Page 5: Historical Events In July - 26

1918  Eduard "Mick" Mannock, British WW I flyer (Victoria Cross), dies on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history james Lovelock, scientist   

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

1920  Bob Waterfield, NFL QB (Rams) on July - 26.   

1920  On this day in history carlos Troyer, composer, dies at 83   

1922  On this day in history andrzej Koszewski, composer   

1923  On July - 26 james Hoyt Wilhelm, pitcher   

1923  Peter Carey, permanent secretary (DTI) on this day in history.   

1924  Elias Motsoaledi, South African Umkhonto we Sizwe-commandant on this day in history.   

1925  On July - 26 william Jennings Bryan, lawyer (Scopes-monkey trial), dies at 65   

1926  On this day in history national Bar Association incorporates   

1926  Barbara Jefford, actress (Saint, Reunion, Ulysses) on July - 26.   

1927  G S Ramchand, cricketer (valuable all-rounder in 33 Tests for India) on July - 26.   

1928  On July - 26 the birth of Stanley Kubrick, British director   

1928  Gene Tunney TKOs Tom Heeney in 11 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

1928  On July - 26 hans Haselbock, composer   

1933  Joe Dimaggio ends 61 game hitting streak in Pacific Coast League on this day in history.   

1936  The Axis Powers decide to intervene in the Spanish Civil War on July - 26.   

1937  On this day in history end of the Battle of Brunete in the Spanish Civil War.   

1938  On July - 26 1st radio broadcast of "Young Widder Brown" on NBC   

1939  Yankee catcher Bill Dickey hits 3 consecutive HRs on July - 26.   

1940  On July - 26 formation of Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service (RAAFNS)   

1941  On this day in history 1st Dutch Austrians depart Hague   

1941  Benjamin Whorf, anthropologist, dies on July - 26.   

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

1942  On this day in history rAF bombs Hamburg   

1942  On this day in history 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  On July - 26 reza Sjah Pahlawi, [Reza Chan], cossack officer/shah of Persia, dies   

1945  Churchill resigns as Britain's PM on July - 26.   

1945  After Labour landslide in general election, Clement Attlee becomes PM on this day in history.   

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

1946  Morris Hirshfield, Polish/US painter, dies on July - 26.   

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1030  On this day in history birth of stanislaus of Szczepanów, St. Stanislaw (d. 1079)   

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

1678  On July - 26 birth of joseph I Habsburg, German king/Roman catholic emperor (1705-11)   

1694  Johann Samuel Endler, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1782  John Field, Dublin Ireland, pianist/composer (Nocturnes) was born on this day in history.   

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 July - 26.   

0796  On July - 26 death of offa, king of Mercia (75.-796)   

0811  Nicephorus I, Byzantine Emperor (802-11), dies in battle on July - 26.   

1342  Charles I Robert van Anjou, King of Hungary (1307-42), dies on July - 26.   

1380  Death of Emperor Komyo of Japan (b. 1322) on this day in history.   

1471  Paul II, [Pietro Barbo], Italian Pope (1464-71), dies at 54 on July - 26.   

1533  On this day in history atahualpo, Inca ruler, dies   

1541  Death of Francisco Pizarro, Spanish explorer, murdered in Lima on this day in history.   

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