Page 11: Historical Events In 1926

Aug 06   Christa Reinig, writer on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1926.   

Aug 06   In the year 1926 warner Bros premiers Vitaphone sound-on-disc movie system   

Aug 07   In the year 1926 amo Houghton, (Rep-R-New York)   

Aug 08   Richard Anderson, Long Beach NJ, actor (Oscar Goldman-6 Million $ Man) on this day in history.   

Aug 09   Denis Atkinson, cricketer (WI all-rounder, 219 v Australia 1955) in the year 1926.   

Aug 10   In the year 1926 italian-Spanish peace treaty signed   

Aug 11   On this day in history aaron Klug, OM/PRS/biochemist   

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

Aug 13   Fidel Castro born in the year 1926.   

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

Aug 14   Alice Adams, US author on this day in history.   

Aug 17   In the year 1926 greek-Serbian/Croatian/Slavs peace treaty signed   

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

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

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   On this day in history 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   Bob Flannigan, rocker (Four Freshmen) in the year 1926.   

Aug 22   Charles William Elliot, Pres of Harvard (1869-1909), dies at 92 in the year 1926.   

Aug 22   Gold discovered in Johannesburg, South Africa in the year 1926.   

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

Aug 23   On this day in history motion picture star Rudolph Valentino dies in New York at age 31.   

Aug 23   On this day in history rudolph Valentino, silent movie idol (Sheik), dies in NY at 31   

Aug 25   Pavlos Koundouris becomes president of Greece in the year 1926.   

Aug 28   Indian Emil Levsen pitches complete doubleheader victory (Red Sox) in the year 1926.   

Aug 29   In the year 1926 betty Lynn, American actress   

Aug 30   Jack Hobbs scores 316* at Lord's (Surrey v Middlesex) on this day in history.   

Aug 30   On this day in history olgerts Gravitis, composer   

Aug 31   On this day in history georgiy Petrovich Katys, Russia, cosmonaut (Voskhod 1 backup)   

Sep 01   Abdur Rahman Biswas, President of Bangladesh on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1926.   

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   On this day in history birth of robert Earle, Baldwin NY, TV host (GE College Bowl)   

Jan 05   In the year 1926 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 15   Enrico Toselli, composer, dies at 42 in the year 1926.   

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

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 on this day in history.