Page 5: Historical Events In October - 26

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

1920  On October - 26 t C Jones, PA, female impersonator   

1921  On October - 26 solomon Porter Hood named minister to Liberia   

1921  George Houston, land economist on October - 26.   

1922  Italian govt resigns under pressure from fascists & Benito Mussolini on October - 26.   

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 October - 26 jan Wolkers, Dutch sculptor/novelist (Brief American)   

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

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

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

1928  On October - 26 francisco Solano López, Argentine comics artists   

1929  On October - 26 georgette Amowitz, choreographer/educator   

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

1930  Dmitri Sjostakovitch' ballet "Zolotoy Vyek," premieres in Leningrad on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history 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  On this day in history hank Garrett, Monticello NY, actor (Car 54 Where Are You)   

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

1933  French govt of Serraut forms on October - 26.   

1933  Suzy Parker, San Antonio Tx, model/actress (Chamber of Horrors) on October - 26.   

1934  On this day in history 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  On this day in history akos Buttykai, composer, dies at 64   

1936  On this day in history bob Dellemijn, Lourdes-ganger/Franco-volunteer, dies in battle at 18   

1939  On this day in history polish Jewish forced into obligatory work service   

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

1940  The P-51 Mustang makes its maiden flight on October - 26.   

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  The birth of Bob Hoskins, British actor of stage and screen on this day in history.   

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

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

1466  On October - 26 birth of desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly)   

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

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

1491  On October - 26 birth of zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521)   

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

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

1673  On this day in history birth of dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11)   

0899  Alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies on this day in history.   

1132  Death of Floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered on this day in history.   

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

1440  On this day in history death of gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged   

1576  Frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies on October - 26.   

1607  On October - 26 philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52   

1608  On October - 26 juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies   

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