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Births for February 26

• 1361 Wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400)

• 1675 Guillaume Delisle, Paris France, geographer (Atlas g‚ographique)

• 1686 Godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat

• 1707 Carlo Goldoni, Ital's lawyer/playwright (Belisario)

• 1802 Victor Hugo, France, author (Hunchback of Notre Dame)

• 1808 Honor‚ Daumier, France, painter/lithographer/caricaturist

• 1824 Carlos Calvo, Arg diplomat/people rights scholar (Calvo Clause)

• 1832 John George Nicolay, US, author (Abe Lincoln's biographer)

• 1837 Charles Woeste, Belgian count/min of Justice

• 1842 Camille Flammarion, Mars researcher & popularizer of astronomy

• 1845 Alexander III, St Petersburg, Russian tsar (1881-94) (3/10 NS)

• 1846 William "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Davenport Iowa, killed 4000 buffaloes

• 1852 John Harvey Kellogg, surgeon, inspired flaked cereal industry

• 1857 Emile Cou‚, French pharmacist (recovery by auto suggestion)

• 1861 Ferdinand I, Vienna, 1st tsar of modern Bulgaria (1908-18)

• 1866 Herbert Henry Dow, pioneer in US chemical industry (Dow Chemical)

• 1867 Siegfried Passarge, German geographer (Cameroon/So Afr/America)

• 1869 Nadezjda K Krupskaja, Russian revolutionary/wife of Lenin

• 1873 Ewoud van Everdingen, meteorologist

• 1876 Agustin P Justo y Rolon, pres Argentina (1931-38)

• 1876 Pauline Musters, smallest man (1'11.2" (58.9 cm))

• 1877 Carel S Adama van Scheltema, poet/writer (socialism)

• 1883 Erich R Jaensch, German psychologist (eidetiek)

• 1884 Hildo Krop, modernistic sculptor

• 1885 Lili Green, (Alice Sally Mary), Neth/Eng dancer

• 1887 Benegal Narsing Rau, India, pres of UN Security Council (1950)

• 1887 Grover Cleveland Alexander, HOF baseball pitcher (Phillies, Cubs)

• 1893 Ivor Richards, English critic

• 1893 William Frawley, Iowa, actor (Fred Mertz-I Love Lucy, Bub-My 3 Sons)

• 1898 Julien de Valckenaere, Flemish writer

• 1902 Menno ter Brak, writer/essayist (Carnaval of the Citizens)

• 1902 Rudolf Moralt, German conductor

• 1902 Vercors, (Jean Bruller), French writer (Le silence de la mer)

• 1906 Madeleine Carroll, English actress (39 Steps, Secret Agent)

• 1913 Jon Hall, Fresno Calif, actor (Ramor of the Jungle)

• 1914 Robert Alda, NYC, actor (Dan Lewis-Supertrain, By Popular Demand)

• 1915 Elisabeth Eybers, South Afr/Dutch poetess (That woman & other Verses)

• 1917 Robert Taft Jr, (Sen-R-Oh)

• 1918 Edwin Charles "Preacher" Roe, baseball pitcher (Bkln Dodgers)

• 1918 Otis R Bowen, US Sec of Health & Human Services (1985-89)

• 1918 Theodore (Hamilton) Sturgeon, US, sci-fi author (Hugo, It, Caviar)

• 1919 Hendrika Mastenbroek, Netherlands, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold-1936)

• 1919 Mason Adams, NYC, actor (Charlie Hume-Lou Grant, Deadliest Season)

• 1920 A W (Rie) Kuiper-Mastenbroek, swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1936)

• 1920 Tony Randall, (Leonard Rosenberg), Tulsa Ok, actor (Felix-Odd Couple)

• 1921 Betty Hutton, Battle Creek Mich, actress (Greatest Show on Earth)

• 1922 Margaret Leighton, Birmingham England, actress (Astonished Heart)

• 1924 Mark Bucci, NYC, composer (1959 Arts & Letters Award)

• 1924 Noboru Takeshita, Japanese PM (1987-89)

• 1925 James Moody, US, jazz saxophonist/orchestra leader

• 1926 Cynthia Stone, Peoria Ill, actress (That Wonderful Guy, Ad Libbers)

• 1926 Konstantin P Feoktistov, Voronezh, cosmonaut (Voskhod 1)

