On April 26.1794 ; Battle of Beaumont during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition. source
On April 26.1794 ; Battle of Beaumont during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition.
On April 26.1803 ; Thousands of meteor fragments fall from the skies of L'Aigle, France; the event convinces European scientists that meteors exist. source
On April 26.1803 ; Thousands of meteor fragments fall from the skies of L'Aigle, France; the event convinces European scientists that meteors exist.
On April 26.1805 ; First Barbary War: United States Marines captured Derne under the command of First Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon. source
On April 26.1805 ; First Barbary War: United States Marines captured Derne under the command of First Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon.
On April 26.1903 ; Atlético Madrid Association football club is founded source
On April 26.1903 ; Atlético Madrid Association football club is founded
On April 26.1942 ; Benxihu Colliery accident in Manchukuo leaves 1549 Chinese miners dead. source
On April 26.1942 ; Benxihu Colliery accident in Manchukuo leaves 1549 Chinese miners dead.
On April 26.1943 ; The Easter Riots break out in Uppsala, Sweden. source
On April 26.1943 ; The Easter Riots break out in Uppsala, Sweden.
On April 26.1944 – Heinrich Kreipe is captured by Allied commandos in occupied Crete. source
On April 26.1944 – Heinrich Kreipe is captured by Allied commandos in occupied Crete.
On April 26.1945 ; World War II: Battle of Bautzen: Last successful German tank-offensive of the war and last noteworthy victory of the Wehrmacht. source
On April 26.1945 ; World War II: Battle of Bautzen: Last successful German tank-offensive of the war and last noteworthy victory of the Wehrmacht.
On April 26.1966 ;The magnitude 5.1 Tashkent earthquake affects the largest city in Soviet Central Asia with a maximum MSK intensity of VII (Very strong). Tashkent is mostly destroyed and 15–200 are killed. source
On April 26.1966 ;The magnitude 5.1 Tashkent earthquake affects the largest city in Soviet Central Asia with a maximum MSK intensity of VII (Very strong). Tashkent is mostly destroyed and 15–200 are killed.
On April 26.1994 ; China Airlines Flight 140 crashes at Nagoya Airport in Japan, killing 264 of the 271 people on board. source
On April 26.1994 ; China Airlines Flight 140 crashes at Nagoya Airport in Japan, killing 264 of the 271 people on board.
Arnold Sommerfeld died in 1951 in Munich from injuries after a traffic accident while walking with his grandchildren. source
Arnold Sommerfeld died in 1951 in Munich from injuries after a traffic accident while walking with his grandchildren.
Carl Bosch died after a prolonged illness on April 26, 1940 in Heidelberg, Germany. He was 65 years old. source
Carl Bosch died after a prolonged illness on April 26, 1940 in Heidelberg, Germany. He was 65 years old.
