Search results
What happened in February 1926. Browse historical events, famous birthdays and notable deaths from Feb 1926 or search by date, day or keyword.
- Events
Historical events in February 1926. Learn about 23 famous,...
- Birthdays
Feb 14 Alfred Körner, Austrian soccer striker (47 caps;...
- Deaths
Famous deaths in February 1926. Learn about 7 historical...
- Calendar
Find out what happened on any day in any month in history...
- Famous People
Famous people and historical figures hand-picked by our...
- Events
- January
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
January 1: 50,000 people are forced to evacuate their homes after the River Rhine floods in Cologne, Germany. January 6:The Deutsche Luft Hansa is founded in Berlin. It would go on to form strong ties with the Nazi Party. January 8:Emperor Bao Dai becomes the final monarch of the Nguyen dynasty, the last ruling family in Vietnam. January 9:The Guad...
February: Three years before the infamous Wall Street Crashin New York City, land on Wall Street, as well as on Broadway, sells for a then-record $7 per square inch. February 3: Francisco Franco, who would eventually rule over Spain from 1939 to 1975, is promoted to Brigadier General in the Spanish Army, making him the youngest of his rank in the c...
March 4: Hungarian newspaper Az Estruns a story about a waiter in Budapest who committed suicide and left behind a note containing a crossword puzzle. The puzzle is yet to be solved. March 6:The Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon is destroyed by fire. A new theatre would be erected next to it six years later. March 7:The first tran...
April 4: Three months after declaring himself dictator of Greece, Theodoros Pangalos wins the presidential election with 93% of the vote. April 6: United Airlines founded as Varney Air Lines, the first scheduled commercial airline in the country. April 12:Huddersfield Town become Football League First Division champions for the third season in a ro...
May 1:Ford Motor Company, led by Henry Ford, becomes one of the first companies to implement the 40-hour week for its factory workers. May 3:In the UK, the General Strike begins in support of 800,000 locked-out coal mine workers. May 8:Broadcaster and world-renowned naturalist Sir David Attenborough is born in Middlesex, England. May 9:Martial law ...
June 1:Norma Jeane Mortenson, better known as Marilyn Monroe, born in Los Angeles, California. June 4:Following the successful May Coup, Ignacy Moscicki becomes President of Poland. Moscicki would remain in power until the invasion by Germany in 1939, the catalyst for World War II. June 10:Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi, best known for his neo-goth...
July 4:The United States Sesquicentennialcelebrates the 150thanniversary of the American Revolution. July 11:20,000 French WWI veterans march through Paris to protest the Mellon-Berenger Agreement, which laid out the loan repayments from France to the United States. July 13:Finnish distance runner Paavo Nurmi breaks his own 3000m world record less ...
August 3: 400 armed Catholics barricade themselves into the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Guadalajara, Mexico, engaging in gunfire with federal troops. 18 people are killed and 40 wounded. A week later, a further 20 would be executed. August 3:Britain’s first traffic lights come into use at Piccadilly Circus, London. August 6:American Olympic ...
September 13: The Murulla rail accident, involving runaway goods wagons, kills 26 people in New South Wales, Australia. September 18:Seven days after its formation, the Category 4 Great Miami Hurricanedevastates Miami, leaving hundreds dead and causing $100m worth of damage. It has been estimated that a hurricane of the same magnitude would today c...
October 6:Against the St. Louis Cardinals, The Yankees’ Babe Ruth hits three home runs in a World Series game, the first player ever to do so. October 6:Pittsburgh enforces state blue laws from 1974, banning all sports from the city on Sundays. The ban would last for eight years. October 9:Prime Minister Benito Mussolini promotes himself to head of...
People also ask
What events happened in 1926?
What happened in Miami in 1926?
What happened on January 26th?
What happened on September 20th?
July–September. July 1 – Benjamin Franklin Bridge opens. July 12 – A lightning strike destroys an ammunition depot in Dover, New Jersey. July 26 – The National Bar Association incorporates in the United States. August 6 – In New York City, the Warner Brothers ' Vitaphone system premieres with the movie Don Juan starring John Barrymore.
Jul 22, 2015 · Feb 25 Kwo-Min-Tang (Guomindang) declares war on government and warlords. Feb 26 Dark Street in the Bronx renamed Lustre Street. Mar 3 International Greyhound Racing Association formed (Miami, Fla) Mar 4 De Geer government in Netherlands takes office. Mar 6 China asks for a seat on the Security council.
The Year 1926 Major News Events in History. Great Miami Hurricane. General strike in England begins in support of the coal miners strike. John Logie Baird conducts the first public demonstration of a television. Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle became the first woman to swim the English Channel. Japan - Hirohito Crowned Emperor.
Monday, February 15, 1926. PM King elected as an MP. The Orpheum Theatre opened in Los Angeles. Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King won a by-election in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, ending the unusual situation of a Prime Minister governing without his own seat in the Parliament.
Feb 25, 2021 · Determined to lead the charge to study that history, Dr. Woodson announced the first Negro History Week in February 1926. He chose February because it was the month in which both Lincoln and ...