• 1927 Donald Gramm, Milwaukee Wisconsin, bass-baritone

• 1927 Tom Kennedy, Louisville KY, quiz host (You Don't Say, Name That Tune)

• 1928 Anatoli V Filipchenko, cosmonaut (Soyuz 7, 16)

• 1928 Antione "Fats" Domino, rhythm & blues pianist (Blueberry Hill)

• 1930 Lazar Berman, Leningrad Russia, pianist (Budapest 3rd place-1956)

• 1931 Robert Novak, Joliet Ill, news reporter (CNN-Evans & Novak)

• 1932 Johnny Cash, Kingsland Ark, country singer (I Hear the Train Coming)

• 1933 Godfrey Cambridge, actor (Cotton comes to Harlem)

• 1933 James Goldsmith, Paris France, fiancier/corporate raider

• 1938 Jack Knight, Somerville Miss, actor (Mr Shamley-James at 15)

• 1942 Joop van den Ende, director (Alsmeer Studio)

• 1943 Bob "Bear" Hite, singer (Canned Heat-Going Up the Country)

• 1943 Bob van Reeth, Flemish architect

• 1945 Mitch Ryder, rocker (& Detroit Wheels-Devil With the Blue Dress)

• 1946 Bobby "Bingo" Smith, NBA star (Cleveland Cavaliers)

• 1946 Phyllis Eisenstein, US, sci-fi author (Sorcerer's Son, Born to Exile)

• 1947 Sandi Shaw, (Sandra Goodrich), Essex, rocker (Girl Don't Come)

• 1948 Priscilla Lopez, Bronx NY, actress (In the Beginning, Kay O'Brien)

• 1950 Jonathan Cain, keyboardist (Journey-Don't Stop Believing)

• 1953 Michael Bolton, rock vocalist (That's What Love Is All About)

• 1957 Connie Carpenter-Phinney, Madison Wisc, 79k cyclist (Oly-gold-1984)

• 1957 Keena Rothhammer, US, 800 m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1972)

• 1958 Jeff Fithian, actor (Trevor Nash-Please Don't Eat the Daisies)

• 1958 Joe Fithian, actor (Tracey Nash-Please Don't Eat the Daisies)

• 1958 Susan J Helms, Charlotte NC, Mjr USAF/Astronaut (STS 54)

• 1965 Brittany York, London England, playmate (Oct, 1990)

• 1970 Katie O'Neill, LA Calif, actress (Together We Stand)

• 1970 Meeno Peluce, Amsterdam Netherlands, actor (Bad News Bears)

Passings for February 26

• 1076 Godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Neth-Lutherians, murdered

• 1154 Rogier II, King of Sicily, dies

• 1266 Manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies

• 1324 Dino Compagni, Italian silk seller/poet/chronicler, dies

• 1577 Erik XIV Wasa, King of Sweden (1560-69), dies at 43

• 1726 Maximilian II M Emanuel, ruler of Bayern, dies

• 1770 Giuseppe Tartini, Italian composer/violinist, dies

• 1813 Robert R Livingston, US diplomat (Decl of Independence), dies at 66

• 1823 John P Kemble, English actor/director (Covent Garden), dies

• 1870 Wyatt Outlaw, black leader of Union League in NC, lynched

• 1871 Charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general, dies at 76

• 1921 Carl Menger, Austrian economist, dies at 81

• 1930 Raffaele Merry del Val, Spanish Cardinal, dies

• 1931 Otto Wallach, German chemist (Nobel 1910), dies

• 1933 Antonio Nicolau, Spanish composer/conductor, dies at 74

• 1939 E Fern ndez Arb¢s, Spanish violinist/conductor/composer, dies at 75

• 1953 Martinus Nijhoff, poet/interpreter/linguistic (spelling), dies

• 1960 Aleksandar Belic, Swedish linguist, dies at 83

• 1961 Mohammed V, ibn Joesoef, sultan/King of Morocco, dies

• 1963 Artturi A Leinonen, Finnish journalist/politician (Prophet), dies

• 1965 Jimmie Lee Jackson, civil rights activist, dies of injuries

• 1966 Minerva Urecal, actress (Peter Gunn, Adv of Tugboat Annie), dies at 7

• 1967 Harry McNaughton, comedian (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 70

