Historical Events In 1926

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

Nov 05   Leo Derksen, Dutch journalist (Telegraph/Sunday Newspaper) in the year 1926.  

Nov 06   Brian Abel-Smith, professor of Social Adminstration on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history belgium crown prince Leopold weds princess Astrid Bernadotte of Sweden  

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

Nov 11   On this day in history eddie Collins is released as White Sox manager  

Nov 13   Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) uprising in Bantam West Java on this day in history.  

Nov 13   In the year 1926 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   NY Rangers 1st game, beat Montreal Maroons 1-0 in the year 1926.  

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

Nov 17   In the year 1926 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) on this day in history.  

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

Nov 19   British mine strikes after 28 weeks ends in the year 1926.  

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

Nov 22   On this day in history imperial Conference ends-giving autonomy inside Brit Commonwealth  

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

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

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

Nov 23   Frederic Ayers, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1926.  

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 in the year 1926.  

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

Nov 27   Restoration of Williamsburg, Virginia, begins in the year 1926.  

Nov 29   Dagmar, Huntington WV, actress (Broadway's Open House) in the year 1926.  

Nov 29   Tris Speaker resigns as Indians manager in the year 1926.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Danny Overbea, blues singer/guitarist was born in the year 1926.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of george Martin, record producer (The Beatles)  

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   Hosea Williams, American activist (d. 2000) was born in the year 1926.  

Jan 05   William De Witt Snodgrass, American poet was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08   On this day in history emile Paladilhe, composer, dies at 81  

Jan 12   In the year 1926 death of sir Austin Chapman, Australian politician (b. 1864)  

Jan 15   Enrico Toselli, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history 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.