Historical Events In October - 26

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

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

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

1921  On October - 26 george Houston, land economist   

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

1923  On October - 26 dutch 2nd Chamber rejects Fleet laws (50-49 vote)   

1924  On this day in history tom F Lewis, (Rep-R-Florida, 1983- )   

1925  On October - 26 jan Wolkers, Dutch sculptor/novelist (Brief American)   

1926  On October - 26 arthur Goodrich's "Caponsacchi," premieres in NYC   

1926  Yuri Aleksandrovich Letunov, Russia, cosmonaut on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1929  Arno Holz, writer, dies at 66 on October - 26.   

1930  Dmitri Sjostakovitch' ballet "Zolotoy Vyek," premieres in Leningrad on October - 26.   

1930  On October - 26 john Arden, England, novelist/playwright (Left Handed Liberty)   

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

1931  On this day in history 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  On October - 26 suzy Parker, San Antonio Tx, model/actress (Chamber of Horrors)   

1934  On this day in history while Wash player-mgr Joe Cronin honeymoons with Mildred Robertson owner Clark Griffith's niece & adopted daughter, he is sold to Red Sox   

1934  On this day in history ulrich Plentzdorf, writer   

1935  Akos Buttykai, composer, dies at 64 on October - 26.   

1936  Bob Dellemijn, Lourdes-ganger/Franco-volunteer, dies in battle at 18 on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history polish Jewish forced into obligatory work service   

1940  On this day in history canadian Pacific's Empress of Britian is bombed and sunk.   

1940  The P-51 Mustang makes its maiden flight on this day in history.   

1941  US savings bonds go on sale on this day in history.   

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

1942  The birth of Bob Hoskins, British actor of stage and screen on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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1427  On October - 26 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 October - 26 birth of friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510)   

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

1491  On this day in history 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  Dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11) was born on October - 26.   

0899  On this day in history alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies   

1132  On this day in history death of floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered   

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  Frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies on October - 26.   

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  Death of Horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596) on this day in history.