Historical Events In 1926

Aug 06   Christa Reinig, writer on this day in history.   

Aug 06   In the year 1926 gertrude Ederle becomes first woman to swim the English Channel   

Aug 06   In the year 1926 nY's Gertrude Ederle becomes 1st woman to swim English Channel   

Aug 06   In the year 1926 warner Bros premiers Vitaphone sound-on-disc movie system   

Aug 07   On this day in history amo Houghton, (Rep-R-New York)   

Aug 08   In the year 1926 richard Anderson, Long Beach NJ, actor (Oscar Goldman-6 Million $ Man)   

Aug 09   In the year 1926 denis Atkinson, cricketer (WI all-rounder, 219 v Australia 1955)   

Aug 10   On this day in history italian-Spanish peace treaty signed   

Aug 11   In the year 1926 aaron Klug, OM/PRS/biochemist   

Aug 11   On this day in history cleve Indian Tris Speaker hits his 700th double   

Aug 13   In the year 1926 fidel Castro born   

Aug 13   Fidel Castro Ruz, Mayari, Oriente, Cuba, dictator (1959- ) on this day in history.   

Aug 14   Alice Adams, US author in the year 1926.   

Aug 17   Greek-Serbian/Croatian/Slavs peace treaty signed in the year 1926.   

Aug 17   In the year 1926 haakon Barfod, Norway, yachting (Olympic-gold-1948, 52)   

Aug 18   England regain Ashes with 5th Test Cricket win, to take series 1-0 on this day in history.   

Aug 19   Arthur Rock, American venture capitalist in the year 1926.   

Aug 20   On this day in history nobby Wirkowski, American and Canadian football player and coach   

Aug 20   On this day in history uprising against Reza Shah Pahlawi in Persia   

Aug 21   In the year 1926 -22] Uprising against Greek president/dictator Pangalos   

Aug 21   In the year 1926 ben-Zion Orgad, composer   

Aug 22   On this day in history bob Flannigan, rocker (Four Freshmen)   

Aug 22   Charles William Elliot, Pres of Harvard (1869-1909), dies at 92 in the year 1926.   

Aug 22   Gold discovered in Johannesburg, South Africa on this day in history.   

Aug 23   On this day in history 40th US Womens Tennis: Molla B Mallory beats Elizabeth Ryan (46 64 97)   

Aug 23   In the year 1926 motion picture star Rudolph Valentino dies in New York at age 31.   

Aug 23   On this day in history rudolph Valentino, silent movie idol (Sheik), dies in NY at 31   

Aug 25   On this day in history pavlos Koundouris becomes president of Greece   

Aug 28   In the year 1926 indian Emil Levsen pitches complete doubleheader victory (Red Sox)   

Aug 29   Betty Lynn, American actress on this day in history.   

Aug 30   Jack Hobbs scores 316* at Lord's (Surrey v Middlesex) on this day in history.   

Aug 30   In the year 1926 olgerts Gravitis, composer   

Aug 31   In the year 1926 georgiy Petrovich Katys, Russia, cosmonaut (Voskhod 1 backup)   

Sep 01   In the year 1926 abdur Rahman Biswas, President of Bangladesh   

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Jan 01   Claire Polin [Schaff], composer flautist/musicologist was born in the year 1926.   

Jan 01   In the year 1926 birth of richard Verreau, French-Canadian tenor (d. 2005)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of danny Overbea, blues singer/guitarist   

Jan 03   George Martin, record producer (The Beatles) was born in the year 1926.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of claude (Buddy) Young, NFL running back (Yankees, Texans, Colts)   

Jan 05   Robert Earle, Baldwin NY, TV host (GE College Bowl) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1926 birth of hosea Williams, American activist (d. 2000)   

Jan 05   William De Witt Snodgrass, American poet was born in the year 1926.   

Jan 08   Emile Paladilhe, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1926.   

Jan 12   Sir Austin Chapman, Australian politician (b. 1864) died in the year 1926.   

Jan 15   In the year 1926 enrico Toselli, composer, dies at 42   

Jan 21   On this day in history camillo Golgi, Ital medical research (malaria, Nobel 1906), dies at 81   

Jan 23   In the year 1926 desire J Mercier, Belgian philosopher/cardinal, dies at 74   

Jan 26   In the year 1926 death of john Flannagan, 2nd president of St. Ambrose University   

Jan 30   In the year 1926 death of barbara La Marr, American actress (b. 1896)   

Feb 02   In the year 1926 death of vladimir Sukhomlinov, Russian general (b. 1848)