Historical Events In July - 26

1918  On July - 26 eduard "Mick" Mannock, British WW I flyer (Victoria Cross), dies   

1919  On this day in history james Lovelock, scientist   

1920  On this day in history women in the US obtain the right to vote as the 19th Amendment to the Constitution is ratified.   

1920  On this day in history bob Waterfield, NFL QB (Rams)   

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

1922  Andrzej Koszewski, composer on July - 26.   

1923  James Hoyt Wilhelm, pitcher on this day in history.   

1923  Peter Carey, permanent secretary (DTI) on July - 26.   

1924  On July - 26 elias Motsoaledi, South African Umkhonto we Sizwe-commandant   

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

1926  National Bar Association incorporates on July - 26.   

1926  On this day in history barbara Jefford, actress (Saint, Reunion, Ulysses)   

1927  On July - 26 g S Ramchand, cricketer (valuable all-rounder in 33 Tests for India)   

1928  On this day in history 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 July - 26 hans Haselbock, composer   

1933  On this day in history 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 July - 26.   

1939  On July - 26 yankee catcher Bill Dickey hits 3 consecutive HRs   

1940  Formation of Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service (RAAFNS) on this day in history.   

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

1941  On this day in history benjamin Whorf, anthropologist, dies   

1942  CAPT Joy Bright Hancock appointed Director, Women's Naval Reserve on this day in history.   

1942  RAF bombs Hamburg on July - 26.   

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

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

1944  On this day in history japanese suicide attack on US lines in Guam   

1944  Reza Sjah Pahlawi, [Reza Chan], cossack officer/shah of Persia, dies on this day in history.   

1945  Churchill resigns as Britain's PM on this day in history.   

1945  On July - 26 after Labour landslide in general election, Clement Attlee becomes PM   

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

1946  On this day in history morris Hirshfield, Polish/US painter, dies   

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1030  Stanislaus of Szczepanów, St. Stanislaw (d. 1079) was born on this day in history.   

1467  On July - 26 birth of ferdinand II, King of Naples   

1678  Joseph I Habsburg, German king/Roman catholic emperor (1705-11) was born on July - 26.   

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

1739  On July - 26 birth of george Clinton, NY, (D-R) 4th VP (1805-12)   

1782  On this day in history birth of john Field, Dublin Ireland, pianist/composer (Nocturnes)   

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

1796  George Catlin, US, author/painter (American Indian scenes) was born on this day in history.   

0796  Death of Offa, king of Mercia (75.-796) on this day in history.   

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

1342  Charles I Robert van Anjou, King of Hungary (1307-42), dies on this day in history.   

1380  On this day in history 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 July - 26 atahualpo, Inca ruler, dies   

1541  On July - 26 death of francisco Pizarro, Spanish explorer, murdered in Lima   

1592  Death of Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron, French soldier (b. 1524) on July - 26.