Page 5: Historical Events In October - 26

1919  Edward W Brooke, 1st black senator in over 80 yrs (Sen-R-Mass) on October - 26.   

1920  T C Jones, PA, female impersonator on October - 26.   

1921  On October - 26 solomon Porter Hood named minister to Liberia   

1921  On this day in history george Houston, land economist   

1922  On this day in history italian govt resigns under pressure from fascists & Benito Mussolini   

1923  Dutch 2nd Chamber rejects Fleet laws (50-49 vote) on October - 26.   

1924  Tom F Lewis, (Rep-R-Florida, 1983- ) on October - 26.   

1925  On October - 26 jan Wolkers, Dutch sculptor/novelist (Brief American)   

1926  On October - 26 arthur Goodrich's "Caponsacchi," premieres in NYC   

1926  On October - 26 yuri Aleksandrovich Letunov, Russia, cosmonaut   

1927  Duke Ellington sings "Creole Love Song" on October - 26.   

1928  On October - 26 francisco Solano López, Argentine comics artists   

1929  On this day in history georgette Amowitz, choreographer/educator   

1929  Arno Holz, writer, dies at 66 on October - 26.   

1930  On this day in history dmitri Sjostakovitch' ballet "Zolotoy Vyek," premieres in Leningrad   

1930  John Arden, England, novelist/playwright (Left Handed Liberty) on this day in history.   

1931  Eugene O'Neill's "Mourning Becomes Electra," premieres in NYC on October - 26.   

1931  Hank Garrett, Monticello NY, actor (Car 54 Where Are You) on October - 26.   

1932  Anthony C Beilenson, (Rep-D-California, 1977- ) on October - 26.   

1933  French govt of Serraut forms on October - 26.   

1933  Suzy Parker, San Antonio Tx, model/actress (Chamber of Horrors) on this day in history.   

1934  While Wash player-mgr Joe Cronin honeymoons with Mildred Robertson owner Clark Griffith's niece & adopted daughter, he is sold to Red Sox on this day in history.   

1934  On this day in history ulrich Plentzdorf, writer   

1935  On this day in history akos Buttykai, composer, dies at 64   

1936  Bob Dellemijn, Lourdes-ganger/Franco-volunteer, dies in battle at 18 on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history polish Jewish forced into obligatory work service   

1940  On this day in history canadian Pacific's Empress of Britian is bombed and sunk.   

1940  The P-51 Mustang makes its maiden flight on October - 26.   

1941  US savings bonds go on sale on October - 26.   

1941  On October - 26 2nd meeting partisans Tito & Draza Mihailovic in Yugoslavia   

1942  The birth of Bob Hoskins, British actor of stage and screen on this day in history.   

1942  The U.S. aircraft carrier Hornet is sunk in the WWII Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands on October - 26.   

1942  2nd day of Battle of Henderson Field, Guadalcanal on October - 26.   

1943  On this day in history world War II: First flight of the Dornier Do 335 "Pfeil".   

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1427  On this day in history birth of archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496)   

1466  Desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly) was born on this day in history.   

1473  On October - 26 birth of friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510)   

1483  Hans Buchner, composer was born on this day in history.   

1491  On October - 26 birth of zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521)   

1609  William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1645  Aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David) was born on October - 26.   

1673  Dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11) was born on October - 26.   

0899  On this day in history alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies   

1132  Death of Floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered on October - 26.   

1235  Andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies on October - 26.   

1440  On October - 26 death of gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged   

1576  On this day in history frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies   

1607  Philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1608  Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies on October - 26.   

1633  Death of Horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596) on this day in history.