Page 5: Historical Events In July - 26

1918  On July - 26 eduard "Mick" Mannock, British WW I flyer (Victoria Cross), dies   

1919  On this day in history james Lovelock, scientist   

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

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

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

1922  On July - 26 andrzej Koszewski, composer   

1923  On July - 26 james Hoyt Wilhelm, pitcher   

1923  On this day in history peter Carey, permanent secretary (DTI)   

1924  On this day in history elias Motsoaledi, South African Umkhonto we Sizwe-commandant   

1925  On July - 26 william Jennings Bryan, lawyer (Scopes-monkey trial), dies at 65   

1926  National Bar Association incorporates on July - 26.   

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 July - 26.   

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  Hans Haselbock, composer on this day in history.   

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

1936  On July - 26 the Axis Powers decide to intervene in the Spanish Civil War.   

1937  On this day in history end of the Battle of Brunete in the Spanish Civil War.   

1938  1st radio broadcast of "Young Widder Brown" on NBC on this day in history.   

1939  On July - 26 yankee catcher Bill Dickey hits 3 consecutive HRs   

1940  On July - 26 formation of Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service (RAAFNS)   

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

1941  Benjamin Whorf, anthropologist, dies on this day in history.   

1942  CAPT Joy Bright Hancock appointed Director, Women's Naval Reserve on this day in history.   

1942  RAF bombs Hamburg on this day in history.   

1942  Titus Brandsma, [Anno Sjoerd], Dutch Roman Catholic priest and philosopher (Dachau), dies on this day in history.   

1943  120°F (49°C), Tishmoningo, Oklahoma (state record) on July - 26.   

1944  Japanese suicide attack on US lines in Guam on July - 26.   

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

1945  On July - 26 churchill resigns as Britain's PM   

1945  After Labour landslide in general election, Clement Attlee becomes PM on July - 26.   

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

1946  On this day in history morris Hirshfield, Polish/US painter, dies   

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1030  Stanislaus of Szczepanów, St. Stanislaw (d. 1079) was born on July - 26.   

1467  Ferdinand II, King of Naples was born on this day in history.   

1678  Joseph I Habsburg, German king/Roman catholic emperor (1705-11) was born on July - 26.   

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

1739  George Clinton, NY, (D-R) 4th VP (1805-12) was born on this day in history.   

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

1791  Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, 6th child of Austrian composer WAM was born on July - 26.   

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

0796  Death of Offa, king of Mercia (75.-796) on July - 26.   

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 July - 26 death of armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron, French soldier (b. 1524)