Page 7: Historical Events In February - 26

1950  On February - 26 leonard Bernstein's "Age of Anxiety," premieres in New York NY   

1950  On this day in history leonard Bernstein's "Age of Anxiety," premieres in NYC   

1950  Harry Lauder (Maclennan), Scottish comic/singer, dies at about 75 on February - 26.   

1951  On February - 26 bread rationing in Czechoslovakia   

1951  On February - 26 the 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution, which limits a president to two terms of office, is ratified.   

1951  22nd amendment to Constitution is ratified on this day in history.   

1952  Britain announces that it has its own atomic bomb on this day in history.   

1952  On February - 26 netherlands-Indonesian Unity conference   

1952  Neth-Indonesian Unity conference on this day in history.   

1953  Allen W Dulles, promoted from deputy to 5th director of CIA on February - 26.   

1953  Elisabeth "Ilse" Kuyper, Dutch/US (opera)composer, dies on this day in history.   

1954  First typesetting machine (photo engraving) used, Quincy MA on this day in history.   

1954  Michigan Representative Ruth Thompson (R) introduces legislation to ban mailing "obscene, lewd, lascivious or filthy" phonograph (rock & roll) records on this day in history.   

1954  On February - 26 1st typesetting machine (photo engraving) used, Quincy Mass   

1954  William R Inge, English theologist/philosopher, dies at 93 on February - 26.   

1955  On February - 26 "Peter Pan" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 149 performances   

1955  The first aviator to bail out at supersonic speed - G F Smith on this day in history.   

1956  On February - 26 writers Sylvia Plath & Ted Hughes meet at a party in Cambridge   

1956  Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Open on February - 26.   

1956  On this day in history herman Courtens, Belgian baron/painter, dies at 72   

1959  On this day in history lou Costello, actor (Abbott & Costello), dies at 52   

1960  On this day in history soviet premier Khrushchev voices support for Indonesia   

1960  On February - 26 uSA's David Jenkins wins the Olympics Gold for men's figure skating   

1960  On February - 26 verne Gagne beats Doctor X in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champion   

1960  On this day in history aleksandar Belic, Swedish linguist, dies at 83   

1961  Mohammed V, King of Morocco, dies on this day in history.   

1961  On February - 26 karl Albiker, German sculptor (Problem of the Plastic), dies at 83   

1962  US Supreme court disallows race separation on public transportation on February - 26.   

1962  Carl Emil Theodor Ehrenberg, composer, dies at 83 on February - 26.   

1963  Artturi A Leinonen, Fin journalist/politician (Prophet), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1965  On February - 26 dutch Government of Marijnen falls   

1965  On this day in history west Germany ceases military aid to Tanzania   

1965  Jimmie Lee Jackson, civil rights activist, dies of injuries on February - 26.   

1966  On February - 26 minerva Urecal, actress (Peter Gunn, Adv of Tugboat Annie), dies at 71   

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1361  Wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400) was born on this day in history.   

1587  Stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639) was born on this day in history.   

1588  On this day in history birth of nicolaus Erich, composer   

1671  Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713) was born on this day in history.   

1672  On this day in history birth of antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757)   

1675  On this day in history birth of johann Philipp Treiber, composer   

1677  On this day in history birth of nicola Fago, composer   

1686  Godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat was born on this day in history.   

1076  On February - 26 death of godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered   

1154  Rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1200  Death of Symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint on this day in history.   

1266  Manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies on February - 26.   

1324  On this day in history dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies   

1360  On February - 26 death of roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328)   

1538  On this day in history worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies   

1552  On February - 26 death of heinrich Faber, German composer