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1926 Calendar Trivia
The next time you can reuse this calendar will be on year 2027. Both calendars will be exactly the same! This is assuming you are not interested in the dates for Easter and other irregular holidays that are based on a solar cycle.
April 4 (4/4), June 6 (6/6), August 8 (8/8), October 10 (10/10), December 12 (12/12), and the last day of February always fall on the same day of the week in any given year. This is called the ‘Doomsday rule’. Check these dates using the full 12-month calendar below to verify.
1926 Calendar
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Historical Events Of 1926
- January 12, 1926 – Original Sam ‘n’Henry aired on Chicago radio later renamed Amos ‘n’Andy in 1928.
- February 13, 1926 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Tiger in Chinese astrology.
- April 6, 1926 – Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of United Airlines).
- June 14, 1926 – Brazil leaves the League of Nations
- June 28, 1926 – Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging their two companies.
- August 6, 1926 – Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
- August 20, 1926 – Japan’s public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.
- September 8, 1926 – Germany is admitted to the League of Nations.
- October 24, 1926 – Harry Houdini’s last performance takes place at the Garrick Theatre in Detroit.
- November 25, 1926 – The deadliest November tornado outbreak in U.S. history strikes on Thanksgiving Day. Twenty-seven twisters of great strength are reported in the Midwest, including the strongest November tornado, an estimated F4, that devastates Heber Springs, Arkansas. There are 51 deaths in Arkansas alone, 76 deaths and over 400 injuries in all.
Who Were Born On 1926?
- January 3, 1926 – George Martin, English composer, conductor, and producer
- January 21, 1926 – Steve Reeves, American bodybuilder and actor (d. 2000)
- February 11, 1926 – Leslie Nielsen, Canadian-American actor, singer, and producer (d. 2010)
- February 16, 1926 – John Schlesinger, English actor and director (d. 2003)
- April 11, 1926 – Gervase de Peyer, English clarinet player and conductor
- April 14, 1926 – Liz Renay, American actress and author (d. 2007)
- April 24, 1926 – Thorbjörn Fälldin, Swedish farmer and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Sweden
- May 3, 1926 – Matt Baldwin, Canadian curler and engineer
- June 15, 1926 – Shigeru Kayano, Japanese activist (d. 2006)
- December 9, 1926 – Jan Křesadlo, Czech-English psychologist and author (d. 1995)