Page 9: Historical Events In 1926

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

Jun 25   Ingeborg Bachmann, Austria author/poet   

Jun 25   Symon Petljoera, pres Ukraine (pogroms), murdered in Paris   

Jun 26   Christina Goedvolk, wife of Henry Jut, dies.   

Jun 27   Frank O'Hara, writer.   

Jun 28   Mel Brooks, NYC, comedian/actor/director (Blazing Saddles, Spaceballs).   

Jun 29   In this year, Carter Woodson claims Springarn Medal for research of Black history.   

Jun 30   Paul Berg, Nobel Prize laureate   

Jul 01   Franclaois-Regis Bastide, writer/broadcaster.   

Jul 02   Billy Usselton, saxophonist.   

Jul 02   Distinguished Flying Cross authorized by Congress.   

Jul 02   Emile Coué, French pharmacist (recovery by auto suggestion), dies.   

Jul 02   US Army Air Corps created; Distinguish Flying Cross authorized.   

Jul 03   Johnny Coles, trumpeter.   

Jul 05   Haya van Someren-Downer, 2nd Member of parliament (Dutch Lib Party).   

Jul 06   Nicky Hilton, 1st husband of Elizabeth Taylor   

Jul 08   Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, author/physician/educator.   

Jul 09   Ben Roy Mottelson, American-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate   

Jul 09   Chiang Kai-shek appointed to national-revolutionary supreme commander   

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

Jul 10   Lake Denmark, NJ arsenal explodes, results in the deaths of 21, $75m damage   

Jul 11   Gertrude M L Bell, British archaeologist (Desert and Sown), dies at 57   

Jul 11   Patrick Wymark, Cleethorpes England, actor (Skull, Tomb of Ligeia)   

Jul 12   Beah Richards, Vicksburg MS, actress/playwright (Big Shot, Generation).   

Jul 12   Charles Wood, composer, dies at 40.   

Jul 12   Guomindangleger draws against warlord Wu Peifu   

Jul 13   Meyer Kupferman, NYC, composer (In Fimi Tres)   

Jul 13   Paavo Nurmi runs world record 3000m (8:20.4).   

Jul 14   Harry Dean Stanton, West Irvine KY, actor (Alien, Cool Hand Luke)   

Jul 15   John Arthur Neill Lambert, composer   

Jul 15   VPRO (Free thinking Protestant Radio Broadcast) forms.   

Jul 16   Brian Howard, deputy chairman (Marks and Spencer)   

Jul 16   Jaspar govt asks authority to save Belgian franc   

Jul 16   The inaugural underwater color photographs appeared in " National Geographic" magazine   

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Jan 01   Claire polin [schaff]: Composer flautist/musicologist   

Jan 01   Richard verreau: French-canadian tenor    

Jan 03   Danny overbea: Blues singer/guitarist   

Jan 03   George martin: Record producer (the beatles)   

Jan 05   Claude (buddy) young: Nfl running back (yankees, texans, colts)   

Jan 05   Robert earle: Baldwin ny, tv host (ge college bowl)   

Jan 05   Hosea williams: American activist   

Jan 05   William de witt snodgrass: American poet   

Jan 08   Emile paladilhe: Composer,   

Jan 12   Sir austin chapman: Australian politician (b. 1864)   

Jan 15   Enrico toselli: Composer,   

Jan 21   Camillo golgi: Ital medical research (malaria, nobel 1906),    

Jan 23   Desire j mercier: Belgian philosopher/cardinal,    

Jan 26   John flannagan: 2nd president of st. ambrose university   

Jan 30   Barbara la marr: American actress (b. 1896)   

Feb 02   Vladimir sukhomlinov: Russian general (b. 1848)