Page 5: 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 October - 26 t C Jones, PA, female impersonator   

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

1921  George Houston, land economist on October - 26.   

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

1923  On this day in history dutch 2nd Chamber rejects Fleet laws (50-49 vote)   

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

1925  On this day in history jan Wolkers, Dutch sculptor/novelist (Brief American)   

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

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

1927  Duke Ellington sings "Creole Love Song" on October - 26.   

1928  On this day in history francisco Solano López, Argentine comics artists   

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

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

1930  Dmitri Sjostakovitch' ballet "Zolotoy Vyek," premieres in Leningrad on October - 26.   

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

1931  On this day in history eugene O'Neill's "Mourning Becomes Electra," premieres in NYC   

1931  Hank Garrett, Monticello NY, actor (Car 54 Where Are You) on October - 26.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1935  Akos Buttykai, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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1427  On October - 26 birth of archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496)   

1466  Desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly) was born on October - 26.   

1473  Friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510) was born on October - 26.   

1483  On October - 26 birth of hans Buchner, composer   

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 this day in history.   

1645  Aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David) was born on this day in history.   

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

0899  On October - 26 alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies   

1132  On this day in history death of floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered   

1235  On this day in history andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies   

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 October - 26.   

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

1633  On October - 26 death of horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596)