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) in the year 1926.  

Nov 06   In the year 1926 brian Abel-Smith, professor of Social Adminstration  

Nov 07   Joan Sutherland, Sydney Australia, operatic soprano (Met Opera) in the year 1926.  

Nov 08   On this day in history george Gershwin's musical "Oh, Kay," premieres in NYC  

Nov 10   In the year 1926 belgium crown prince Leopold weds princess Astrid Bernadotte of Sweden  

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   Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) uprising in Bantam West Java in the year 1926.  

Nov 13   In the year 1926 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   NY Rangers 1st game, beat Montreal Maroons 1-0 in the year 1926.  

Nov 16   Ton de Leeuw, Dutch composer in the year 1926.  

Nov 17   NHL's Chicago Black Hawks play their 1st game, beat Tor St Pats 4-1 in the year 1926.  

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 in the year 1926.  

Nov 19   British mine strikes after 28 weeks ends on this day in history.  

Nov 19   On this day in history jeane J Kirkpatrick, Duncan Okla, US ambassador to UN (R)  

Nov 22   Imperial Conference ends-giving autonomy inside Brit Commonwealth in the year 1926.  

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

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   On this day in history frederic Ayers, composer, dies at 50  

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

Nov 24   KVI-AM in Seattle WA begins radio transmissions in the year 1926.  

Nov 26   John M Brown, US weapons constructer, dies on this day in history.  

Nov 26   Joyce McCartan, peace campaigner in the year 1926.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Nov 29   In the year 1926 tris Speaker resigns as Indians manager  

Nov 30   In the year 1926 richard Crenna, LA Cal, actor (Rambo, Summer Rental, Sand Pebbles)  

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

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

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

Jan 05   In the year 1926 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   Emile Paladilhe, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1926.  

Jan 12   Sir Austin Chapman, Australian politician (b. 1864) died on this day in history.  

Jan 15   Enrico Toselli, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.  

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   Barbara La Marr, American actress (b. 1896) died on this day in history.  

Feb 02   Vladimir Sukhomlinov, Russian general (b. 1848) died in the year 1926.