Historical Events In October - 26

1919  On this day in history edward W Brooke, 1st black senator in over 80 yrs (Sen-R-Mass)   

1920  On this day in history t C Jones, PA, female impersonator   

1921  On this day in history solomon Porter Hood named minister to Liberia   

1921  George Houston, land economist on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history italian govt resigns under pressure from fascists & Benito Mussolini   

1923  Dutch 2nd Chamber rejects Fleet laws (50-49 vote) on this day in history.   

1924  Tom F Lewis, (Rep-R-Florida, 1983- ) on this day in history.   

1925  Jan Wolkers, Dutch sculptor/novelist (Brief American) on October - 26.   

1926  Arthur Goodrich's "Caponsacchi," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history yuri Aleksandrovich Letunov, Russia, cosmonaut   

1927  Duke Ellington sings "Creole Love Song" on this day in history.   

1928  Francisco Solano López, Argentine comics artists on October - 26.   

1929  On this day in history georgette Amowitz, choreographer/educator   

1929  Arno Holz, writer, dies at 66 on October - 26.   

1930  On this day in history dmitri Sjostakovitch' ballet "Zolotoy Vyek," premieres in Leningrad   

1930  John Arden, England, novelist/playwright (Left Handed Liberty) on this day in history.   

1931  Eugene O'Neill's "Mourning Becomes Electra," premieres in NYC on October - 26.   

1931  Hank Garrett, Monticello NY, actor (Car 54 Where Are You) on this day in history.   

1932  Anthony C Beilenson, (Rep-D-California, 1977- ) on October - 26.   

1933  French govt of Serraut forms on this day in history.   

1933  Suzy Parker, San Antonio Tx, model/actress (Chamber of Horrors) on this day in history.   

1934  While Wash player-mgr Joe Cronin honeymoons with Mildred Robertson owner Clark Griffith's niece & adopted daughter, he is sold to Red Sox on this day in history.   

1934  Ulrich Plentzdorf, writer on this day in history.   

1935  Akos Buttykai, composer, dies at 64 on October - 26.   

1936  Bob Dellemijn, Lourdes-ganger/Franco-volunteer, dies in battle at 18 on October - 26.   

1939  Polish Jewish forced into obligatory work service on this day in history.   

1940  On October - 26 canadian Pacific's Empress of Britian is bombed and sunk.   

1940  On this day in history the P-51 Mustang makes its maiden flight.   

1941  US savings bonds go on sale on October - 26.   

1941  2nd meeting partisans Tito & Draza Mihailovic in Yugoslavia on October - 26.   

1942  On this day in history the birth of Bob Hoskins, British actor of stage and screen   

1942  The U.S. aircraft carrier Hornet is sunk in the WWII Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history 2nd day of Battle of Henderson Field, Guadalcanal   

1943  On this day in history world War II: First flight of the Dornier Do 335 "Pfeil".   

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1427  Archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496) was born on this day in history.   

1466  Desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly) was born on this day in history.   

1473  On this day in history birth of friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510)   

1483  On October - 26 birth of hans Buchner, composer   

1491  Zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521) was born on October - 26.   

1609  On October - 26 birth of william Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675)   

1645  On this day in history birth of aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David)   

1673  On October - 26 birth of dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11)   

0899  On this day in history alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies   

1132  On October - 26 death of floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered   

1235  Andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies on October - 26.   

1440  Death of Gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged on this day in history.   

1576  Frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies on this day in history.   

1607  Philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1608  On this day in history juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies   

1633  Death of Horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596) on October - 26.