Historical Events In 1926

Aug 06   On this day in history christa Reinig, writer  

Aug 06   On this day in history 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   Amo Houghton, (Rep-R-New York) on this day in history.  

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

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   Cleve Indian Tris Speaker hits his 700th double on this day in history.  

Aug 13   Fidel Castro born on this day in history.  

Aug 13   In the year 1926 fidel Castro Ruz, Mayari, Oriente, Cuba, dictator (1959- )  

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   On this day in history haakon Barfod, Norway, yachting (Olympic-gold-1948, 52)  

Aug 18   England regain Ashes with 5th Test Cricket win, to take series 1-0 on this day in history.  

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   Uprising against Reza Shah Pahlawi in Persia on this day in history.  

Aug 21   -22] Uprising against Greek president/dictator Pangalos in the year 1926.  

Aug 21   In the year 1926 ben-Zion Orgad, composer  

Aug 22   Bob Flannigan, rocker (Four Freshmen) on this day in history.  

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

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) on this day in history.  

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

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

Aug 25   On this day in history pavlos Koundouris becomes president of Greece  

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

Aug 29   Betty Lynn, American actress on this day in history.  

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

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   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   In the year 1926 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Claude (Buddy) Young, NFL running back (Yankees, Texans, Colts) was born in the year 1926.  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of robert Earle, Baldwin NY, TV host (GE College Bowl)  

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

Jan 05   In the year 1926 birth of william De Witt Snodgrass, American poet  

Jan 08   Emile Paladilhe, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1926.  

Jan 12   On this day in history 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 in the year 1926.  

Jan 23   On this day in history desire J Mercier, Belgian philosopher/cardinal, dies at 74  

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   Vladimir Sukhomlinov, Russian general (b. 1848) died on this day in history.