Page 5: Historical Events In January - 13
Tuesday, 26 May 2026
1916 Bella Lewitsky, choreographer 

1917 Felix Guerro Diaz, composer 

1918 Lester Sill, pioneer music publisher/record producer 

1919 Dutch Soccer team OSV forms. 

1919 Army Archerd, Hollywood columnist/TV host (Movie Game). 

1920 New York Times editorial (falsely) reports rockets can never fly 

1920 NY Times editorial (falsely) reports rockets can never fly. 

1922 Conference of Cannes concerning German retribution payments ended 

1922 Buck Weaver, a Black Sox, applies unsuccessfully for reinstatement. 

1923 Danil Shafran, cellist 

1924 In this year, Nationalist Wafd-party claims Egyptian parliament elections 

1924 Philip Rawson, artist/teacher 

1924 Georg H Quincke, German physicist (Test of Quincke), dies at 89 

1925 Gwen Verdon, LA, actress/singer/dancer (Cotton Club, Sweet Charity). 

1926 Michael Bond, Creator of 'Padington Bear' is born. 

1926 Carolyn Heilbrun, [Amanda Cross], author (Lady Ottoline's Album) 

1927 US and Mexico battle over oil interests. 

1928 David Sheiner, NYC, actor (Paul-Mr Novak, Norman-Diana). 

1928 Johan Peter Koch, Danish officer/explorer, dies at 57 

1929 Humanist Society established, Hollywood CA 

1929 Humanist Society established, Hollywood Calif. 

1929 Joseph Anthony Pass, guitarist. 

1929 Wyatt Earp, US marshall (OK Corral), dies at 80 

1930 "Mickey Mouse" comic strip inaugural appears 

1930 "Mickey Mouse" comic strip 1st appears 

1930 C-E Auguste Rateau, French inventor (R-steam turbine), dies at 66. 

1934 The Candidate of Science degree is established in the USSR. 

1934 Jean-Baptiste Marchand, soldier/explorer (Sudan), dies at 70. 

1935 Plebiscite in Saar, indicates a desire (90.3%) to join Nazi Germany. 

1937 The U.S. government announces that Americans are cannot actively participate in the Spanish Civil War. 

1937 Walter Brearley, cricketer (17 wkts in 4 Tests for Eng 1905-12), dies 

1938 The Church of England accepts the theory of evolution 

1939 Belgian premier signs Burgos-treaty for trade relations with Franco. 

1939 Jacob Ruppert, CEO (NY Yankees, 1915-39), dies. 

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