Page 11: Historical Events In 1926

Aug 06   In the year 1926 christa Reinig, writer   

Aug 06   In the year 1926 gertrude Ederle becomes first woman to swim the English Channel   

Aug 06   NY's Gertrude Ederle becomes 1st woman to swim English Channel on this day in history.   

Aug 06   Warner Bros premiers Vitaphone sound-on-disc movie system in the year 1926.   

Aug 07   Amo Houghton, (Rep-R-New York) on this day in history.   

Aug 08   In the year 1926 richard Anderson, Long Beach NJ, actor (Oscar Goldman-6 Million $ Man)   

Aug 09   Denis Atkinson, cricketer (WI all-rounder, 219 v Australia 1955) on this day in history.   

Aug 10   Italian-Spanish peace treaty signed on this day in history.   

Aug 11   Aaron Klug, OM/PRS/biochemist in the year 1926.   

Aug 11   In the year 1926 cleve Indian Tris Speaker hits his 700th double   

Aug 13   Fidel Castro born on this day in history.   

Aug 13   Fidel Castro Ruz, Mayari, Oriente, Cuba, dictator (1959- ) in the year 1926.   

Aug 14   Alice Adams, US author in the year 1926.   

Aug 17   Greek-Serbian/Croatian/Slavs peace treaty signed in the year 1926.   

Aug 17   Haakon Barfod, Norway, yachting (Olympic-gold-1948, 52) in the year 1926.   

Aug 18   In the year 1926 england regain Ashes with 5th Test Cricket win, to take series 1-0   

Aug 19   On this day in history arthur Rock, American venture capitalist   

Aug 20   Nobby Wirkowski, American and Canadian football player and coach in the year 1926.   

Aug 20   In the year 1926 uprising against Reza Shah Pahlawi in Persia   

Aug 21   On this day in history -22] Uprising against Greek president/dictator Pangalos   

Aug 21   On this day in history ben-Zion Orgad, composer   

Aug 22   On this day in history bob Flannigan, rocker (Four Freshmen)   

Aug 22   In the year 1926 charles William Elliot, Pres of Harvard (1869-1909), dies at 92   

Aug 22   In the year 1926 gold discovered in Johannesburg, South Africa   

Aug 23   40th US Womens Tennis: Molla B Mallory beats Elizabeth Ryan (46 64 97) in the year 1926.   

Aug 23   Motion picture star Rudolph Valentino dies in New York at age 31 in the year 1926.   

Aug 23   Rudolph Valentino, silent movie idol (Sheik), dies in NY at 31 in the year 1926.   

Aug 25   In the year 1926 pavlos Koundouris becomes president of Greece   

Aug 28   In the year 1926 indian Emil Levsen pitches complete doubleheader victory (Red Sox)   

Aug 29   On this day in history betty Lynn, American actress   

Aug 30   Jack Hobbs scores 316* at Lord's (Surrey v Middlesex) in the year 1926.   

Aug 30   Olgerts Gravitis, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 31   Georgiy Petrovich Katys, Russia, cosmonaut (Voskhod 1 backup) on this day in history.   

Sep 01   In the year 1926 abdur Rahman Biswas, President of Bangladesh   

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Jan 01   Claire Polin [Schaff], composer flautist/musicologist was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Richard Verreau, French-Canadian tenor (d. 2005) was born in the year 1926.   

Jan 03   In the year 1926 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 in the year 1926.   

Jan 05   Hosea Williams, American activist (d. 2000) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 12   In the year 1926 death of sir Austin Chapman, Australian politician (b. 1864)   

Jan 15   On this day in history enrico Toselli, composer, dies at 42   

Jan 21   Camillo Golgi, Ital medical research (malaria, Nobel 1906), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Jan 23   Desire J Mercier, Belgian philosopher/cardinal, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Jan 26   In the year 1926 death of john Flannagan, 2nd president of St. Ambrose University   

Jan 30   Barbara La Marr, American actress (b. 1896) died in the year 1926.   

Feb 02   In the year 1926 death of vladimir Sukhomlinov, Russian general (b. 1848)