Today in History for 26th April 2022

Historical Events

1890 - Henry Morton Stanley inaugurated in London
1954 - "Seven Samurai", Japanese film directed by Akira Kurosawa, starring Toshiro Mifune, is released
1962 - Ranger 4 crash lands on (backside of) Moon
1967 - San Marco 2 Launch (1st Equatorial Launch)
1992 - "Growing Pains" final episode on ABC TV
1993 - "Shakespeare for My Father" opens at Helen Hayes NYC for 266 performances

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Famous Birthdays

1603 - Francesco Nigetti, Italian composer, born in Florence, Italy (d. 1681)
1834 - Artemus Ward [Charles Farrar Browne], American humorist (considered to be America's first stand-up comedian), born in Waterford, Maine (d. 1867)
1910 - Erland von Koch, Swedish composer, born in Stockholm (d. 2009)
1925 - Jørgen Ingmann, Danish jazz guitarist ("Apache"; "Dansevise"), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2015)
1933 - Carol Burnett, American comedian (The Carol Burnett Show) and actress (Annie; The Four Seasons; Mad About You), born in San Antonio, Texas
1952 - Popo Molefe, South African politician and secretary-general (South Africa UDF), born in Sophiatown, Gauteng, South Africa

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Famous Deaths

1922 - Hans Sommer, German theatre composer, dies at 84
1951 - John Alden Carpenter, American composer (Sea Drift), dies at 75
1981 - Jim Davis, American actor (Jack Ewing-Dallas), dies at 65
1986 - Broderick Crawford, American actor (All the King's Men, Highway Patrol), dies after a series of strokes at 74
1991 - Leo Arnaud, French-American composer (Bugler's Dream), dies at 86
2013 - George Jones, American country singer-songwriter ("Golden Rings"; "Oh Lonesome Me"), dies from hypoxic respiratory failure at 81

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