Saturday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
April 26 1986
Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
disasterReactor No. 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded during a safety test, causing the worst nuclear disaster in history.
Pripyat, Ukrainian SSR
Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).
Notable animals alive on this date.
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Notable books already in print.
Films already out by this date.
rapper · b. 1970
Days alive
5,845
American jazz musician and composer (1904–1984) · 1904–1984
Days lived
29,104
Dutch politician (1886–1988) · 1886–1988
Days lived
37,204
Pinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,431
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
53,807
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
63,276
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
5,147
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