April 26

It is the first day following the which cannot be  Sunday in Western Christianity.

Events

 * - The miraculous image of appears in,.
 * - The attack  and kill his brother  during  in the.
 * - colonists of the  make landfall at,.
 * - signs a general amnesty to allow all but about one thousand of the most notorious s of the  to return to, as part of a reconciliary gesture with the factions of the  and to eventually  consolidate his own rule.
 * - captured  under the command of.
 * - :   surrenders his army to   at the  near.
 * 1865  -  cavalry troopers corner and shoot dead,  , in.
 * - defeats  in the second round of the  to become the first directly elected  of the.
 * - The, the official of , is established.
 * - :, is  by.
 * - The worst mining accident in history kills 1,549 s in an at the,.
 * - : - last successful German tank-offensive of the war and last noteworthy victory of the.
 * -, a controversial religious leader who claims to be , marries the much-younger , a celebrated anniversary in the.
 * - The, an effort to restore peace in and , begins.
 * - First left,  for ,
 * - 's spacecraft crashes into the.
 * - In, amendments to the constitution transform Libya (United Kingdom of Libya) into one national unity (Kingdom of Libya) and allows for female participation in elections.
 * - and  merge to form.
 * - In, a nuclear reactor accident occurs at the , creating the world's worst.
 * - Seventy tornadoes break out in the central . Before its end,, would record the year's only tornado (see ).
 * - In Simi Valley, California, the LAPD police officers accused of excessive force in their severe beating of Rodney King, are found "not guilty". The verdict results in several days of riots in L.A. and smaller riots around the country.
 * - A -600R crashes at,  killing 264.
 * - announce first evidence of the.
 * - Under international pressure, withdraws the last of its 14,000 troop military garrison in, ending its 29-year military domination of that country.

Births

 * -, (d. )
 * -, founder of Islam, according to the sect. Other sources suggest.
 * -, Italian painter (d. )
 * -, English poet and playwright (d. )
 * -, wife of (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, queen consort of Spain (d. )
 * -, Scottish philosopher (d. )
 * -, Scottish philosopher and historian (d. )
 * -, American Revolutionary War admiral (d. )
 * -, German geologist (d. )
 * -, French-American naturalist and illustrator (d. )
 * -, German poet (d. )
 * -, American explorer (d. )
 * 1798  -, French painter (d. )
 * -, American diplomat (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, German industrialist (d. )
 * -, American landscape architect (d. )
 * -, American general (d. )
 * 1826  -, American Civil War General (d.
 * - Sir, 17th (d. )
 * -, Mexican Catholic bishop
 * -, British physicist, laureate (d. )
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * 1886  -, Tatar poet (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, Austrian-born philosopher (d. )
 * -, Serbian WWII hero and war criminal (d. )
 * -, Nazi official (d. )
 * -, WWI pilot and film actor, Luftwaffe officer (d. )
 * -, American sportsman (d. )
 * 1897  -, German-born film director (d. )
 * -, Spanish writer, (d. )
 * 1898  -, Scottish filmmaker (d. )
 * -, American geophysicist (d. )
 * 1900  -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, Japanese movie producer and creator of (d. )
 * -, German actress (d. )
 * -, Canadian writer (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * 1914  -, American investor  (d. )
 * -, Australian writer (d. )
 * -, Chinese-born architect
 * 1917  -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, Dutch athlete (d. )
 * 1918  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, French Canadian politician (d. )
 * -, Danish musician
 * -, British TV sports broadcaster
 * 1926  -, German illustrator (d. )
 * -, English-born chemist, (d. )
 * 1932  -, French film music composer
 * -, Puerto Rican activist (d. )
 * 1933  -, American comedian
 * 1933  -, German-born physicist,
 * -, American musician
 * 1938  -, American singer
 * -, Italian composer
 * 1940  -, English rugby league player
 * -, American R&B singer-composer
 * 1941  -, American composer
 * -, French actress
 * 1942  -, Canadian diplomat
 * 1942  -, American singer
 * -, American singer
 * 1943  -, Swiss architect
 * -, Indonesian politician
 * -, Quebec politician
 * -, Argentinian football player
 * 1949  -, wrestler (d. )
 * 1949  -, American film director
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American actress
 * -, American mental health counselor
 * -, Greek singer and songwriter
 * -, English musician
 * 1960  -, American baseball player
 * -, Chinese-born actress
 * 1961  -, American radio personality (The  Show)
 * 1961  -, American rock drummer
 * -, English footballer
 * 1962  -, American actress and comedian
 * -, Chinese martial artist
 * 1963  -, Australian-born NFL football player
 * -, American comedian
 * -, Mangaka who created YuYu Hakusho
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, Slovenian model
 * 1970  -, American singer
 * -, American bassist
 * -, Spanish footballer
 * 1972  -, Australian racing driver
 * -, English footballer
 * -, presenter on the
 * -, American musician
 * 1975  -, British singer
 * -, Czech ice hockey player
 * -, American actor
 * -, American R&B singer
 * 1978  -, American baseball player
 * 1978  -, Danish soccer player
 * -, Finnish musician
 * 1979  -, Quebec singer and songwriter
 * -, American actress
 * 1980  -, Polish actress
 * 1980  -, American actor
 * -, French footballer
 * 1981  -, English musician
 * -, an poet
 * 1982  -, Professional Basketball Player
 * -, American P.O.W.
 * 1983  -, Argentine racing driver
 * -, Bosnian singer
 * 1984  -, College basketball player
 * -, American-born actress

Deaths

 * - of Japan (b. )
 * -, Flemish painter (b. )
 * -, inspiration of Botticelli (b.)
 * -, ruler of Florence (assassinated) (b. )
 * -, Japanese shogun (b. )
 * -, Lord Chancellor of England (b. )
 * -, Irish convent founder (b. )
 * - Count, Russian soldier (b. )
 * -, American actor and assassin (shot) (b. )
 * -, German general (b. )
 * - Sir, British Admiral and naval hero (b. )
 * -, Norwegian author, (b. )
 * -, Indian mathematician (b. )
 * -, English cricketer (b. )
 * -, Austrian philosopher (b. )
 * -, German chemist, (b. )
 * -, French athlete (b. )
 * -, Ukrainian politician and general (b. )
 * 1945  -, Nazi doctor (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, German physicist (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Father of Japanese Shotokan Karatedo (b. )
 * -, Canadian poet born Newfoundland (b. )
 * -, Japanese martial artist and founder of aikido (b. )
 * -, Lutheran pastor (b. )
 * 1970  -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, British comedian (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American musician and composer (b. )
 * -, American actor (stroke) (b. )
 * 1986  -, Bulgarian painter (b. )
 * 1986  -, American actress (b. )
 * -, British politician (b. )
 * -, Of Noted Bollywood Music Director Duo (b. )
 * -, American actress and comedian (b. )
 * -, French-American composer (b. 1904)
 * 1991  -, American composer and conductor (b. )
 * 1991  -, American actress (b. )
 * 1991  -, Canadian politician (b. )
 * -, American writer and producer (b. )
 * -, English musician (b. )
 * 1999  -, British television presenter (b.)
 * -, Canadian politician (b. )
 * 2003  -, Irish environmentalist (b. )
 * 2003  -, American writer (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 2005  -, Swiss-Austrian actress (b. )
 * 2005  -, an author (b. )
 * -, American political advisor and film executive (b. )

Holidays and observances

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Liturgical feasts
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