April 26 in History

• 1835

  April 26, 1835:

  "Grand Polonaise Brillante" is first performed in Paris. It was composed by Polish musician, Frederic Chopin. The musical work is featured in the 2002 movie titled “The Pianist”.

• 1925

  April 26, 1925:

  American writer, Edna Ferber wins the ‘Pulitzer Prize for the Novel’ award for her work titled "So big".

• 1932

  April 26, 1932:

  "L'Ermine" premieres at the renowned Society for Theater in Paris. The play was written by French dramatist, Jean Anouilh.

• 1954

  April 26, 1954:

  Japanese film titled "Seven Samurai" is released. It becomes the most expensive movie to be released in the country. It stars renowned actors like Takashi Shimura and Toshiro Mifune.

• 1966

  April 26, 1966:

  Arnold Jacob Auerbach, famously known as "Red", leaves his post as the head coach of NBA side, Boston Celtic.

• 1991

  April 26, 1991:

  ABC-TV premieres American animated television series titled "Dinosaurs". Actors like Stuart Pankin and Sally Struthers lent their voices to some characters in the production.

• April 26, 1991:

  Argentine soccer player, Diego Maradona, is suspended for using banned narcotic drugs, specifically cocaine.

• 2005

  April 26, 2005:

  Singer, Bruce Springsteen, drops his 13th studio album called “Devils & Dust”. It makes its first appearance on the US Billboard 200 album chart at number one.

• 2013

  April 26, 2013:

  English band, Deep Purple, releases their album titled “Now What?!”. The work, which contains hit songs like "Vincent Price", is produced by Canadian musician, Bob Ezrin.

• 2017

  April 26, 2017:

  American singer, Father John Misty, drops video for his single titled "Total Entertainment Forever". It features “Home Alone” series star, Macaulay Culkin. The song is off his third studio album dubbed “Pure Comedy”.