Page 5: Historical Events In July - 26

1918  On this day in history eduard "Mick" Mannock, British WW I flyer (Victoria Cross), dies   

1919  On this day in history james Lovelock, scientist   

1920  On July - 26 women in the US obtain the right to vote as the 19th Amendment to the Constitution is ratified.   

1920  On this day in history bob Waterfield, NFL QB (Rams)   

1920  On this day in history carlos Troyer, composer, dies at 83   

1922  Andrzej Koszewski, composer on July - 26.   

1923  James Hoyt Wilhelm, pitcher on July - 26.   

1923  Peter Carey, permanent secretary (DTI) on this day in history.   

1924  Elias Motsoaledi, South African Umkhonto we Sizwe-commandant on July - 26.   

1925  William Jennings Bryan, lawyer (Scopes-monkey trial), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1926  National Bar Association incorporates on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history barbara Jefford, actress (Saint, Reunion, Ulysses)   

1927  G S Ramchand, cricketer (valuable all-rounder in 33 Tests for India) on this day in history.   

1928  On July - 26 the birth of Stanley Kubrick, British director   

1928  On July - 26 gene Tunney TKOs Tom Heeney in 11 for heavyweight boxing title   

1928  On July - 26 hans Haselbock, composer   

1933  Joe Dimaggio ends 61 game hitting streak in Pacific Coast League on July - 26.   

1936  The Axis Powers decide to intervene in the Spanish Civil War on this day in history.   

1937  On July - 26 end of the Battle of Brunete in the Spanish Civil War.   

1938  1st radio broadcast of "Young Widder Brown" on NBC on July - 26.   

1939  On this day in history yankee catcher Bill Dickey hits 3 consecutive HRs   

1940  Formation of Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service (RAAFNS) on July - 26.   

1941  On this day in history 1st Dutch Austrians depart Hague   

1941  Benjamin Whorf, anthropologist, dies on July - 26.   

1942  CAPT Joy Bright Hancock appointed Director, Women's Naval Reserve on July - 26.   

1942  On July - 26 rAF bombs Hamburg   

1942  Titus Brandsma, [Anno Sjoerd], Dutch Roman Catholic priest and philosopher (Dachau), dies on July - 26.   

1943  On this day in history 120°F (49°C), Tishmoningo, Oklahoma (state record)   

1944  On July - 26 japanese suicide attack on US lines in Guam   

1944  Reza Sjah Pahlawi, [Reza Chan], cossack officer/shah of Persia, dies on July - 26.   

1945  Churchill resigns as Britain's PM on July - 26.   

1945  On this day in history after Labour landslide in general election, Clement Attlee becomes PM   

1946  President Truman orders desegregation of all US forces on this day in history.   

1946  On July - 26 morris Hirshfield, Polish/US painter, dies   

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1030  On July - 26 birth of stanislaus of Szczepanów, St. Stanislaw (d. 1079)   

1467  On this day in history birth of ferdinand II, King of Naples   

1678  On July - 26 birth of joseph I Habsburg, German king/Roman catholic emperor (1705-11)   

1694  On July - 26 birth of johann Samuel Endler, composer   

1739  George Clinton, NY, (D-R) 4th VP (1805-12) was born on July - 26.   

1782  John Field, Dublin Ireland, pianist/composer (Nocturnes) was born on July - 26.   

1791  On this day in history birth of franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, 6th child of Austrian composer WAM   

1796  On this day in history birth of george Catlin, US, author/painter (American Indian scenes)   

0796  On this day in history death of offa, king of Mercia (75.-796)   

0811  Nicephorus I, Byzantine Emperor (802-11), dies in battle on July - 26.   

1342  Charles I Robert van Anjou, King of Hungary (1307-42), dies on July - 26.   

1380  On July - 26 death of emperor Komyo of Japan (b. 1322)   

1471  On this day in history paul II, [Pietro Barbo], Italian Pope (1464-71), dies at 54   

1533  Atahualpo, Inca ruler, dies on July - 26.   

1541  Death of Francisco Pizarro, Spanish explorer, murdered in Lima on this day in history.   

1592  On this day in history death of armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron, French soldier (b. 1524)