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

Nov 07   Joan Sutherland, Sydney Australia, operatic soprano (Met Opera) on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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) in the year 1926.  

Nov 18   In the year 1926 pope Pius XI encyclical On persecution of Church in Mexico  

Nov 19   On this day in history british mine strikes after 28 weeks ends  

Nov 19   In the year 1926 jeane J Kirkpatrick, Duncan Okla, US ambassador to UN (R)  

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) on this day in history.  

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

Nov 22   On this day in history lew Burdette, baseball player  

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

Nov 23   On this day in history 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   John M Brown, US weapons constructer, dies on this day in history.  

Nov 26   Joyce McCartan, peace campaigner on this day in history.  

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

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

Nov 27   KXL-AM in Portland OR begins radio transmissions on this day in history.  

Nov 27   In the year 1926 restoration of Williamsburg, Virginia, begins  

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

Nov 29   On this day in history tris Speaker resigns as Indians manager  

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

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Jan 01   In the year 1926 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   Danny Overbea, blues singer/guitarist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   George Martin, record producer (The Beatles) was born in the year 1926.  

Jan 05   In the year 1926 birth of claude (Buddy) Young, NFL running back (Yankees, Texans, Colts)  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of william De Witt Snodgrass, American poet  

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

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

Jan 15   In the year 1926 enrico Toselli, composer, dies at 42  

Jan 21   Camillo Golgi, Ital medical research (malaria, Nobel 1906), dies at 81 in the year 1926.  

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 in the year 1926.  

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