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| Birthday April 26, 1711 David Hume is born |
| Birthday April 26, 1785 John James Audubon, birdwatcher |
| Birthday April 26, 1798 James Beckwourth is born |
| Birthday April 26, 1888 Anita Loos is born |
| Birthday April 26, 1894 Rudolf Hess is born |
| Birthday April 26, 1900 Charles Richter, he tells us how bad the quakes are. |
| Birthday April 26, 1918 Olympic track star Fanny Blankers-Koen is born |
| History April 26, 1607 1st British to establish an American colony land at Cape Henry - Va. |
| History April 26, 1865 Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth dies |
| History April 26, 1906 1st motion pictures shown in Hawaii. |
| History April 26, 1913 Girl murdered in pencil factory |
| History April 26, 1915 Allies sign Treaty of London |
| History April 26, 1937 Nazis test Luftwaffe on Guernica |
| History April 26, 1954 Geneva Conference begins |
| History April 26, 1954 nationwide test of the Salk anti-polio begins. |
| History April 26, 1971 San Francisco Lightship replaced by automatic buoy. |
| History April 26, 1971 U.S. troop strength in South Vietnam at five-year low |
| History April 26, 1972 Nixon announces additional troop withdrawals |
| History April 26, 1977 Studio 54 opens |
| History April 26, 1984 Reagan visits China |
| History April 26, 1986 Maria Shriver marries Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| History April 26, 1986 Nuclear disaster at Chernobyl |
| History April 26, 1986 Nuclear explosion at Chernobyl |
| History April 26, 2009 Chrysler and autoworkers' union agree to a deal |
| History April 26, 2013 Country music star George Jones dies |