Historical Events In October - 26

1919  Edward W Brooke, 1st black senator in over 80 yrs (Sen-R-Mass) on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history t C Jones, PA, female impersonator   

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

1921  George Houston, land economist on this day in history.   

1922  On October - 26 italian govt resigns under pressure from fascists & Benito Mussolini   

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

1924  Tom F Lewis, (Rep-R-Florida, 1983- ) on this day in history.   

1925  Jan Wolkers, Dutch sculptor/novelist (Brief American) on October - 26.   

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

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

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

1928  Francisco Solano López, Argentine comics artists on this day in history.   

1929  Georgette Amowitz, choreographer/educator on October - 26.   

1929  Arno Holz, writer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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

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

1931  Eugene O'Neill's "Mourning Becomes Electra," premieres in NYC on October - 26.   

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

1932  Anthony C Beilenson, (Rep-D-California, 1977- ) on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history french govt of Serraut forms   

1933  On this day in history suzy Parker, San Antonio Tx, model/actress (Chamber of Horrors)   

1934  While Wash player-mgr Joe Cronin honeymoons with Mildred Robertson owner Clark Griffith's niece & adopted daughter, he is sold to Red Sox on October - 26.   

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

1940  Canadian Pacific's Empress of Britian is bombed and sunk on October - 26.   

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

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

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

1942  On October - 26 the birth of Bob Hoskins, British actor of stage and screen   

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

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

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

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1427  On this day in history birth of archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496)   

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

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

1483  Hans Buchner, composer was born on October - 26.   

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

1609  On this day in history 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 October - 26 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 October - 26.   

1235  Andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies on this day in history.   

1440  Death of Gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged on October - 26.   

1576  On October - 26 frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies   

1607  Philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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

1633  On this day in history death of horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596)