Historical Events In 1926

Aug 06   Christa Reinig, writer in the year 1926.   

Aug 06   Gertrude Ederle becomes first woman to swim the English Channel in the year 1926.   

Aug 06   NY's Gertrude Ederle becomes 1st woman to swim English Channel on this day in history.   

Aug 06   In the year 1926 warner Bros premiers Vitaphone sound-on-disc movie system   

Aug 07   In the year 1926 amo Houghton, (Rep-R-New York)   

Aug 08   Richard Anderson, Long Beach NJ, actor (Oscar Goldman-6 Million $ Man) on this day in history.   

Aug 09   On this day in history denis Atkinson, cricketer (WI all-rounder, 219 v Australia 1955)   

Aug 10   Italian-Spanish peace treaty signed in the year 1926.   

Aug 11   Aaron Klug, OM/PRS/biochemist on this day in history.   

Aug 11   On this day in history cleve Indian Tris Speaker hits his 700th double   

Aug 13   On this day in history fidel Castro born   

Aug 13   Fidel Castro Ruz, Mayari, Oriente, Cuba, dictator (1959- ) in the year 1926.   

Aug 14   In the year 1926 alice Adams, US author   

Aug 17   On this day in history greek-Serbian/Croatian/Slavs peace treaty signed   

Aug 17   On this day in history haakon Barfod, Norway, yachting (Olympic-gold-1948, 52)   

Aug 18   England regain Ashes with 5th Test Cricket win, to take series 1-0 in the year 1926.   

Aug 19   On this day in history arthur Rock, American venture capitalist   

Aug 20   Nobby Wirkowski, American and Canadian football player and coach in the year 1926.   

Aug 20   On this day in history uprising against Reza Shah Pahlawi in Persia   

Aug 21   In the year 1926 -22] Uprising against Greek president/dictator Pangalos   

Aug 21   Ben-Zion Orgad, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 22   On this day in history bob Flannigan, rocker (Four Freshmen)   

Aug 22   In the year 1926 charles William Elliot, Pres of Harvard (1869-1909), dies at 92   

Aug 22   In the year 1926 gold discovered in Johannesburg, South Africa   

Aug 23   40th US Womens Tennis: Molla B Mallory beats Elizabeth Ryan (46 64 97) in the year 1926.   

Aug 23   Motion picture star Rudolph Valentino dies in New York at age 31 on this day in history.   

Aug 23   In the year 1926 rudolph Valentino, silent movie idol (Sheik), dies in NY at 31   

Aug 25   In the year 1926 pavlos Koundouris becomes president of Greece   

Aug 28   Indian Emil Levsen pitches complete doubleheader victory (Red Sox) in the year 1926.   

Aug 29   In the year 1926 betty Lynn, American actress   

Aug 30   In the year 1926 jack Hobbs scores 316* at Lord's (Surrey v Middlesex)   

Aug 30   Olgerts Gravitis, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 31   Georgiy Petrovich Katys, Russia, cosmonaut (Voskhod 1 backup) on this day in history.   

Sep 01   On this day in history abdur Rahman Biswas, President of Bangladesh   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   George Martin, record producer (The Beatles) was born in the year 1926.   

Jan 05   Claude (Buddy) Young, NFL running back (Yankees, Texans, Colts) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Robert Earle, Baldwin NY, TV host (GE College Bowl) was born in the year 1926.   

Jan 05   Hosea Williams, American activist (d. 2000) was born in the year 1926.   

Jan 05   In the year 1926 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   Enrico Toselli, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

Jan 21   In the year 1926 camillo Golgi, Ital medical research (malaria, Nobel 1906), dies at 81   

Jan 23   Desire J Mercier, Belgian philosopher/cardinal, dies at 74 in the year 1926.   

Jan 26   John Flannagan, 2nd president of St. Ambrose University died on this day in history.   

Jan 30   Barbara La Marr, American actress (b. 1896) died in the year 1926.   

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