Historical Events In 1926

Sep 22   Belgian crown prince Leopold & Swedish princess Astrid get engaged on this day in history.  

Sep 22   William O Smith, composer on this day in history.  

Sep 23   Gene Tunney beats Jack Dempsey in 10 for heavyweight boxing title in the year 1926.  

Sep 23   Gene Tunney defeats Jack Dempsey for world heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.  

Sep 23   In the year 1926 john Coltrane, jazz saxophonist (Round Midnight)  

Sep 24   Cardinals clinch NL pennant by beating Giants 6-4 in the year 1926.  

Sep 25   9th PGA Championship: Walter Hagen at Salisbury GC Westbury NY on this day in history.  

Sep 25   Aldo Ray, Pen Argyl PA, actor (God's Little Acre, Green Beret) in the year 1926.  

Sep 25   In the year 1926 henry Ford announces the 8 hour, 5-day work week  

Sep 25   In the year 1926 international slavery convention signed by 20 states  

Sep 26   Buland Al Haidary, poet on this day in history.  

Sep 26   JB Fagan's "And So to Bed," premieres in London in the year 1926.  

Sep 28   On this day in history russia & Latvia treaty of neutrality signed  

Sep 29   In the year 1926 norma Shearer wed Irving Thalberg  

Sep 30   In the year 1926 german/French/Belgian/Luxembourg steel cartel closes  

Sep 30   In the year 1926 peder Holm, composer  

Oct 01   In the year 1926 roger Williams, American pianist  

Oct 02   Bert Gibb of Hamilton Tigers kicks 9 singles in a game in the year 1926.  

Oct 02   On this day in history jan Morris, travel writer (Among the Cities, Hong Kong, Journeys)  

Oct 03   In the year 1926 1st congress of Paneuropabeweging opens in Vienna  

Oct 03   In the year 1926 marques Haynes, NBA player (World's Greatest Dribbler, Globetrotters)  

Oct 04   In the year 1926 dahlia is officially designated as SF city flower  

Oct 05   On this day in history clifton Eugene Bancroft Robinson, public servant  

Oct 06   On this day in history alan Copeland, LA Calif, orch leader/singer (Your Hit Parade)  

Oct 06   On this day in history babe Ruth hits 3 HRs in a World Series game, Yanks beat Cards 10-5  

Oct 06   Charles Van de Banks, Flemish writer/poet (Red Horse), dies on this day in history.  

Oct 07   Actress Theo Mann-Master resigns from stage in the year 1926.  

Oct 07   In the year 1926 diana Lynn, LA CA, actress (Annapolis Story, Easy Come Easy Go)  

Oct 09   On this day in history daniele Delorme, [Gabrielle Girard], Paris, actress (Pardon My Affair)  

Oct 09   Dutch Queen Wilhelmina opens Royal Colonial Institution on this day in history.  

Oct 10   In the year 1926 oscar Brown Jr, US songwriter (Brown Baby, Forbidden Fruit)  

Oct 10   In the year 1926 st Louis Cards beat NY Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 23rd World Series  

Oct 11   On this day in history earle Hyman, NC, actor (Russell-Cosby, Coriolanus)  

Oct 12   On this day in history hans Liebold, Germany, auto racer (Nardo, Italy)  

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Jan 01   In the year 1926 birth of claire Polin [Schaff], composer flautist/musicologist  

Jan 01   Richard Verreau, French-Canadian tenor (d. 2005) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Danny Overbea, blues singer/guitarist was born in the year 1926.  

Jan 03   George Martin, record producer (The Beatles) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of robert Earle, Baldwin NY, TV host (GE College Bowl)  

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

Jan 05   In the year 1926 birth of william De Witt Snodgrass, American poet  

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

Jan 12   In the year 1926 death of sir Austin Chapman, Australian politician (b. 1864)  

Jan 15   On this day in history enrico Toselli, composer, dies at 42  

Jan 21   In the year 1926 camillo Golgi, Ital medical research (malaria, Nobel 1906), dies at 81  

Jan 23   Desire J Mercier, Belgian philosopher/cardinal, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jan 26   John Flannagan, 2nd president of St. Ambrose University died on this day in history.  

Jan 30   Barbara La Marr, American actress (b. 1896) died in the year 1926.  

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