Page 7: Historical Events In February - 26

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

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  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 February - 26.   

1952  Netherlands-Indonesian Unity conference on February - 26.   

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  On this day in history first typesetting machine (photo engraving) used, Quincy MA   

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

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

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

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

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  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 this day in history.   

1960  Soviet premier Khrushchev voices support for Indonesia on February - 26.   

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

1960  Verne Gagne beats Doctor X in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champion on February - 26.   

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history dutch Government of Marijnen falls   

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

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

1966  On this day in history minerva Urecal, actress (Peter Gunn, Adv of Tugboat Annie), dies at 71   

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1361  On this day in history 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  Nicolaus Erich, composer was born on this day in history.   

1671  Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713) was born on February - 26.   

1672  Antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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  On this day in history rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60   

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

1360  Death of Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328) on this day in history.   

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