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  On this day in history solomon Porter Hood named minister to Liberia   

1921  On this day in history george Houston, land economist   

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

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

1924  Tom F Lewis, (Rep-R-Florida, 1983- ) on October - 26.   

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

1926  Arthur Goodrich's "Caponsacchi," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1926  Yuri Aleksandrovich Letunov, Russia, cosmonaut on October - 26.   

1927  Duke Ellington sings "Creole Love Song" on October - 26.   

1928  Francisco Solano López, Argentine comics artists on October - 26.   

1929  On this day in history georgette Amowitz, choreographer/educator   

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

1930  On October - 26 dmitri Sjostakovitch' ballet "Zolotoy Vyek," premieres in Leningrad   

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

1931  On this day in history eugene O'Neill's "Mourning Becomes Electra," premieres in NYC   

1931  On October - 26 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  While Wash player-mgr Joe Cronin honeymoons with Mildred Robertson owner Clark Griffith's niece & adopted daughter, he is sold to Red Sox on this day in history.   

1934  Ulrich Plentzdorf, writer on October - 26.   

1935  Akos Buttykai, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1936  Bob Dellemijn, Lourdes-ganger/Franco-volunteer, dies in battle at 18 on October - 26.   

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  On this day in history the P-51 Mustang makes its maiden flight.   

1941  On this day in history uS savings bonds go on sale   

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 October - 26 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 this day in history.   

1943  On October - 26 world War II: First flight of the Dornier Do 335 "Pfeil".   

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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  Friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.   

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

1491  Zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521) was born on October - 26.   

1609  On this day in history birth of william Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675)   

1645  On this day in history 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  On October - 26 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  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  Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies on October - 26.   

1633  Death of Horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596) on October - 26.