Page 7: Historical Events In February - 26

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

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

1950  Harry Lauder (Maclennan), Scottish comic/singer, dies at about 75 on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history bread rationing in Czechoslovakia   

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  On this day in history 22nd amendment to Constitution is ratified   

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

1952  On February - 26 netherlands-Indonesian Unity conference   

1952  On February - 26 neth-Indonesian Unity conference   

1953  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1954  1st typesetting machine (photo engraving) used, Quincy Mass on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history writers Sylvia Plath & Ted Hughes meet at a party in Cambridge   

1956  On February - 26 betsy Rawls wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Open   

1956  Herman Courtens, Belgian baron/painter, dies at 72 on February - 26.   

1959  On February - 26 lou Costello, actor (Abbott & Costello), dies at 52   

1960  On February - 26 soviet premier Khrushchev voices support for Indonesia   

1960  On this day in history 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  Aleksandar Belic, Swedish linguist, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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  On February - 26 uS Supreme court disallows race separation on public transportation   

1962  On February - 26 carl Emil Theodor Ehrenberg, composer, dies at 83   

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

1965  On February - 26 dutch Government of Marijnen falls   

1965  West Germany ceases military aid to Tanzania on February - 26.   

1965  On this day in history jimmie Lee Jackson, civil rights activist, dies of injuries   

1966  Minerva Urecal, actress (Peter Gunn, Adv of Tugboat Annie), dies at 71 on February - 26.   

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1361  On February - 26 birth of wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400)   

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

1588  Nicolaus Erich, composer was born on February - 26.   

1671  On February - 26 birth of anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713)   

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

1675  Johann Philipp Treiber, composer was born on this day in history.   

1677  On February - 26 birth of nicola Fago, composer   

1686  On February - 26 birth of godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat   

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 February - 26.   

1200  On February - 26 death of symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint   

1266  On February - 26 manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies   

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

1360  On this day in history death of roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328)   

1538  On February - 26 worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies   

1552  Death of Heinrich Faber, German composer on this day in history.