Page 7: Historical Events In February - 26

1950  Leonard Bernstein's "Age of Anxiety," premieres in NYC.   

1950  Harry Lauder (Maclennan), Scottish comic/singer, dies at about 75   

1951  Bread rationing in Czechoslovakia   

1951  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   

1952  Britain announces that it has its own atomic bomb.   

1952  Netherlands-Indonesian Unity conference.   

1952  Neth-Indonesian Unity conference   

1953  Allen W Dulles, promoted from deputy to 5th director of CIA.   

1953  Elisabeth "Ilse" Kuyper, Dutch/US (opera)composer, dies   

1954  inaugural typesetting machine (photo engraving) used, Quincy MA   

1954  Michigan Representative Ruth Thompson (R) introduces legislation to ban mailing "obscene, lewd, lascivious or filthy" phonograph (rock and roll) records.   

1954  1st typesetting machine (photo engraving) used, Quincy Mass   

1954  William R Inge, English theologist/philosopher, dies at 93.   

1955  "Peter Pan" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 149 performances   

1955  The inaugural aviator to bail out at supersonic speed - G F Smith.   

1956  Writers Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes meet at a party in Cambridge   

1956  In this year, Betsy Rawls claims LPGA Sarasota Golf Open.   

1956  Herman Courtens, Belgian baron/painter, dies at 72   

1959  Lou Costello, actor (Abbott and Costello), dies at 52   

1960  Soviet premier Khrushchev voices support for Indonesia   

1960  In this year, USA's David Jenkins claims the Olympics Gold for men's figure skating.   

1960  Verne Gagne beats Doctor X in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champion.   

1960  Aleksandar Belic, Swedish linguist, dies at 83   

1961  Mohammed V, King of Morocco, dies.   

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

1962  US Supreme court disallows race separation on public transportation.   

1962  Carl Emil Theodor Ehrenberg, composer, dies at 83.   

1963  Artturi A Leinonen, Fin journalist/politician (Prophet), dies at 74   

1965  Dutch Government of Marijnen falls.   

1965  West Germany ceases military aid to Tanzania.   

1965  Jimmie Lee Jackson, civil rights activist, dies of injuries   

1966  Minerva Urecal, actress (Peter Gunn, Adv of Tugboat Annie), dies at 71   

1967  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28

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 February - 26.   

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  Antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

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

1677  On February - 26 birth of nicola Fago, composer   

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 February - 26.   

1154  On February - 26 rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60   

1200  Death of Symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint on February - 26.   

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

1324  Dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies on this day in history.   

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