Today’s Date on April 26, 2025
Happy Saturday! Today is April 26, 2025, marking the 116th day of the year with 249 days remaining.
Historical Events on April 26th:
On this day in 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine experienced a catastrophic explosion, leading to the worst nuclear disaster in history. The fallout resulted in numerous immediate casualties and long-term health effects.
Other Significant Events:
- In 1607, English colonists landed at Cape Henry, Virginia, beginning the establishment of the first permanent English settlement in the Western Hemisphere.
- In 1865, John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, was killed by federal troops near Port Royal, Virginia.
- In 1964, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form Tanzania in Africa.
- In 1994, South Africa held its first all-race elections, leading to Nelson Mandela’s inauguration as president.
- In 2012, former Liberian President Charles Taylor was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity by an international court.
Celebrity Birthdays on April 26th:
- Carol Burnett, 92 years old, Actor-Comedian
- Giorgio Moroder, 85 years old, Composer-Producer
- Donna de Varona, 78 years old, Olympic Swimming Gold Medalist
- Giancarlo Esposito, 67 years old, Actor
- Joan Chen, 64 years old, Actor
- Jet Li, 62 years old, Actor
- Kevin James, 60 years old, Actor-Comedian
- Natasha Trethewey, 59 years old, Former U.S. Poet Laureate
- Marianne Jean-Baptiste, 58 years old, Actor
- Melania Trump, 55 years old, First Lady
- Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins, 55 years old, Singer (TLC)
- Jay DeMarcus, 54 years old, Country Musician (Rascal Flatts)
- Tom Welling, 48 years old, Actor
- Pablo Schreiber, 47 years old, Actor
- Jordana Brewster, 45 years old, Actor
- Channing Tatum, 45 years old, Actor
- Aaron Judge, 33 years old, New York Yankees Outfielder
