Historical Events In 1926

Jun 22   Ruth Zechlin, composer in the year 1926.  

Jun 23   8th govt of Briand van France forms on this day in history.  

Jun 23   Lars Johan Werle, composer on this day in history.  

Jun 25   61st British Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 291 at Royal Lytham in the year 1926.  

Jun 25   On this day in history ingeborg Bachmann, Austria author/poet  

Jun 25   On this day in history symon Petljoera, pres Ukraine (pogroms), murdered in Paris  

Jun 26   Christina Goedvolk, wife of Henry Jut, dies on this day in history.  

Jun 27   In the year 1926 frank O'Hara, writer  

Jun 28   On this day in history mel Brooks, NYC, comedian/actor/director (Blazing Saddles, Spaceballs)  

Jun 29   Carter Woodson wins Springarn Medal for research of Black history on this day in history.  

Jun 30   Paul Berg, Nobel Prize laureate in the year 1926.  

Jul 01   In the year 1926 franclaois-Regis Bastide, writer/broadcaster  

Jul 02   In the year 1926 billy Usselton, saxophonist  

Jul 02   Distinguished Flying Cross authorized by Congress on this day in history.  

Jul 02   In the year 1926 emile Coué, French pharmacist (recovery by auto suggestion), dies  

Jul 02   US Army Air Corps created; Distinguish Flying Cross authorized in the year 1926.  

Jul 03   Johnny Coles, trumpeter in the year 1926.  

Jul 05   On this day in history haya van Someren-Downer, 2nd Member of parliament (Dutch Lib Party)  

Jul 06   On this day in history nicky Hilton, 1st husband of Elizabeth Taylor  

Jul 08   Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, author/physician/educator in the year 1926.  

Jul 09   Ben Roy Mottelson, American-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate on this day in history.  

Jul 09   On this day in history chiang Kai-shek appointed to national-revolutionary supreme commander  

Jul 10   On this day in history 30th US Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 293 at Scioto CC in Ohio  

Jul 10   On this day in history lake Denmark, NJ arsenal explodes, kills 21, $75m damage  

Jul 11   Gertrude M L Bell, British archaeologist (Desert & Sown), dies at 57 on this day in history.  

Jul 11   Patrick Wymark, Cleethorpes England, actor (Skull, Tomb of Ligeia) on this day in history.  

Jul 12   In the year 1926 beah Richards, Vicksburg MS, actress/playwright (Big Shot, Generation)  

Jul 12   On this day in history charles Wood, composer, dies at 40  

Jul 12   On this day in history guomindangleger draws against warlord Wu Peifu  

Jul 13   Meyer Kupferman, NYC, composer (In Fimi Tres) on this day in history.  

Jul 13   On this day in history paavo Nurmi runs world record 3000m (8:20.4)  

Jul 14   In the year 1926 harry Dean Stanton, West Irvine KY, actor (Alien, Cool Hand Luke)  

Jul 15   In the year 1926 john Arthur Neill Lambert, composer  

Jul 15   VPRO (Free thinking Protestant Radio Broadcast) forms on this day in history.  

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

Jan 01   Richard Verreau, French-Canadian tenor (d. 2005) was born in the year 1926.  

Jan 03   In the year 1926 birth of danny Overbea, blues singer/guitarist  

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

Jan 05   In the year 1926 birth of hosea Williams, American activist (d. 2000)  

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

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   On this day in history camillo Golgi, Ital medical research (malaria, Nobel 1906), dies at 81  

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   On this day in history death of barbara La Marr, American actress (b. 1896)  

Feb 02   Vladimir Sukhomlinov, Russian general (b. 1848) died in the year 1926.