Page 11: Historical Events In 1926

Aug 06   Christa Reinig, writer on this day in history.   

Aug 06   Gertrude Ederle becomes first woman to swim the English Channel on this day in history.   

Aug 06   On this day in history nY's Gertrude Ederle becomes 1st woman to swim English Channel   

Aug 06   On this day in history warner Bros premiers Vitaphone sound-on-disc movie system   

Aug 07   Amo Houghton, (Rep-R-New York) on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1926 cleve Indian Tris Speaker hits his 700th double   

Aug 13   On this day in history fidel Castro born   

Aug 13   In the year 1926 fidel Castro Ruz, Mayari, Oriente, Cuba, dictator (1959- )   

Aug 14   In the year 1926 alice Adams, US author   

Aug 17   In the year 1926 greek-Serbian/Croatian/Slavs peace treaty signed   

Aug 17   In the year 1926 haakon Barfod, Norway, yachting (Olympic-gold-1948, 52)   

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

Aug 19   Arthur Rock, American venture capitalist in the year 1926.   

Aug 20   Nobby Wirkowski, American and Canadian football player and coach on this day in history.   

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

Aug 21   On this day in history -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   In the year 1926 40th US Womens Tennis: Molla B Mallory beats Elizabeth Ryan (46 64 97)   

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

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

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   Jack Hobbs scores 316* at Lord's (Surrey v Middlesex) on this day in history.   

Aug 30   Olgerts Gravitis, composer in the year 1926.   

Aug 31   Georgiy Petrovich Katys, Russia, cosmonaut (Voskhod 1 backup) in the year 1926.   

Sep 01   In the year 1926 abdur Rahman Biswas, President of Bangladesh   

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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   In the year 1926 birth of george Martin, record producer (The Beatles)   

Jan 05   Claude (Buddy) Young, NFL running back (Yankees, Texans, Colts) was born in the year 1926.   

Jan 05   Robert Earle, Baldwin NY, TV host (GE College Bowl) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   In the year 1926 birth of william De Witt Snodgrass, American poet   

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   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   In the year 1926 desire J Mercier, Belgian philosopher/cardinal, dies at 74   

Jan 26   In the year 1926 death of john Flannagan, 2nd president of St. Ambrose University   

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)