Historical Events In February - 26

1950  Leonard Bernstein's "Age of Anxiety," premieres in New York NY on February - 26.  

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

1950  On February - 26 harry Lauder (Maclennan), Scottish comic/singer, dies at about 75  

1951  Bread rationing in Czechoslovakia on this day in history.  

1951  On this day in history 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 February - 26.  

1952  Britain announces that it has its own atomic bomb on February - 26.  

1952  On this day in history netherlands-Indonesian Unity conference  

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

1953  On February - 26 allen W Dulles, promoted from deputy to 5th director of CIA  

1953  On this day in history elisabeth "Ilse" Kuyper, Dutch/US (opera)composer, dies  

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 February - 26.  

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

1954  William R Inge, English theologist/philosopher, dies at 93 on this day in history.  

1955  On this day in history "Peter Pan" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 149 performances  

1955  On February - 26 the first aviator to bail out at supersonic speed - G F Smith  

1956  Writers Sylvia Plath & Ted Hughes meet at a party in Cambridge on this day in history.  

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  Lou Costello, actor (Abbott & Costello), dies at 52 on February - 26.  

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

1960  Aleksandar Belic, Swedish linguist, dies at 83 on February - 26.  

1961  On this day in history mohammed V, King of Morocco, dies.  

1961  Karl Albiker, German sculptor (Problem of the Plastic), dies at 83 on February - 26.  

1962  US Supreme court disallows race separation on public transportation on this day in history.  

1962  Carl Emil Theodor Ehrenberg, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

1963  Artturi A Leinonen, Fin journalist/politician (Prophet), dies at 74 on February - 26.  

1965  Dutch Government of Marijnen falls on February - 26.  

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

1965  On February - 26 jimmie Lee Jackson, civil rights activist, dies of injuries  

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  On February - 26 birth of anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713)  

1672  Antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757) was born on February - 26.  

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

1677  Nicola Fago, composer was born on February - 26.  

1686  On this day in history birth of godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat  

1076  Death of Godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered on this day in history.  

1154  Rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60 on February - 26.  

1200  On this day in history death of symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint  

1266  On this day in history manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies  

1324  On February - 26 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  Worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies on this day in history.  

1552  Death of Heinrich Faber, German composer on February - 26.