Page 7: Historical Events In February - 26

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

1950  Leonard Bernstein's "Age of Anxiety," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

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

1951  Bread rationing in Czechoslovakia on February - 26.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1952  Netherlands-Indonesian Unity conference on February - 26.   

1952  On February - 26 neth-Indonesian Unity conference   

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

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

1954  On February - 26 first typesetting machine (photo engraving) used, Quincy MA   

1954  On February - 26 michigan Representative Ruth Thompson (R) introduces legislation to ban mailing "obscene, lewd, lascivious or filthy" phonograph (rock & roll) records   

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

1954  On February - 26 william R Inge, English theologist/philosopher, dies at 93   

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

1955  On this day in history 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  On this day in history betsy Rawls wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Open   

1956  Herman Courtens, Belgian baron/painter, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1959  Lou Costello, actor (Abbott & Costello), dies at 52 on February - 26.   

1960  Soviet premier Khrushchev voices support for Indonesia on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1961  Mohammed V, King of Morocco, dies on February - 26.   

1961  Karl Albiker, German sculptor (Problem of the Plastic), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history uS Supreme court disallows race separation on public transportation   

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 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  Minerva Urecal, actress (Peter Gunn, Adv of Tugboat Annie), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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1361  On this day in history birth of wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400)   

1587  On this day in history birth of stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639)   

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  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 February - 26 birth of nicola Fago, composer   

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

1076  On this day in history 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  Death of Symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint on this day in history.   

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

1324  Dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies on February - 26.   

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 this day in history death of heinrich Faber, German composer