Historical Events In February - 26

1915  Malancourt, Argonnen (1st (German) flame-thrower on February - 26.   

1915  Elisabeth Eybers, South Afr/Dutch poetess (That Woman & Other Verses) on this day in history.   

1916  Germans sink French transport ship Provence II, killing 930 on this day in history.   

1916  Mutual signs Charlie Chaplin to a film contract on this day in history.   

1916  Russian troops conquer Kermansjah Persia on this day in history.   

1916  Mordecai Seter, composer on this day in history.   

1917  On February - 26 first Annual fair at Utrecht Harbor (Netherlands)   

1917  On February - 26 1st Annual fair at Utrecht Harbor (Netherlands)   

1917  On February - 26 robert Taft Jr, (Sen-R-Oh)   

1918  On this day in history stands at Hong Kong Jockey Club collapse & burn, killing 604   

1918  Edwin Charles "Preacher" Roe, baseball pitcher (Bkln Dodgers) on February - 26.   

1919  On this day in history acadia National Park established (as Lafayette National Park), Maine   

1919  Grand Canyon National Park is established on this day in history.   

1919  On February - 26 acadia National Park forms (as Lafayette N P), Maine   

1919  Beppie Nooij, actress/director (Bluejackets-Rooie Sien) on February - 26.   

1920  On February - 26 ludwig Rubiner, writer, dies at 38   

1921  On February - 26 carl Menger, Austrian economist, dies at 81   

1923  Italian nationalist & fascists merge (blue-shirts & black-shirts) on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history trial against Hitler in Munich begins   

1925  On this day in history jihad-Saint war against Turkish government   

1925  Oregon adopts its state flag on February - 26.   

1925  On February - 26 jihad-Saint war against Turkish govt   

1926  On February - 26 dark Street in the Bronx renamed Lustre Street   

1926  Frederik Pijper, Dut vicar/church historian (Monasteries), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1928  The birth of Fats Domino, American singer on February - 26.   

1929  Grand Teton National Park is established on February - 26.   

1929  On February - 26 pres Calvin Coolidge establishes Grand Teton National Park   

1930  On February - 26 the first red & green traffic lights installed (Manhattan NYC)   

1930  On this day in history west Indies make first Test Cricket win, by 289 runs over England   

1930  "Green Pastures" opens at Mansfield Theater on February - 26.   

1930  Raffaele Merry del Val, Spanish Cardinal, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1931  On this day in history otto Wallach, German chemist (Nobel 1910), dies at 83   

1933  Golden Gate Bridge ground-breaking ceremony held at Crissy Field on February - 26.   

1933  Marinus van der Lubbe kept overnight in a police cell on February - 26.   

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1361  On February - 26 birth of wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400)   

1587  Stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639) was born on February - 26.   

1588  On this day in history birth of nicolaus Erich, composer   

1671  On February - 26 birth of anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713)   

1672  Antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757) was born on February - 26.   

1675  Johann Philipp Treiber, composer was born on February - 26.   

1677  On this day in history birth of nicola Fago, composer   

1686  On February - 26 birth of godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat   

1076  Death of Godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered on February - 26.   

1154  Rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1200  Death of Symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint on February - 26.   

1266  On February - 26 manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies   

1324  On this day in history dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies   

1360  Death of Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328) on February - 26.   

1538  On February - 26 worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies   

1552  Death of Heinrich Faber, German composer on this day in history.