Historical Events In February - 26

1950  On this day in history leonard Bernstein's "Age of Anxiety," premieres in New York NY   

1950  On February - 26 leonard Bernstein's "Age of Anxiety," premieres in NYC   

1950  On February - 26 harry Lauder (Maclennan), Scottish comic/singer, dies at about 75   

1951  On February - 26 bread rationing in Czechoslovakia   

1951  The 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution, which limits a president to two terms of office, is ratified on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history 22nd amendment to Constitution is ratified   

1952  On February - 26 britain announces that it has its own atomic bomb.   

1952  On this day in history netherlands-Indonesian Unity conference   

1952  Neth-Indonesian Unity conference on this day in history.   

1953  Allen W Dulles, promoted from deputy to 5th director of CIA on February - 26.   

1953  On February - 26 elisabeth "Ilse" Kuyper, Dutch/US (opera)composer, dies   

1954  First typesetting machine (photo engraving) used, Quincy MA on February - 26.   

1954  Michigan Representative Ruth Thompson (R) introduces legislation to ban mailing "obscene, lewd, lascivious or filthy" phonograph (rock & roll) records on this day in history.   

1954  1st typesetting machine (photo engraving) used, Quincy Mass on February - 26.   

1954  William R Inge, English theologist/philosopher, dies at 93 on this day in history.   

1955  "Peter Pan" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 149 performances on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history the first aviator to bail out at supersonic speed - G F Smith   

1956  Writers Sylvia Plath & Ted Hughes meet at a party in Cambridge on this day in history.   

1956  Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Open on February - 26.   

1956  On this day in history herman Courtens, Belgian baron/painter, dies at 72   

1959  On this day in history lou Costello, actor (Abbott & Costello), dies at 52   

1960  On February - 26 soviet premier Khrushchev voices support for Indonesia   

1960  USA's David Jenkins wins the Olympics Gold for men's figure skating on February - 26.   

1960  Verne Gagne beats Doctor X in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champion on February - 26.   

1960  Aleksandar Belic, Swedish linguist, dies at 83 on February - 26.   

1961  Mohammed V, King of Morocco, dies on February - 26.   

1961  Karl Albiker, German sculptor (Problem of the Plastic), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1962  US Supreme court disallows race separation on public transportation on February - 26.   

1962  Carl Emil Theodor Ehrenberg, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history artturi A Leinonen, Fin journalist/politician (Prophet), dies at 74   

1965  Dutch Government of Marijnen falls on February - 26.   

1965  On February - 26 west Germany ceases military aid to Tanzania   

1965  Jimmie Lee Jackson, civil rights activist, dies of injuries on February - 26.   

1966  On February - 26 minerva Urecal, actress (Peter Gunn, Adv of Tugboat Annie), dies at 71   

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1361  On February - 26 birth of wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400)   

1587  On this day in history birth of stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639)   

1588  On this day in history birth of nicolaus Erich, composer   

1671  On this day in history birth of anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713)   

1672  On this day in history birth of antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757)   

1675  On February - 26 birth of johann Philipp Treiber, composer   

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

1686  On this day in history birth of godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat   

1076  Death of Godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherian, murdered on February - 26.   

1154  Rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60 on February - 26.   

1200  Death of Symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint on February - 26.   

1266  On this day in history manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies   

1324  Dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies on February - 26.   

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

1538  On February - 26 worp van Thabor, Frisian abbott of Thabor (Chronicon Frisiae), dies   

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