1730, Rome

46

John Trenchard

English politician

*March 30th, 1649, Lytchett Matravers †April 27th, 1695, Kensington

33

Engel de Ruyter

Dutch admiral

*May 2nd, 1649, Vlissingen †February 27th, 1683, Amsterdam

55

Titus Oates

English perjurer (1649-1705)

*September 15th, 1649, Oakham †July 12th, 1705, London

36

James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth

English nobleman and soldier (1649–1685)

*April 9th, 1649, Rotterdam †July 15th, 1685, Tower Hill

56

Adrien Baillet

French scholar

*June 13th, 1649, La Neuville-en-Hez †January 21st, 1706, Paris

81

James Grahme

English politician

*January 1st, 1649, Norton Conyers †January 1st, 1730, Charlton

68

Bon Boullogne

French painter and engraver (1649-1717)

*February 22nd, 1649, Paris †May 17th, 1717, Paris

59

John Blow

English composer

*January 1st, 1649, Nottinghamshire †October 1st, 1708, City of Westminster

374

Conrad Max Süßner

German sculptor

*November 30th, 1649, Ostrov

71

Amy Buisson

(1649-1721)

*April 24th, 1649, Geneva †January 1st, 1721, Avesnes-sur-Helpe

78

Johann Wilhelm Petersen

German theologian

*January 1st, 1649, Osnabrück †January 1st, 1727, Lübars

55

Princess Frederica Amalia of Denmark

Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

*April 11th, 1649, Copenhagen †October 30th, 1704, Kiel

72

Elihu Yale

Welsh merchant, slave trader and philanthropist

*April 5th, 1649, Boston †July 8th, 1721, London

61

Charles, Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried

Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried

*July 29th, 1649, Rheinfels Castle †March 3rd, 1711, Bad Schwalbach

65

Giovanni Alberto Badoer

Italian cardinal

*March 12th, 1649, Venice †May 17th, 1714, Brescia

64

Samuel Carpenter

Deputy Governor of colonial Pennsylvania 1649-1714

*November 4th, 1649, Horsham †April 10th, 1714, Philadelphia

61

Hans Georg Asam

German painter (1649-1711)

*October 12th, 1649, Rott am Inn †March 7th, 1711, Sulzbach-Rosenberg

79

Gabriel Daniel

French historian

*February 8th, 1649, Rouen †June 23rd, 1728, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1649 is a normal year and no leap year.

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