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

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

1921  On October - 26 george Houston, land economist   

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

1923  On October - 26 dutch 2nd Chamber rejects Fleet laws (50-49 vote)   

1924  On October - 26 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  Yuri Aleksandrovich Letunov, Russia, cosmonaut on October - 26.   

1927  On October - 26 duke Ellington sings "Creole Love Song"   

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

1929  On October - 26 georgette Amowitz, choreographer/educator   

1929  On October - 26 arno Holz, writer, dies at 66   

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

1930  John Arden, England, novelist/playwright (Left Handed Liberty) on October - 26.   

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

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

1932  On this day in history anthony C Beilenson, (Rep-D-California, 1977- )   

1933  On October - 26 french govt of Serraut forms   

1933  On October - 26 suzy Parker, San Antonio Tx, model/actress (Chamber of Horrors)   

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  On October - 26 bob Dellemijn, Lourdes-ganger/Franco-volunteer, dies in battle at 18   

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  The P-51 Mustang makes its maiden flight on this day in history.   

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

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

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 October - 26.   

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

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

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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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1609  William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

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

1132  Death of Floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered on October - 26.   

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

1440  On October - 26 death of gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged   

1576  On this day in history frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies   

1607  On this day in history philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52   

1608  Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies on this day in history.   

1633  Death of Horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596) on this day in history.