Page 11: Historical Events In 1926

Aug 07   Amo Houghton, (Rep-R-New York)   

Aug 08   Richard Anderson, Long Beach NJ, actor (Oscar Goldman-6 Million $ Man).   

Aug 09   Denis Atkinson, cricketer (WI all-rounder, 219 v Australia 1955)   

Aug 10   Italian-Spanish peace treaty signed.   

Aug 11   Aaron Klug, OM/PRS/biochemist.   

Aug 11   Cleve Indian Tris Speaker hits his 700th double   

Aug 13   Fidel Castro born   

Aug 13   Fidel Castro Ruz, Mayari, Oriente, Cuba, dictator (1959- )   

Aug 14   Alice Adams, US author.   

Aug 17   Greek-Serbian/Croatian/Slavs peace treaty signed.   

Aug 17   Haakon Barfod, Norway, yachting (Olympic-gold-1948, 52).   

Aug 18   England regain Ashes with 5th Test Cricket win, to take series 1-0   

Aug 19   Arthur Rock, American venture capitalist   

Aug 20   Nobby Wirkowski, American and Canadian football player and coach   

Aug 20   Uprising against Reza Shah Pahlawi in Persia   

Aug 21   -22] Uprising against Greek president/dictator Pangalos   

Aug 21   Ben-Zion Orgad, composer.   

Aug 22   Bob Flannigan, rocker (Four Freshmen)   

Aug 22   Charles William Elliot, Pres of Harvard (1869-1909), dies at 92   

Aug 22   Gold discovered in Johannesburg, South Africa   

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

Aug 23   Motion picture star Rudolph Valentino dies in New York at age 31   

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

Aug 25   Pavlos Koundouris is recorded as becoming president of Greece   

Aug 28   Indian Emil Levsen pitches complete doubleheader victory (Red Sox)   

Aug 29   Betty Lynn, American actress   

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

Aug 30   Olgerts Gravitis, composer.   

Aug 31   Georgiy Petrovich Katys, Russia, cosmonaut (Voskhod 1 backup).   

Sep 01   Abdur Rahman Biswas, President of Bangladesh.   

Sep 02   Italy signs treaty with Yemen.   

Sep 03   Alison Lurie, US, novelist (War Between the Tates).   

Sep 04   Robert J Lagomarsino, (Rep-R-CA, 1974- )   

Sep 06   Arthur William Oldham, composer.   

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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   Danny Overbea, blues singer/guitarist was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   George Martin, record producer (The Beatles) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1926 birth of claude (Buddy) Young, NFL running back (Yankees, Texans, Colts)   

Jan 05   In the year 1926 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   In the year 1926 death of sir Austin Chapman, Australian politician (b. 1864)   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history death of vladimir Sukhomlinov, Russian general (b. 1848)