Page 5: Historical Events In February - 26

1915  On this day in history malancourt, Argonnen (1st (German) flame-thrower   

1915  Elisabeth Eybers, South Afr/Dutch poetess (That Woman & Other Verses) on February - 26.   

1916  Germans sink French transport ship Provence II, killing 930 on February - 26.   

1916  On February - 26 mutual signs Charlie Chaplin to a film contract   

1916  On this day in history russian troops conquer Kermansjah Persia   

1916  Mordecai Seter, composer on February - 26.   

1917  First Annual fair at Utrecht Harbor (Netherlands) on this day in history.   

1917  1st Annual fair at Utrecht Harbor (Netherlands) on February - 26.   

1917  On this day in history robert Taft Jr, (Sen-R-Oh)   

1918  On February - 26 stands at Hong Kong Jockey Club collapse & burn, killing 604   

1918  Edwin Charles "Preacher" Roe, baseball pitcher (Bkln Dodgers) on February - 26.   

1919  Acadia National Park established (as Lafayette National Park), Maine on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history grand Canyon National Park is established.   

1919  On this day in history acadia National Park forms (as Lafayette N P), Maine   

1919  Beppie Nooij, actress/director (Bluejackets-Rooie Sien) on this day in history.   

1920  On February - 26 ludwig Rubiner, writer, dies at 38   

1921  On this day in history carl Menger, Austrian economist, dies at 81   

1923  Italian nationalist & fascists merge (blue-shirts & black-shirts) on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history trial against Hitler in Munich begins   

1925  On this day in history jihad-Saint war against Turkish government   

1925  Oregon adopts its state flag on February - 26.   

1925  Jihad-Saint war against Turkish govt on February - 26.   

1926  Dark Street in the Bronx renamed Lustre Street on February - 26.   

1926  Frederik Pijper, Dut vicar/church historian (Monasteries), dies at 67 on February - 26.   

1928  On February - 26 the birth of Fats Domino, American singer   

1929  On this day in history grand Teton National Park is established.   

1929  On February - 26 pres Calvin Coolidge establishes Grand Teton National Park   

1930  The first red & green traffic lights installed (Manhattan NYC) on this day in history.   

1930  On February - 26 west Indies make first Test Cricket win, by 289 runs over England   

1930  "Green Pastures" opens at Mansfield Theater on February - 26.   

1930  On February - 26 raffaele Merry del Val, Spanish Cardinal, dies at 64   

1931  On February - 26 otto Wallach, German chemist (Nobel 1910), dies at 83   

1933  Golden Gate Bridge ground-breaking ceremony held at Crissy Field on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history marinus van der Lubbe kept overnight in a police cell   

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1361  Wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400) was born on February - 26.   

1587  Stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639) was born on this day in history.   

1588  On February - 26 birth of nicolaus Erich, composer   

1671  Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713) was born on this day in history.   

1672  Antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

1675  On this day in history birth of johann Philipp Treiber, composer   

1677  Nicola Fago, composer was born on February - 26.   

1686  Godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat was born on February - 26.   

1076  On this day in history death of godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered   

1154  On this day in history rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60   

1200  Death of Symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint on this day in history.   

1266  Manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies on this day in history.   

1324  On this day in history dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies   

1360  On this day in history death of roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328)   

1538  Worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies on this day in history.   

1552  Death of Heinrich Faber, German composer on this day in history.