Page 6: Historical Events In July - 28
Monday, 09 February 2026
1939 5th Dutch govt of Colijn falls 

1939 Clem Cattini, rock drummer (Tornados London). 

1939 William J Mayo, US surgeon/co-founder Mayo Clinic, dies at 78. 

1940 Radio Orange, London begins 

1940 Phil Proctor, comedian (Firesign Theater). 

1940 Johann Richard Ohlsson, composer, dies at 66. 

1941 Riccardo Muti, Napoli Italy, conductor (Philadelphia Orch) 

1942 Nazis liquidate 10000 Jews in Minsk Russia. 

1942 Nazis liquidate 10000 Jews in Minsk Belorussia Ghetto. 

1942 Marty Brennaman, American sportscaster 

1943 Italian Facist dictator Benito Mussolini steps down 

1943 Pres FDR announces end of coffee rationing in US. 

1943 Bill Bradley, Crystal Ms, NBA forward (Knicks, Oly-gold-64/Sen-D-NJ) 

1944 Hitler routes 4 division of South France to Normandy. 

1945 Thirteen people are killed when a B-25 bomber crashes into the Empire State Building. 

1945 US Army bomber crashes into 79th floor of Empire State Bldg, 14 die. 

1945 US Senate ratifies UN charter 89-2 

1945 USS Callaghan (DD-792) is last ship sunk by a Japanese kamikaze attack, off Okinawa. 

1945 Japanese premier Suzuki disregards US ultimatum to surrender. 

1947 Iuliu Maniu's Boer party is recorded as becoming forbidden in Romania. 

1948 I.G. Farben chemical plant explodes in Ludwigshafen, Germany, 182 die. 

1948 I G Farben chemical plant explodes in Ludwigshafen, Germany, 182 die. 

1951 Walt Disney's "Alice In Wonderland" released 

1951 "Kiss Me, Kate" closes at New Century Theater NYC after 1077 perfs 

1952 In this year, Rogers Hornsby adopts in place of Luke Sewell, as Cincinnati Reds manager. 

1954 Ernest Blochs 4th string quartet, premieres 

1955 The Union Mundial pro Interlingua is founded at the inaugural Interlingua congress in Tours, France 

1956 Ludwig Klages, German philosopher/graphologist, dies at 83 

1957 Jerry Lee Lewis makes his 1st TV appearance (Steve Allen Show). 

1958 In this year, Baltimore Colts claims NFL-championship 

1959 Hawaii's inaugural US election sends inaugural Asian-Americans to Congress. 

1959 In this year, Great-Britain starts using postal codes 

1960 Republican National convention selects Richard Nixon. 

1960 Republican National convention selects Richard Nixon as candidate 

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