Historical Events In 1926

Jun 22   Ruth Zechlin, composer on this day in history.  

Jun 23   8th govt of Briand van France forms in the year 1926.  

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

Jun 25   On this day in history 61st British Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 291 at Royal Lytham  

Jun 25   Ingeborg Bachmann, Austria author/poet in the year 1926.  

Jun 25   Symon Petljoera, pres Ukraine (pogroms), murdered in Paris on this day in history.  

Jun 26   In the year 1926 christina Goedvolk, wife of Henry Jut, dies  

Jun 27   On this day in history frank O'Hara, writer  

Jun 28   Mel Brooks, NYC, comedian/actor/director (Blazing Saddles, Spaceballs) on this day in history.  

Jun 29   On this day in history carter Woodson wins Springarn Medal for research of Black history  

Jun 30   Paul Berg, Nobel Prize laureate on this day in history.  

Jul 01   Franclaois-Regis Bastide, writer/broadcaster in the year 1926.  

Jul 02   Billy Usselton, saxophonist on this day in history.  

Jul 02   Distinguished Flying Cross authorized by Congress in the year 1926.  

Jul 02   On this day in history emile Coué, French pharmacist (recovery by auto suggestion), dies  

Jul 02   In the year 1926 uS Army Air Corps created; Distinguish Flying Cross authorized  

Jul 03   In the year 1926 johnny Coles, trumpeter  

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

Jul 06   Nicky Hilton, 1st husband of Elizabeth Taylor in the year 1926.  

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

Jul 09   On this day in history ben Roy Mottelson, American-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate  

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   On this day in history gertrude M L Bell, British archaeologist (Desert & Sown), dies at 57  

Jul 11   On this day in history patrick Wymark, Cleethorpes England, actor (Skull, Tomb of Ligeia)  

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

Jul 12   Charles Wood, composer, dies at 40 on this day in history.  

Jul 12   In the year 1926 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   On this day in history 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   Claire Polin [Schaff], composer flautist/musicologist was born in the year 1926.  

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 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   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   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   On this day in history enrico Toselli, composer, dies at 42  

Jan 21   Camillo Golgi, Ital medical research (malaria, Nobel 1906), dies at 81 in the year 1926.  

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   In the year 1926 death of barbara La Marr, American actress (b. 1896)  

Feb 02   In the year 1926 death of vladimir Sukhomlinov, Russian general (b. 1848)