Easter Rising: Battle of Mount Street Bridge. Date: April 26, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today)

Ice hockey makes its Olympic debut at the Antwerp Games with center Frank Fredrickson scoring seven goals in Canada's 12–1 drubbing of Sweden in the gold medal match. Date: April 26, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1920 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Duke of York (the future King George VI) weds Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey. Date: April 26, 1923 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1923 📅 On This Day (Today)

Paul von Hindenburg defeats Wilhelm Marx in the second round of the German presidential election to become the first directly elected head of state of the Weimar Republic. Date: April 26, 1925 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1925 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Gestapo, the official secret police force of Nazi Germany, is established by Hermann Göring. Date: April 26, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today)

Spanish Civil War: Guernica, Spain, is bombed by the German Condor Legion and the Italian Aviazione Legionaria. Date: April 26, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)

Benxihu Colliery accident in Manchukuo leaves 1,549 Chinese miners dead. Date: April 26, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Easter Riots break out in Uppsala, Sweden. Date: April 26, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: Heinrich Kreipe is captured by Allied commandos in occupied Crete. Date: April 26, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)

Georgios Papandreou becomes head of the Greek government-in-exile based in Egypt. Date: April 26, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)