Historical Events In July - 26

1918  Eduard "Mick" Mannock, British WW I flyer (Victoria Cross), dies on July - 26.   

1919  James Lovelock, scientist on this day in history.   

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  Carlos Troyer, composer, dies at 83 on July - 26.   

1922  Andrzej Koszewski, composer on this day in history.   

1923  James Hoyt Wilhelm, pitcher on July - 26.   

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

1924  Elias Motsoaledi, South African Umkhonto we Sizwe-commandant on July - 26.   

1925  William Jennings Bryan, lawyer (Scopes-monkey trial), dies at 65 on July - 26.   

1926  National Bar Association incorporates on this day in history.   

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

1927  On July - 26 g S Ramchand, cricketer (valuable all-rounder in 33 Tests for India)   

1928  The birth of Stanley Kubrick, British director on July - 26.   

1928  On this day in history gene Tunney TKOs Tom Heeney in 11 for heavyweight boxing title   

1928  Hans Haselbock, composer on this day in history.   

1933  On July - 26 joe Dimaggio ends 61 game hitting streak in Pacific Coast League   

1936  On this day in history the Axis Powers decide to intervene in the Spanish Civil War.   

1937  On July - 26 end of the Battle of Brunete in the Spanish Civil War.   

1938  1st radio broadcast of "Young Widder Brown" on NBC on this day in history.   

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

1940  Formation of Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service (RAAFNS) on this day in history.   

1941  1st Dutch Austrians depart Hague on July - 26.   

1941  On this day in history benjamin Whorf, anthropologist, dies   

1942  CAPT Joy Bright Hancock appointed Director, Women's Naval Reserve on July - 26.   

1942  On this day in history rAF bombs Hamburg   

1942  Titus Brandsma, [Anno Sjoerd], Dutch Roman Catholic priest and philosopher (Dachau), dies on July - 26.   

1943  120°F (49°C), Tishmoningo, Oklahoma (state record) on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history japanese suicide attack on US lines in Guam   

1944  Reza Sjah Pahlawi, [Reza Chan], cossack officer/shah of Persia, dies on July - 26.   

1945  On July - 26 churchill resigns as Britain's PM   

1945  On this day in history after Labour landslide in general election, Clement Attlee becomes PM   

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

1946  On July - 26 morris Hirshfield, Polish/US painter, dies   

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1030  Stanislaus of Szczepanów, St. Stanislaw (d. 1079) was born on July - 26.   

1467  Ferdinand II, King of Naples was born on this day in history.   

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

1694  Johann Samuel Endler, composer was born on July - 26.   

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

1782  On July - 26 birth of john Field, Dublin Ireland, pianist/composer (Nocturnes)   

1791  On July - 26 birth of franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, 6th child of Austrian composer WAM   

1796  George Catlin, US, author/painter (American Indian scenes) was born on this day in history.   

0796  Death of Offa, king of Mercia (75.-796) on July - 26.   

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  On this day in history death of emperor Komyo of Japan (b. 1322)   

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

1533  On July - 26 atahualpo, Inca ruler, dies   

1541  Death of Francisco Pizarro, Spanish explorer, murdered in Lima on July - 26.   

1592  On this day in history death of armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron, French soldier (b. 1524)