Historical Events In October - 26
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1944 U.S. defeats the Japanese Navy near the Phillipines on this day in history.
1947 Maharajah of Jammu & Kashmir accedes to India on October - 26.
1949 President Truman signs a measure raising the U.S. minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents an hour on this day in history.
1949 President Truman increases minimum wage from 40 cents to 75 cents on this day in history.
1950 In London King George VI opens the restored House of Commons chamber, destroyed in a 1941 bombing raid on October - 26.
1950 On October - 26 630 Dutch volunteers depart (on)to Korea
1951 On October - 26 rocky Marciano defeats Joe Louis at Madison Square Garden
1951 Emile Zatopek runs world record 30,000m, 25,000m & 15 miles on October - 26.
1952 Pakistan's 1st Test Cricket win Fazal Mahmood 12 wkts v India on this day in history.
1953 Great Britain performs nuclear test at Emu Field Australia on October - 26.
1954 Chevrolet unveils V-8 engine on October - 26.
1954 Floris HL Prims, Flemish priest/historian/archivist of Antwerp, dies on this day in history.
1955 Ngo Dinh Diem proclaims Vietnam a republic with himself as pres on October - 26.
1955 On this day in history 1st edition of "Village Voice" (NYC) published
1955 Arne Eggen, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.
1956 On this day in history uN's International Atomic Energy Agency statute approved
1956 Vietnam promulgates its constitution on this day in history.
1956 Walter Gieseking, German pianist/composer, dies at 60 on October - 26.
1957 On October - 26 uSSR fires defense minister, Marshal Georgi Zhukov
1957 Vatican Radio begins broadcasting on October - 26.
1957 N Kazantzakis, writer, dies on this day in history.
1958 Pan Am flies its first Boeing 707 jetliner from New York to Paris in eight hours, 41 minutes on October - 26.
1958 PanAm flies 1st transatlantic jet trip-NY to Paris on October - 26.
1960 On this day in history aL approves Washington Senators move to become Minnesota Twins & announces franchises in LA & Wash DC for 1961
1961 On this day in history 1st Saturn launch vehicle made a flight test
1961 On October - 26 edgar Mayne, cricketer (4 Tests for Australia around WWI), dies
1962 On this day in history beatles tape "Please Please Me" & "Ask Me Why"
1962 On this day in history hattie McDaniel actress (Gone With the Wind), dies at 67
1964 Rolling Stones appear on the Ed Sullivan Show on this day in history.
1964 Agnes Miegel, writer, dies on October - 26.
1965 On this day in history beatles receive MBEs at Buckingham Palace
1965 Sylvia Likens tortured by teen girl gang on this day in history.
1966 The first Pacific communications satellite launched, Intelsat 2 on this day in history.
1967 Shah of Iran crowns himself after 26 years on Peacock Throne on October - 26.
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