Historical Events In 1926

Nov 03   Valdas Adamkus, President of the Republic of Lithuania on this day in history.  

Nov 05   Leo Derksen, Dutch journalist (Telegraph/Sunday Newspaper) on this day in history.  

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

Nov 07   On this day in history 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 in the year 1926.  

Nov 10   Vincent Massey becomes first Canadian minister to USA in the year 1926.  

Nov 11   In the year 1926 eddie Collins is released as White Sox manager  

Nov 13   On this day in history indonesian Communist Party (PKI) uprising in Bantam West Java  

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

Nov 15   1st formal radio network, RCA takes over AT&T 25 station Network (NBC) in the year 1926.  

Nov 16   On this day in history nY Rangers 1st game, beat Montreal Maroons 1-0  

Nov 16   Ton de Leeuw, Dutch composer on this day in history.  

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

Nov 18   On this day in history dorothy Collins, Windsor Ontario, singer (Your Hit Parade)  

Nov 18   Pope Pius XI encyclical On persecution of Church in Mexico in the year 1926.  

Nov 19   In the year 1926 british mine strikes after 28 weeks ends  

Nov 19   Jeane J Kirkpatrick, Duncan Okla, US ambassador to UN (R) in the year 1926.  

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

Nov 22   Lew (Selva Lewis) Burdette, Jr. (baseball Milwaukee Braves) in the year 1926.  

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

Nov 22   In the year 1926 lew Burdette, baseball player  

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

Nov 23   Noel Coward's "This Was a Man," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

Nov 24   KVI-AM in Seattle WA begins radio transmissions on this day in history.  

Nov 26   On this day in history john M Brown, US weapons constructer, dies  

Nov 26   On this day in history joyce McCartan, peace campaigner  

Nov 27   In the year 1926 110,000 watch Army & Navy play a 21-all tie  

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

Nov 27   In the year 1926 kXL-AM in Portland OR begins radio transmissions  

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

Nov 29   Dagmar, Huntington WV, actress (Broadway's Open House) in the year 1926.  

Nov 29   Tris Speaker resigns as Indians manager on this day in history.  

Nov 30   On this day in history richard Crenna, LA Cal, actor (Rambo, Summer Rental, Sand Pebbles)  

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

Jan 01   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Claude (Buddy) Young, NFL running back (Yankees, Texans, Colts) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of hosea Williams, American activist (d. 2000)  

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

Jan 08   On this day in history emile Paladilhe, composer, dies at 81  

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

Jan 15   On this day in history 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   John Flannagan, 2nd president of St. Ambrose University died in the year 1926.  

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

Feb 02   On this day in history death of vladimir Sukhomlinov, Russian general (b. 1848)