April 26th, 1931

Born on April 26th, 1931

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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

Born on April 26th, 1931

75

Teresa Blasco

Argentinian actor

*April 26th, 1931, Chile †August 11th, 2006, Buenos Aires

88

John Cain

Australian politician; 41st Premier of Victoria (1931-2019)

*April 26th, 1931, Melbourne †December 23rd, 2019, Royal Melbourne Hospital

77

Bernie Brillstein

American film and television producer, executive producer, and talent agent

*April 26th, 1931, New York City †August 7th, 2008, Los Angeles

83

Paul Almond

Writer

*April 26th, 1931, Montreal †April 10th, 2015, Malibu

91

Helmut Schulz

German author

*April 26th, 1931, Berlin †December 11th, 2022

90

Norbert Greinacher

German theologian

*April 26th, 1931, Freiburg im Breisgau †March 5th, 2022

85

Akihiro Komori

Japanese composer (1931-2016)

*April 26th, 1931, Tokyo †June 5th, 2016

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Who's birthday is on April 26th?

91

Carol Burnett

American actress, comedian and singer

*April 26th, 1933, San Antonio

87

Zvi Yavetz

Israeli historian, professor

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

86

Duane Eddy

American guitarist

*April 26th, 1938, Corning

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

66

Giancarlo Esposito

American actor

*April 26th, 1958, Copenhagen

72

Werner Biskup

German association football player and manager (1942–2014)

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

44

Demetri Betts

American singer

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

44

Channing Tatum

American actor, dancer and model (born 1980)

*April 26th, 1980, Cullman

46

Stana Katic

Canadian actress

*April 26th, 1978, Hamilton

84

Giorgio Moroder

Italian record producer and composer

*April 26th, 1940, Urtijëi

69

Peter Neururer

German association football manager

*April 26th, 1955, Marl

90

Arno Allan Penzias

German-born American physicist

*April 26th, 1933, Munich †January 22nd, 2024, San Francisco

72

Jaroslav Vožniak

Czech artist (1933-2005)

*April 26th, 1933, Suchodol, Czech Republic †May 12th, 2005, Prague

61

Jet Li

Chinese-Singaporean martial artist and actor (born 1963)

*April 26th, 1963, Beijing

35

Luke Bracey

Australian actor

*April 26th, 1989, Sydney

74

John Deely

American philosopher and semiotician

*April 26th, 1942, Chicago †January 7th, 2017, Greensburg

63

Anthony Cumia

American talk radio broadcaster

*April 26th, 1961, Elwood

68

Diethard Prengel

German cinematographer

*April 26th, 1956, Celle

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92

Erik Dammann

Norwegian writer and environmentalist

*May 9th, 1931, Oslo

69

Gloria Talbott

American actress (1931-2000)

*February 7th, 1931, Glendale †September 19th, 2000, Glendale

91

Mikhail Gorbachev

Leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991

*March 2nd, 1931, Privolnoye †August 30th, 2022, Central Clinical Hospital

88

Toni Morrison

African American novelist, essayist, and academic

*February 18th, 1931, Lorain †August 5th, 2019, The Bronx

80

Bernhard Schrader

German chemist (1931-2012)

*March 15th, 1931, Quedlinburg †January 8th, 2012, Essen

86

Sonja Sutter

German actress

*January 17th, 1931, Freiburg im Breisgau †June 2nd, 2017, Baden

24

James Dean

American actor (1931–1955)

*February 8th, 1931, Marion †September 30th, 1955, Cholame

93

William Shatner

Canadian actor

*March 22nd, 1931, Montreal

87

Lise Henningsen

Danish actress (1931-2019)

*September 5th, 1931, Copenhagen †January 28th, 2019, Copenhagen

84

William Bast

Author, screenwriter (1931-2015)

*April 3rd, 1931, Milwaukee †May 4th, 2015, Los Angeles

76

Boris Yeltsin

Soviet and Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (1931–2007)

*February 1st, 1931, Butka †April 23rd, 2007, Moscow

72

Gerhard Rosenfeld

German composer

*February 10th, 1931, Königsberg †March 5th, 2003, Bergholz-Rehbrücke

85

Massimo Fagioli

Italian film director, screenwriter, author and psychiatrist

*May 19th, 1931, Monte Giberto †February 13th, 2017, Rome

93

Rupert Murdoch

Australian-born American media mogul (born 1931)

*March 11th, 1931, Melbourne

73

Anne Bancroft

American actress (1931–2005)

*September 17th, 1931, The Bronx †June 6th, 2005, New York City

81

Larry Hagman

American actor (1931–2012)

*September 21st, 1931, Fort Worth †November 23rd, 2012, Dallas

93

James Earl Jones

American actor

*January 17th, 1931, Arkabutla

89

John le Carré

British novelist and spy (1931-2020)

*October 19th, 1931, Poole †December 12th, 2020, Royal Cornwall Hospital

88

Rip Torn

American actor (1931–2019)

*February 6th, 1931, Temple †July 9th, 2019, Lakeville

92

Rita Moreno

Puerto Rican singer, dancer and actress

*December 11th, 1931, Humacao

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Public holidays on April 26th

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Born on April 26th, 1931
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1931 is a normal year and no leap year.

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