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) on this day in history.  

Nov 06   Brian Abel-Smith, professor of Social Adminstration on this day in history.  

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   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   Max Vernon Mathews, composer on this day in history.  

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

Nov 16   NY Rangers 1st game, beat Montreal Maroons 1-0 in the year 1926.  

Nov 16   On this day in history ton de Leeuw, Dutch composer  

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

Nov 18   In the year 1926 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   On this day in history 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   Imperial Conference ends-giving autonomy inside Brit Commonwealth on this day in history.  

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

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

Nov 22   Lew Burdette, baseball player on this day in history.  

Nov 23   In the year 1926 frederic Ayers, composer, dies at 50  

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

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   Joyce McCartan, peace campaigner in the year 1926.  

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

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

Nov 27   KXL-AM in Portland OR begins radio transmissions in the year 1926.  

Nov 27   Restoration of Williamsburg, Virginia, begins on this day in history.  

Nov 29   On this day in history dagmar, Huntington WV, actress (Broadway's Open House)  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of richard Verreau, French-Canadian tenor (d. 2005)  

Jan 03   In the year 1926 birth of danny Overbea, blues singer/guitarist  

Jan 03   In the year 1926 birth of george Martin, record producer (The Beatles)  

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

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

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

Jan 05   William De Witt Snodgrass, American poet was born on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1926 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   On this day in history death of john Flannagan, 2nd president of St. Ambrose University  

Jan 30   On this day in history death of barbara La Marr, American actress (b. 1896)  

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