Discover what happened on 26 April 1917 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- Fríðrikur Petersen (Faroese politician and bishop (1853-1917))
- Emil Barber (German botanist (1857-1917))
- Jakob Euler (German joiner (1842-1917))
- Max Pauly (German chemist (1849-1917))
- William Henry James Weale (British art historian and curator (1832-1917))
- Benny Green (English footballer (1883–1917))
- Andreas Gustaf Sällström
- René Doumer (French flying ace (1887–1917))
- William Nash (Canadian politician)
- Álvaro López Mora (Spanish politician (1853-1917))
- Lars Johan Wahlstedt (botanist (1836-1917))
- Édouard Muller (French politician (1843-1917))
- José Marcelino de Sousa (Brazilian politician (1848–1917))
- Szaniszló Timár ((1859–1917) Hungarian journalist)
- August Waldeck
- Thomas Glwysfryn Hughes (poet)
- Richard Schlaghammer
- John Christopher Paget ((1895-1917))
- John Grattan ((1873-1917))
- Alexander Frederic Cecil Talbot Baines ((1878-1917))
- Moritz Wirth
- Ferdinand Wang (Austrian public servant and forestry expert, non-fiction writer on torrent regulation)
- Francis Maurice Hewson (New Zealand land surveyor (1832-1917))
- Melanie von Helldorf (28 Jun 1835 St.Ulrich, Krs. Querfurt – 26 Apr 1917 Hannover)
- George Borthwick (Soldier of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
- Helen Josephine Sanborn (born 1857; died 1917)
- J. Leonard Levy (English-American Rabbi)
- J. Leonard Levy (English-American Rabbi)