Historical Events In 1926

Nov 03   Valdas Adamkus, President of the Republic of Lithuania in the year 1926.  

Nov 05   On this day in history leo Derksen, Dutch journalist (Telegraph/Sunday Newspaper)  

Nov 06   Brian Abel-Smith, professor of Social Adminstration in the year 1926.  

Nov 07   Joan Sutherland, Sydney Australia, operatic soprano (Met Opera) on this day in history.  

Nov 08   In the year 1926 george Gershwin's musical "Oh, Kay," premieres in NYC  

Nov 10   Belgium crown prince Leopold weds princess Astrid Bernadotte of Sweden in the year 1926.  

Nov 10   Vincent Massey becomes first Canadian minister to USA on this day in history.  

Nov 11   Eddie Collins is released as White Sox manager in the year 1926.  

Nov 13   Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) uprising in Bantam West Java in the year 1926.  

Nov 13   Max Vernon Mathews, composer in the year 1926.  

Nov 15   1st formal radio network, RCA takes over AT&T 25 station Network (NBC) on this day in history.  

Nov 16   In the year 1926 nY Rangers 1st game, beat Montreal Maroons 1-0  

Nov 16   Ton de Leeuw, Dutch composer in the year 1926.  

Nov 17   On this day in history nHL's Chicago Black Hawks play their 1st game, beat Tor St Pats 4-1  

Nov 18   Dorothy Collins, Windsor Ontario, singer (Your Hit Parade) in the year 1926.  

Nov 18   Pope Pius XI encyclical On persecution of Church in Mexico in the year 1926.  

Nov 19   In the year 1926 british mine strikes after 28 weeks ends  

Nov 19   In the year 1926 jeane J Kirkpatrick, Duncan Okla, US ambassador to UN (R)  

Nov 22   In the year 1926 imperial Conference ends-giving autonomy inside Brit Commonwealth  

Nov 22   Lew (Selva Lewis) Burdette, Jr. (baseball Milwaukee Braves) in the year 1926.  

Nov 22   On this day in history lew (Selva Lewis) Burdette, Jr. (baseball: Milwaukee Braves)  

Nov 22   Lew Burdette, baseball player in the year 1926.  

Nov 23   In the year 1926 frederic Ayers, composer, dies at 50  

Nov 23   Noel Coward's "This Was a Man," premieres in NYC in the year 1926.  

Nov 24   KVI-AM in Seattle WA begins radio transmissions in the year 1926.  

Nov 26   In the year 1926 john M Brown, US weapons constructer, dies  

Nov 26   Joyce McCartan, peace campaigner on this day in history.  

Nov 27   In the year 1926 110,000 watch Army & Navy play a 21-all tie  

Nov 27   On this day in history 110,000 watch Army andNavy play a 21-all tie  

Nov 27   KXL-AM in Portland OR begins radio transmissions in the year 1926.  

Nov 27   On this day in history restoration of Williamsburg, Virginia, begins  

Nov 29   Dagmar, Huntington WV, actress (Broadway's Open House) on this day in history.  

Nov 29   In the year 1926 tris Speaker resigns as Indians manager  

Nov 30   On this day in history richard Crenna, LA Cal, actor (Rambo, Summer Rental, Sand Pebbles)  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of claire Polin [Schaff], composer flautist/musicologist  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 03   In the year 1926 birth of george Martin, record producer (The Beatles)  

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of hosea Williams, American activist (d. 2000)  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of william De Witt Snodgrass, American poet  

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   In the year 1926 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)