It happened today
Lucille Ball, the first true queen of American TV, died on April 26, 1989. After years of decent apprenticeship in the cinema, her glory came in 1951 with the sitcom Lucy and I, where she acted together with her husband in her life, Desi Arnaz. Before divorcing, the couple had two children and became one of the great names of stars and stripes showbiz. Together they also founded the Desilu production company, of which, in the 1960s, Ball became president, the first woman to manage a large studio in Hollywood. In 1984, she was one of the names inducted into the newly created Television Hall of Fame. Bill Cosby was once on the list of small screen stars, but his name has been deleted. Actor, comedian, producer, he achieved enormous success with the sitcom The Robinsons, earning the affection of the public, who christened him “America’s Dad”. After years of accusations from dozens of women, on April 26, 2018 he was convicted of sexual assault. But the verdict was overturned in 2021.
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Born of the day
Eugène Delacroix, 26 April 1798, French artist and painter
Ludwig Wittgenstein, 26 April 1889, Austrian philosopher and logician
Michele Ferrero, 26 April 1925, entrepreneur
Nino Benvenuti, 26 April 1938, former boxer, actor, journalist and writer
Giorgio Moroder, 26 April 1940, record producer, composer and disc jockey
Neri Parenti, 26 April 1950, director and screenwriter
Giacomo Poretti, 26 April 1956, comedian, actor and screenwriter
Melania Trump, April 26, 1970, former Slovenian model
Giorgia, 26 April 1971, singer-songwriter and record producer
Samantha Cristoforetti, 26 April 1977, astronaut and aviator
Channing Tatum, April 26, 1980, American actor, dancer and film producer
Dear Emerald, 26 April 1981, Dutch singer
John IsnerApril 26, 1985, American tennis player
Lorenzo Fragola, 26 April 1995, singer-songwriter
Deaths of the day
Bjornstjerne Bjornson26 April 1910, Norwegian poet, playwright and writer
Frank CoppolaApril 26, 1982, mafioso
Lucille Ball, April 26, 1989, American actress, comedian, singer and model
Saint of the day
Saint Cletus, third bishop of Rome and pope of the Catholic Church. According to tradition, he was born in Athens and lived under the emperors Titus Flavius Vespasian, Titus and Domitian. Just under Tito he became pope. He died around the year 92, almost certainly from a natural death. His remains were then buried near Peter’s tomb.