• 1969 Karl Jaspers, German psychiatrist/philosopher, dies at 86

• 1969 Levi Esjkol, (Sjkolnik), premier (Israel), dies

• 1971 Fernandel, (Fernand JD Contandin), French actor, dies

• 1972 Tom Manders, cabaret artist (Dorus), dies at 51

• 1973 Mary Finney, actress (Honestly Celeste), dies at 68

• 1981 Howard Hanson, US composer/conductor (Nordic), dies at 84

• 1982 Gabor Szabo, Hungarian jazz pianist (Perfect Circle), dies at 45

• 1992 Gerrit Schulte, (Le fou pedalant), 6 days bicyclist, dies

• 1992 Jean R Yawkey, owner (Boston Red Sox), dies at 83 of a stroke

• 1992 S I Hayakawa, (Sen-R-Calif), dies at 85 of a stroke

• 1993 Constance Ford, US actress (Another World, Burden Hunt), dies at 64

• 1993 Mark Kolthoff, painter/photographer, dies at 92

Special events for February 26

• 1266 Battle of Benevento

• 1531 Earthquake in Lisbon Portugal, kills 20,000

• 1564 Christopher Marlowe, dramatist (Dr Faustus), baptized

• 1616 Inquisition delivers injunction to Galileo

• 1732 1st mass celebrated in 1st American Catholic church, Philadelphia

• 1773 Construction authorized for Walnut St jail (Phila) (1st solitary)

• 1815 Napoleon & 1,200 leave Elba to start 100-day re-conquest of France

• 1832 Russian czar declares realm of Poland-Russia

• 1834 1st US interstate crime compact (NY-NJ) ratified

• 1848 Marx & Engels publish "Communist Manifesto"

• 1852 British troop ship Birkenhead sinks off South Africa-458 die

• 1859 Paul Morphy's chess match vs Augustus Mongredien begins; Morphy wins

• 1862 Battle of Woodburn, KY

• 1863 Lincoln signs National Currency Act

• 1866 New York Legislature establishes NYC Metropolitan Board of Health

• 1869 15th Amendment guaranteeing right to vote sent to states

• 1870 1st NYC subway line opens (pneumatic powered)

• 1877 Geheim compromise Dem-Rep over pres election result

• 1881 SS Ceylon begins 1st round-the-world cruise from Liverpool

• 1885 Conference of Berlin, gives Congo to Belgium & Nigeria to England

• 1891 1st buffalo purchased for Golden Gate Park

• 1893 2 Clydesdale horses set record by pulling 48 tons on a sledge, Mich

• 1895 Michael Owens of Toledo, Ohio patents a glass-blowing machine

• 1907 Royal Oil & Shell merge to form British Petroleum (BP)

• 1912 Coal miners strike in England (settle on 03/01)

• 1913 J Rheden discovers asteroid #744 Aguntina

• 1914 New York Museum of Science & Industry incorporated

• 1915 Malancourt, Argonnen (1st (German) fire attack)

• 1917 1st Annual fair at Utrecht Harbor (Netherlands)

• 1918 Stands at Hong Kong Jockey Club collapse & burn, killing 604

• 1919 Acadia National Park established (as Lafayette N P), Maine

• 1919 Congress established Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona

• 1919 US Congress opens Grand Canyon National Park

• 1923 Italian nationalist & fascists merge

• 1924 Trial against Hitler in Munich begins

• 1925 Jihad-Saint war against Turkish govt

• 1926 Dark Street in the Bronx renamed Lustre Street

• 1928 K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1091 Spiraea

• 1930 "Green Pastures" opens at Mansfield Theater

• 1933 Golden Gate Bridge ground-breaking ceremony held at Crissy Field

• 1935 Germany began Luftwaffe operation, under Reichsmarshall H Goering

• 1935 NY Yankees release Babe Ruth

• 1936 Military coup in Japan

• 1938 1st passenger ship equipped with radar

• 1938 G Kulin discovers asteroid #1452 Hunnia

• 1938 Rie Van Peat swims world record 200 m freestyle (2:24.6)

• 1940 US Air Defense Command established at Mitchel Field, LI, NY

• 1941 2 fighters unable to continued slugfest, referee declears double KO

• 1941 Cowboys' Amateur Association of America organized (Calif)

