Page 5: Historical Events In July - 26

1918  Eduard "Mick" Mannock, British WW I flyer (Victoria Cross), dies on July - 26.   

1919  On this day in history james Lovelock, scientist   

1920  Women in the US obtain the right to vote as the 19th Amendment to the Constitution is ratified on July - 26.   

1920  Bob Waterfield, NFL QB (Rams) on July - 26.   

1920  Carlos Troyer, composer, dies at 83 on July - 26.   

1922  On July - 26 andrzej Koszewski, composer   

1923  On July - 26 james Hoyt Wilhelm, pitcher   

1923  On this day in history peter Carey, permanent secretary (DTI)   

1924  Elias Motsoaledi, South African Umkhonto we Sizwe-commandant on July - 26.   

1925  William Jennings Bryan, lawyer (Scopes-monkey trial), dies at 65 on July - 26.   

1926  On this day in history national Bar Association incorporates   

1926  Barbara Jefford, actress (Saint, Reunion, Ulysses) on this day in history.   

1927  G S Ramchand, cricketer (valuable all-rounder in 33 Tests for India) on this day in history.   

1928  On July - 26 the birth of Stanley Kubrick, British director   

1928  On this day in history gene Tunney TKOs Tom Heeney in 11 for heavyweight boxing title   

1928  On this day in history hans Haselbock, composer   

1933  On July - 26 joe Dimaggio ends 61 game hitting streak in Pacific Coast League   

1936  On July - 26 the Axis Powers decide to intervene in the Spanish Civil War.   

1937  End of the Battle of Brunete in the Spanish Civil War on July - 26.   

1938  1st radio broadcast of "Young Widder Brown" on NBC on this day in history.   

1939  Yankee catcher Bill Dickey hits 3 consecutive HRs on July - 26.   

1940  On July - 26 formation of Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service (RAAFNS)   

1941  1st Dutch Austrians depart Hague on July - 26.   

1941  On July - 26 benjamin Whorf, anthropologist, dies   

1942  CAPT Joy Bright Hancock appointed Director, Women's Naval Reserve on July - 26.   

1942  RAF bombs Hamburg on this day in history.   

1942  Titus Brandsma, [Anno Sjoerd], Dutch Roman Catholic priest and philosopher (Dachau), dies on July - 26.   

1943  120°F (49°C), Tishmoningo, Oklahoma (state record) on July - 26.   

1944  Japanese suicide attack on US lines in Guam on July - 26.   

1944  On July - 26 reza Sjah Pahlawi, [Reza Chan], cossack officer/shah of Persia, dies   

1945  On this day in history churchill resigns as Britain's PM   

1945  After Labour landslide in general election, Clement Attlee becomes PM on July - 26.   

1946  On July - 26 president Truman orders desegregation of all US forces   

1946  On July - 26 morris Hirshfield, Polish/US painter, dies   

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1030  Stanislaus of Szczepanów, St. Stanislaw (d. 1079) was born on July - 26.   

1467  Ferdinand II, King of Naples was born on this day in history.   

1678  Joseph I Habsburg, German king/Roman catholic emperor (1705-11) was born on this day in history.   

1694  Johann Samuel Endler, composer was born on July - 26.   

1739  On this day in history birth of george Clinton, NY, (D-R) 4th VP (1805-12)   

1782  John Field, Dublin Ireland, pianist/composer (Nocturnes) was born on this day in history.   

1791  Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, 6th child of Austrian composer WAM was born on this day in history.   

1796  On this day in history birth of george Catlin, US, author/painter (American Indian scenes)   

0796  On July - 26 death of offa, king of Mercia (75.-796)   

0811  On July - 26 nicephorus I, Byzantine Emperor (802-11), dies in battle   

1342  On this day in history charles I Robert van Anjou, King of Hungary (1307-42), dies   

1380  On July - 26 death of emperor Komyo of Japan (b. 1322)   

1471  On this day in history paul II, [Pietro Barbo], Italian Pope (1464-71), dies at 54   

1533  On this day in history atahualpo, Inca ruler, dies   

1541  Death of Francisco Pizarro, Spanish explorer, murdered in Lima on this day in history.   

1592  On July - 26 death of armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron, French soldier (b. 1524)