Historical Events In 1926

Nov 03   Valdas Adamkus, President of the Republic of Lithuania in the year 1926.  

Nov 05   Leo Derksen, Dutch journalist (Telegraph/Sunday Newspaper) in the year 1926.  

Nov 06   Brian Abel-Smith, professor of Social Adminstration in the year 1926.  

Nov 07   In the year 1926 joan Sutherland, Sydney Australia, operatic soprano (Met Opera)  

Nov 08   In the year 1926 george Gershwin's musical "Oh, Kay," premieres in NYC  

Nov 10   Belgium crown prince Leopold weds princess Astrid Bernadotte of Sweden on this day in history.  

Nov 10   On this day in history vincent Massey becomes first Canadian minister to USA  

Nov 11   Eddie Collins is released as White Sox manager in the year 1926.  

Nov 13   Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) uprising in Bantam West Java on this day in history.  

Nov 13   On this day in history max Vernon Mathews, composer  

Nov 15   On this day in history 1st formal radio network, RCA takes over AT&T 25 station Network (NBC)  

Nov 16   In the year 1926 nY Rangers 1st game, beat Montreal Maroons 1-0  

Nov 16   In the year 1926 ton de Leeuw, Dutch composer  

Nov 17   NHL's Chicago Black Hawks play their 1st game, beat Tor St Pats 4-1 on this day in history.  

Nov 18   Dorothy Collins, Windsor Ontario, singer (Your Hit Parade) on this day in history.  

Nov 18   Pope Pius XI encyclical On persecution of Church in Mexico on this day in history.  

Nov 19   British mine strikes after 28 weeks ends in the year 1926.  

Nov 19   Jeane J Kirkpatrick, Duncan Okla, US ambassador to UN (R) on this day in history.  

Nov 22   On this day in history imperial Conference ends-giving autonomy inside Brit Commonwealth  

Nov 22   On this day in history lew (Selva Lewis) Burdette, Jr. (baseball Milwaukee Braves)  

Nov 22   In the year 1926 lew (Selva Lewis) Burdette, Jr. (baseball: Milwaukee Braves)  

Nov 22   Lew Burdette, baseball player in the year 1926.  

Nov 23   Frederic Ayers, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Nov 23   In the year 1926 noel Coward's "This Was a Man," premieres in NYC  

Nov 24   On this day in history kVI-AM in Seattle WA begins radio transmissions  

Nov 26   In the year 1926 john M Brown, US weapons constructer, dies  

Nov 26   In the year 1926 joyce McCartan, peace campaigner  

Nov 27   110,000 watch Army & Navy play a 21-all tie on this day in history.  

Nov 27   110,000 watch Army andNavy play a 21-all tie in the year 1926.  

Nov 27   On this day in history kXL-AM in Portland OR begins radio transmissions  

Nov 27   Restoration of Williamsburg, Virginia, begins in the year 1926.  

Nov 29   In the year 1926 dagmar, Huntington WV, actress (Broadway's Open House)  

Nov 29   Tris Speaker resigns as Indians manager in the year 1926.  

Nov 30   Richard Crenna, LA Cal, actor (Rambo, Summer Rental, Sand Pebbles) in the year 1926.  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of claire Polin [Schaff], composer flautist/musicologist  

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   On this day in history birth of george Martin, record producer (The Beatles)  

Jan 05   Claude (Buddy) Young, NFL running back (Yankees, Texans, Colts) was born in the year 1926.  

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

Jan 05   Hosea Williams, American activist (d. 2000) was born in the year 1926.  

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

Jan 08   Emile Paladilhe, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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

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   Desire J Mercier, Belgian philosopher/cardinal, dies at 74 in the year 1926.  

Jan 26   On this day in history death of john Flannagan, 2nd president of St. Ambrose University  

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

Feb 02   Vladimir Sukhomlinov, Russian general (b. 1848) died on this day in history.