• 1941 K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1632 Siebohme

• 1942 German battle cruiser Gneisenau deactivated by bomb

• 1942 Radio Orange calls for March 1 holiday in Dutch Indies

• 1942 WW II Navy flier Don Mason sends message "Sighted sub sank same"

• 1942 Werner Heisenberger informs nazis about uranium project "Wunderwaffen

• 1943 L Oterma discovers asteroid #2841 Puijo

• 1944 1st female US navy captain, Sue Dauser of nurse corps, appointed

• 1944 Sue Dauser becomes 1st woman captain of US marine

• 1945 Very heavy bombing on Berlin

• 1946 2 killed & 10 wounded in race riot in Columbia Tenn

• 1949 USAF plane began 1st nonstop around-the-world flight

• 1951 22nd admendment to Constitution is ratified

• 1951 Bread rationing in Czechoslovakia

• 1952 PM Winston Churchill announced that Britain had its own atomic bomb

• 1954 1st typesetting machine (photo engraving) used, Quincy Mass

• 1955 1st aviator to bail out at supersonic speed-GF Smith

• 1956 Writers Sylvia Plath & Ted Hughes meet at a party in Cambridge

• 1960 Soviet premier Khrushchev voices support for Indonesia

• 1960 USA's David Jenkins wins Olympic Gold for men's figure skating

• 1962 US Supreme court disallows race separation on public transportation

• 1962 Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Phila Warriors scores 67 points vs NY

• 1966 KBIM TV channel 10 in Roswell, NM (CBS) begins broadcasting

• 1968 Clandestine Radio Voice of Iraqi People (Communist) final transmissio

• 1970 Beatles release "Beatles Again" aka "Hey Jude" album

• 1972 Dam break in WV kills 107

• 1972 Slag heap dam collapses above Buffalo Creek WV, kills 125

• 1973 Triple Crown horse Secretariat bought for a record $5.7m

• 1974 Gold hits record $188 an ounce in Paris

• 1975 1st televised kidney transplant (Today Show)

• 1979 Last total eclipse of Sun in 20th century for continental US

• 1980 Egypt & Israel exchange ambassadors for 1st time

• 1981 84 penalties (406 mins) assessed for a brawl between NHL Minn & Bost

• 1981 Boston & Minnesota play most penalty-filled NHL game-406 min total

• 1981 French Train … Grande Vitesse averages 380 kph on trial run

• 1981 H Debehogne discovers asteroid #3268 De Sanctis

• 1983 Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album goes to #1 & stays #1 for 37 weeks

• 1983 Shortwave pirate Radio USA (Wellsville, NY) begins transmission

• 1984 N Chernykh discovers asteroids #3575 & #3576

• 1984 Rev Jesse Jackson acknowledges that he called NYC, "Hymietown"

• 1984 Robert Penn Warren, Pulitzer Prize winner, named 1st US poet laureate

• 1986 Former Philippines President Ferdinand E Marcos fled in defeat

• 1987 1st release of Beatles compact discs

• 1987 NASA launches GEOS-H

• 1987 NBA's Michael Jordan's 58 points is a Chicago Bull record

• 1987 Wash blocks 20 Indiana shots tying NBA regulation game record

• 1989 Lowest rated pressure in Netherlands (955 hpa)

• 1989 NY Yankees announce that Tom Seaver is their new TV sportscaster

• 1990 Moscow begins pulling 73,000 troops out of Czechoslovakia

• 1991 Kuwaiti resistance leaders declare they have control of their capital

• 1991 NY-NJ Knights (WLAF) players 1st come together

• 1992 Irish Supreme Court rules 14 year old rape victim may get an abortion

• 1993 2nd tallest building in world, NYC World Trade Center bombed, 7 die

• 1998 Total solar eclipse in Venezuela-Pacific Ocean (4m09)

Songs for date February 26

• 02/26/55 --- Ballad Of Davy Crockett (Hayes, Bill)

• 02/26/66 --- Listen People (Herman's Hermits)

• 02/26/66 --- Homeward Bound (Simon & Garfunkel)

• 02/26/72 --- I Gotcha (Tex, Joe)

• 02/26/77 --- So Into You (Atlanta Rhythm Section)

• 02/26/77 --- I've Got Love On My Mind (Cole, Natalie)

• 02/26/77 --- Right Time Of The Night (Warnes, Jennifer)

• 02/26/83 --- Come On Eileen (Dexys Midnight Runners)