Historical Events In 1926

Nov 03   On this day in history valdas Adamkus, President of the Republic of Lithuania  

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

Nov 06   In the year 1926 brian Abel-Smith, professor of Social Adminstration  

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

Nov 08   George Gershwin's musical "Oh, Kay," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

Nov 10   Belgium crown prince Leopold weds princess Astrid Bernadotte of Sweden on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1926 indonesian Communist Party (PKI) uprising in Bantam West Java  

Nov 13   On this day in history max Vernon Mathews, composer  

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

Nov 16   On this day in history nY Rangers 1st game, beat Montreal Maroons 1-0  

Nov 16   On this day in history ton de Leeuw, Dutch composer  

Nov 17   NHL's Chicago Black Hawks play their 1st game, beat Tor St Pats 4-1 in the year 1926.  

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

Nov 18   In the year 1926 pope Pius XI encyclical On persecution of Church in Mexico  

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

Nov 19   On this day in history jeane J Kirkpatrick, Duncan Okla, US ambassador to UN (R)  

Nov 22   Imperial Conference ends-giving autonomy inside Brit Commonwealth on this day in history.  

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

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

Nov 22   Lew Burdette, baseball player on this day in history.  

Nov 23   On this day in history frederic Ayers, composer, dies at 50  

Nov 23   Noel Coward's "This Was a Man," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

Nov 24   In the year 1926 kVI-AM in Seattle WA begins radio transmissions  

Nov 26   John M Brown, US weapons constructer, dies on this day in history.  

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   110,000 watch Army andNavy play a 21-all tie on this day in history.  

Nov 27   KXL-AM in Portland OR begins radio transmissions on this day in history.  

Nov 27   Restoration of Williamsburg, Virginia, begins on this day in history.  

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

Nov 29   Tris Speaker resigns as Indians manager on this day in history.  

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

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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   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   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   William De Witt Snodgrass, American poet was born in the year 1926.  

Jan 08   In the year 1926 emile Paladilhe, composer, dies at 81  

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   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   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)