Historical Events In 1926

Dec 20   Cards trade Rogers Hornsby to Giants for Frankie Frisch & Jimmy Ring in the year 1926.  

Dec 20   In the year 1926 david Levine, US painter  

Dec 21   On this day in history john Herbert McDowell, composer  

Dec 21   Soccer team DOS Struggle forms in the year 1926.  

Dec 23   On this day in history kEX-AM in Portland OR begins radio transmissions  

Dec 25   Hirohito became emperor of Japan (1926-1989) in the year 1926.  

Dec 25   Hirohito becomes emperor of Japan (1926-1989) in the year 1926.  

Dec 25   Yoshihito, 123rd Emperor of Japan (1912-26), dies at 47 on this day in history.  

Dec 26   Earle Brown, composer in the year 1926.  

Dec 26   On this day in history prince-regent Hirohito becomes emperor of Japan  

Dec 27   On this day in history depot Square in Bronx renamed Botanical Square  

Dec 27   Depot Square in the Bronx renamed Botanical Square on this day in history.  

Dec 27   Jerome Courtland, Knoxville Tn, actor (Tonka, Tharus) in the year 1926.  

Dec 27   In the year 1926 latkin Square in Bronx named for first US Jewish soldier to die in WW I  

Dec 28   Arthur Mailey takes 4-362 off 64 overs (no maidens) NSW v Vic in the year 1926.  

Dec 28   On this day in history donald Carr, cricketer (England player in 50's, later MCC honcho)  

Dec 28   Imperial Airways begins England-India mail & passenger service on this day in history.  

Dec 29   Rainer M Rilke, Austrias songwriter/writer (Wise Queen), dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Dec 29   Vatican puts French fascist Charles Maurras' work on the index on this day in history.  

Dec 30   Paul Eliot Greens "In Abraham's Bosom," premieres in NYC in the year 1926.  

Dec 30   Stanley Tracey, composer on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jan 21   In the year 1926 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   In the year 1926 death of john Flannagan, 2nd president of St. Ambrose University  

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

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