April 26th, 1925

Born on April 26th, 1925

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What happened on April 26th, 1925?

April 26th, 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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_von_Hindenburg

What else 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).

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

Born on April 26th, 1925

87

Zvi Yavetz

Israeli historian, professor

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

89

Jørgen Ingmann

Danish musician

*April 26th, 1925, Copenhagen †March 21st, 2015, Holte

89

Michele Ferrero

Italian entrepreneur (1925-2015)

*April 26th, 1925, Dogliani †February 14th, 2015, Monte Carlo

93

Wilma Lipp

Austrian soprano (1925-2019)

*April 26th, 1925, Vienna †January 26th, 2019, Inning am Ammersee

54

Pat Griffith

British racing driver (1925-1980)

*April 26th, 1925, Weybridge †January 28th, 1980, Cheshire

67

Dieter von Andrian

German graphic designer

*April 26th, 1925, Steglitz †December 25th, 1992, Kassel

78

Alice Saunier-Seité

French geographer and politician

*April 26th, 1925, Saint-Jean-le-Centenier †August 4th, 2003, Paris

87

Frank Hahn

British economist

*April 26th, 1925, Berlin †January 29th, 2013, Cambridge

88

Gerard Cafesjian

American philanthropist (1925-2013)

*April 26th, 1925, Brooklyn †September 15th, 2013, United States of America

93

Vladimir Boltyansky

Russian mathematician

*April 26th, 1925, Moscow †April 16th, 2019, Guanajuato City

90

Helmut Hodel

German association football manager

*April 26th, 1925, Karlsruhe †February 29th, 2016

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90

Carol Burnett

American actress, comedian and singer

*April 26th, 1933, San Antonio

62

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Austrian philosopher and logician (1889–1951)

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

35

Amelia Alicia Anscelly

Malaysian badminton player

*April 26th, 1988, Kota Kinabalu

53

Melania Trump

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

*April 26th, 1970, Novo Mesto

85

Duane Eddy

American guitarist

*April 26th, 1938, Corning

65

Giancarlo Esposito

American actor

*April 26th, 1958, Copenhagen

44

Demetri Betts

American singer

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

43

Channing Tatum

American actor, dancer and model (born 1980)

*April 26th, 1980, Cullman

45

Stana Katic

Canadian actress

*April 26th, 1978, Hamilton

17

Guy Môquet

French resistance member

*April 26th, 1924, 18th arrondissement of Paris †October 22nd, 1941, Châteaubriant

72

Werner Biskup

German association football player and manager (1942–2014)

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

97

Bambi Linn

American dancer, choreographer, and actress

*April 26th, 1926, Brooklyn

68

Peter Neururer

German association football manager

*April 26th, 1955, Marl

92

Gyula Kosice

Argentine sculptor and theorist (1924-2016)

*April 26th, 1924, Košice †May 25th, 2016, Buenos Aires

83

Giorgio Moroder

Italian record producer and composer

*April 26th, 1940, Urtijëi

61

Mike Kellin

American actor (1922-1983)

*April 26th, 1922, Hartford †August 26th, 1983, Nyack

60

Jet Li

Chinese-Singaporean martial artist and actor (born 1963)

*April 26th, 1963, Beijing

34

Luke Bracey

Australian actor

*April 26th, 1989, Sydney

45

Ernst Udet

German flying ace (1896–1941)

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

62

Anthony Cumia

American talk radio broadcaster

*April 26th, 1961, Elwood

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73

Mel Tormé

American recording artist

*September 13th, 1925, Chicago †June 5th, 1999, Los Angeles

94

Asunción Balaguer

Spanish actress (1925-2019)

*November 8th, 1925, Manresa †November 23rd, 2019, Cercedilla

87

Margaret Thatcher

British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)

*October 13th, 1925, Grantham †April 8th, 2013, The Ritz London

80

Pedro González González

American actor (1925-2006)

*May 24th, 1925, Aguilares †February 6th, 2006, Culver City

89

Hannes Hegen

German Illustrator and caricaturist (1925-2014)

*May 16th, 1925, Česká Kamenice †November 8th, 2014, Berlin

94

Olof Thunberg

Swedish actor (1925–2020)

*May 21st, 1925, Västerås domkyrkoförsamling †February 24th, 2020, Nacka

76

Hildegard Knef

German actress, singer and writer (1925-2002)

*December 28th, 1925, Ulm †February 1st, 2002, Berlin

92

Elena Verdugo

American actress (1925-2017)

*April 20th, 1925, Paso Robles †May 30th, 2017, Los Angeles

81

Georg Buschner

German association football player and manager (1925-2007)

*December 26th, 1925, Gera †February 12th, 2007, Jena

68

Mai Zetterling

Swedish actress (1925–1994)

*May 24th, 1925, Västerås †March 17th, 1994, London

83

Paul Newman

American actor and film director (1925–2008)

*January 26th, 1925, Shaker Heights †September 26th, 2008, Westport

80

Attilâ İlhan

Turkish poet and writer

*June 15th, 1925, Menemen †October 10th, 2005, Istanbul

58

Richard Burton

Welsh actor (1925–1984)

*November 10th, 1925, Pontrhydyfen †August 5th, 1984, Geneva

86

Dietmar Kienast

German historian of classical antiquity and university teacher (1925-2012)

*August 22nd, 1925, Berlin †February 13th, 2012, Olching

81

Günter Ebert

German journalist and writer (1925-2006)

*February 19th, 1925, Meerane †July 17th, 2006, Berlin

89

Rolf Henniger

German actor (1925-2015)

*August 30th, 1925, Erfurt †August 15th, 2015, Berlin

98

Mahathir Mohamad

Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003 and 2018 to 2020

*July 10th, 1925, Alor Setar

88

Eddi Arent

German actor and comedian

*May 5th, 1925, Wrzeszcz †May 28th, 2013, Munich

54

Peter Sellers

British actor and comedian (1925–1980)

*September 8th, 1925, Southsea †July 24th, 1980, Middlesex Hospital

96

Angela Lansbury

Irish-British-American actress and singer (1925–2022)

*October 16th, 1925, St Pancras †October 11th, 2022, Los Angeles

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1925 is a normal year and no leap year.

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