On This Day April 26th

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April 26th is the one-hundred-sixteenth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 249 days remain until the end of the year.

 

Events

1564 – Playwright William Shakespeare is baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England (date of birth is unknown)

1721 – A massive earthquake devastates the Iranian city of Tabriz.

1803 – Thousands of meteor fragments fall from the skies of L'Aigle, France; the event convinces European scientists that meteors exist.

1805 – First Barbary War: United States Marines captured Derne under the command of First Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon.

1903 – Atlético Madrid Association football club is founded

1954 – The first clinical trials of Jonas Salk's polio vaccine begin in Fairfax County, Virginia.

1986 – The Chornobyl disaster occurs in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.

 

Birthdays

121 – Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor (d. 180)

1785 – John James Audubon, French American ornithologist and painter (d. 1851)

1886 – Ma Rainey, American singer-songwriter (d. 1939)

1933 – Carol Burnett, American actress, singer, and producer.

1946 – Ralph Coates, English international footballer (d. 2010)

 

Holiday Highlight

Screw Arbor ay it’s World Burlesque Day

For those who are not aware, burlesque is a form of entertainment similar to a cabaret. It was trendy during the early part of the 20th century. It is a glamorous, satirical, raunchy, and irreverent performance comprising strippers, comedians, and a master of ceremonies.

World Burlesque Day was created in 2022 by Sapphira, a showgirl, author, and mental health ambassador. She created World Burlesque Day to bring together people who love everything to do with burlesque. She also wanted this holiday to serve as a platform for people to share their stories and, in so doing, encourage others to find their own sense of style and freedom through burlesque. Sapphira has been a showgirl since 2004. She claims that Burlesque has helped her to overcome mental health problems and believes that it can give confidence to others who are struggling, too.

She chose April 26 to celebrate World Burlesque Day to commemorate 50 years since the passing of Gypsy Rose Lee, one of the greatest burlesque performers in the 1930s. Today, burlesque has evolved into neo-burlesque, which is based on traditional burlesque. Although burlesque has changed throughout the years, people still enjoy all types of burlesque.

On World Burlesque Day, burlesque lovers from around the world come together to celebrate the different activities designed by the founder to showcase the art form and attract new performers.

 

Holidays And Observance

Alien Day

Arbor Day

Audubon Day

Childcare Professionals Day

Day of Dialogue

Get Organized Day

Hairball Awareness Day

Hug a Friend Day

Hug an Australian Day

International Chornobyl Disaster Remembrance Day

Lesbian Visibility Day

National Dissertation Day

National Help a Horse Day

National Kids and Pets Day

National Pretzel Day

National Static Cling Day

Remember Your First Kiss Day

Richter Scale Day

Undiagnosed Children's Awareness Day

World Intellectual Property Day

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