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  Women in the US obtain the right to vote as the 19th Amendment to the Constitution is ratified on this day in history.   

1920  On July - 26 bob Waterfield, NFL QB (Rams)   

1920  Carlos Troyer, composer, dies at 83 on July - 26.   

1922  On this day in history andrzej Koszewski, composer   

1923  James Hoyt Wilhelm, pitcher on July - 26.   

1923  Peter Carey, permanent secretary (DTI) on July - 26.   

1924  On July - 26 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 this day in history.   

1928  The birth of Stanley Kubrick, British director on July - 26.   

1928  Gene Tunney TKOs Tom Heeney in 11 for heavyweight boxing title on July - 26.   

1928  On July - 26 hans Haselbock, composer   

1933  On July - 26 joe Dimaggio ends 61 game hitting streak in Pacific Coast League   

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

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 July - 26.   

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  1st Dutch Austrians depart Hague on July - 26.   

1941  On July - 26 benjamin Whorf, anthropologist, dies   

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

1942  On this day in history rAF bombs Hamburg   

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

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

1944  Japanese suicide attack on US lines in Guam on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history reza Sjah Pahlawi, [Reza Chan], cossack officer/shah of Persia, dies   

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

1945  After Labour landslide in general election, Clement Attlee becomes PM on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history president Truman orders desegregation of all US forces   

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  On July - 26 birth of ferdinand II, King of Naples   

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  On July - 26 birth of george Clinton, NY, (D-R) 4th VP (1805-12)   

1782  John Field, Dublin Ireland, pianist/composer (Nocturnes) was born on this day in history.   

1791  Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, 6th child of Austrian composer WAM was born on this day in history.   

1796  George Catlin, US, author/painter (American Indian scenes) was born on July - 26.   

0796  Death of Offa, king of Mercia (75.-796) on this day in history.   

0811  On this day in history nicephorus I, Byzantine Emperor (802-11), dies in battle   

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

1380  Death of Emperor Komyo of Japan (b. 1322) on July - 26.   

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  On July - 26 death of francisco Pizarro, Spanish explorer, murdered in Lima   

1592  Death of Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron, French soldier (b. 1524) on July - 26.