Page 5: Historical Events In October - 26

1919  Edward W Brooke, 1st black senator in over 80 yrs (Sen-R-Mass) on October - 26.   

1920  T C Jones, PA, female impersonator on October - 26.   

1921  Solomon Porter Hood named minister to Liberia on October - 26.   

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

1922  Italian govt resigns under pressure from fascists & Benito Mussolini on this day in history.   

1923  Dutch 2nd Chamber rejects Fleet laws (50-49 vote) on October - 26.   

1924  On this day in history tom F Lewis, (Rep-R-Florida, 1983- )   

1925  Jan Wolkers, Dutch sculptor/novelist (Brief American) on this day in history.   

1926  Arthur Goodrich's "Caponsacchi," premieres in NYC on October - 26.   

1926  On October - 26 yuri Aleksandrovich Letunov, Russia, cosmonaut   

1927  On this day in history duke Ellington sings "Creole Love Song"   

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

1929  On October - 26 georgette Amowitz, choreographer/educator   

1929  On this day in history arno Holz, writer, dies at 66   

1930  On October - 26 dmitri Sjostakovitch' ballet "Zolotoy Vyek," premieres in Leningrad   

1930  On October - 26 john Arden, England, novelist/playwright (Left Handed Liberty)   

1931  On October - 26 eugene O'Neill's "Mourning Becomes Electra," premieres in NYC   

1931  On this day in history hank Garrett, Monticello NY, actor (Car 54 Where Are You)   

1932  On October - 26 anthony C Beilenson, (Rep-D-California, 1977- )   

1933  On this day in history french govt of Serraut forms   

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

1934  On October - 26 while Wash player-mgr Joe Cronin honeymoons with Mildred Robertson owner Clark Griffith's niece & adopted daughter, he is sold to Red Sox   

1934  Ulrich Plentzdorf, writer on October - 26.   

1935  On this day in history akos Buttykai, composer, dies at 64   

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

1939  Polish Jewish forced into obligatory work service on October - 26.   

1940  Canadian Pacific's Empress of Britian is bombed and sunk on October - 26.   

1940  On October - 26 the P-51 Mustang makes its maiden flight.   

1941  US savings bonds go on sale on this day in history.   

1941  2nd meeting partisans Tito & Draza Mihailovic in Yugoslavia on this day in history.   

1942  The birth of Bob Hoskins, British actor of stage and screen on October - 26.   

1942  The U.S. aircraft carrier Hornet is sunk in the WWII Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands on October - 26.   

1942  2nd day of Battle of Henderson Field, Guadalcanal on October - 26.   

1943  World War II: First flight of the Dornier Do 335 "Pfeil" on October - 26.   

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1427  On this day in history birth of archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496)   

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

1473  On October - 26 birth of friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510)   

1483  Hans Buchner, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1609  William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675) was born on October - 26.   

1645  On October - 26 birth of aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David)   

1673  Dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11) was born on October - 26.   

0899  On October - 26 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 October - 26.   

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

1608  Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies on October - 26.   

1633  On this day in history death of horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596)