Historical Events In August - 26
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1930 Joe Solomon, cricketer (WI batsman of 50's Cap fell on wkt v Aust) on this day in history.
1930 Lon Chaney, actor (Thunder, Big City, Unholy 3), dies at 47 on this day in history.
1931 Dane Skerl, composer on this day in history.
1933 Jan van Houten bicycles world record time (44,588 km) on this day in history.
1935 CCC camp opens in Brecksville Reservation of Cleveland Metroparks on this day in history.
1937 On this day in history pumping to build Treasure Island in SF Bay is finished
1937 On this day in history franco's troops conquer Santander
1938 Montreal Maroons dropped from the NHL on August - 26.
1938 British leaders & Arabians fight in Palestine on August - 26.
1939 On August - 26 new York station WXBS makes the first TV broadcast of a baseball doubleheader (Cincinnati Reds at Brooklyn Dodgers).
1939 On August - 26 1st major league baseball telecast-Reds beat Bkln Dodgers (W2XBS NY)
1940 RKC soccer team forms in Waalwijk on August - 26.
1942 On this day in history 7,000 Jews rounded up in Vichy Free Zone of France
1942 On August - 26 7,000 Jews are rounded up in Vichy-France
1944 Bulgaria announces withdrawal & German troops are to be disarmed on August - 26.
1945 Japanese diplomats board Missouri to receive instructions on Japan's surrender at the end of WW II on August - 26.
1945 On August - 26 franz Werfel, Czech/German/US poet/writer (Mirror Man), dies at 54
1946 On August - 26 george Orwell published "Animal Farm"
1947 1st black baseball pitcher Don Bankhead (Hit a HR on 1st at bat) on August - 26.
1948 On August - 26 oscar L Fernandez, Brazilian conductor/composer (Imbapara), dies at 50
1949 On August - 26 nico van Suchtelen, publisher, dies at 70
1950 On this day in history 39th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in New York (4-1)
1951 Canadian railways adopt the Uniform Code of Operating Rules for train operation purposes on this day in history.
1951 On this day in history jongbloed in Paris demonstrates artificial heart
1952 On this day in history fluoridation of SF water begins
1955 1st color telecast (NBC) of a tennis match (Davis Cup) on August - 26.
1956 KREY TV channel 10 in Montrose, CO (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.
1957 On this day in history ford introduces the Edsel automobile.(Bad move)
1957 On August - 26 the USSR announces its first successful launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile.
1957 USSR announces successful test of intercontinental ballistic missile on this day in history.
1958 Ralph Vaughan Williams, English composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.
1960 Mark Hambourg, composer, dies at 81 on August - 26.
1961 On this day in history official Intl Hockey Hall of Fame opens in Toronto
1962 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Salt Lake City Golf Open on this day in history.
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