What happened today, and who was born/died

BIRTHS
04/26/1785	John James Audubon, birdwatcher
04/26/1875	Syngman Rhee South Korean statesman
04/26/1888	Aleksandr Mikhailov, USSR astronomer
04/26/1895	Rudolf Hess, Hitler's deputy Fuerher
04/26/1900	Charles Richter, he tells us how bad the quakes are.
04/26/1916	Morris L West, Australian novelist (Shoes of the Fisherman)
04/26/1917	I.M. Pei, architect
EVENTS
04/26/1607	First British to establish an American colony land at Cape Henry.
04/26/1777	16 year old Sybil Ludington rode from NY to CT rallying her
04/26/1777	father's militia to fight British in Danbury.
04/26/1920	Shapley and Curtis hold the 'Great Debate' on nature of nebulae.
04/26/1954	Nationwide test of the Salk anti-polio begins.
04/26/1962	US/UK launched Ariel; first Intl payload.
04/26/1971	San Francisco Lightship replaced by automatic buoy.
04/26/1986	Chernobyl - world's worst nuclear power plant disaster.

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