March 1926 calendar

March 1926
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in March 1926.
The US president was Calvin Coolidge (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Stanley Baldwin (Conservative), Pope Pius XI was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on March 1926: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of March 1926?

Events

03 Mar 1926 International Greyhound Racing Association formed (Miami, Florida).
04 Mar 1926 De Geer government in the Netherlands takes office
06 Mar 1926 China asks for a seat in the League of Nations Security council.
07 Mar 1926 First transatlantic telephone call (London - New York).
09 Mar 1926 Bertha Landes elected 1st woman Mayor of Seattle
10 Mar 1926 Run on Belgian banks.
11 Mar 1926 Eamon da Valera ends leadership of Sinn Fein.
12 Mar 1926 Pope Pius XI names J E van Roey archbishop of Malines, Belgium.
15 Mar 1926 The dictator Theodoros Pangalos is elected President of Greece without opposition.
16 Mar 1926 History of Rocketry: Robert Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts.
17 Mar 1926 Dutch Calvinists oust Reverend J G Geelkerken over Genesis 3.
23 Mar 1926 NHL Championship: Montreal Canadiens outscore Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-4 in two games.
24 Mar 1926 The Beehive in the Hague opens 1st escalator in the Netherlands
26 Mar 1926 The 1st lip-reading tournament held in America
31 Mar 1926 German Special Court of Justice for state security disbands.

Famous Birthday

Jerry Lewis
American comedian, director, writer, actor, producer and TV host.
Andrzej Wajda
Suwalki, Poland -- Director (Ashes & Diamonds, Lotna).
Ingvar Kamprad
Swedish businessman founded IKEA.
Peter Graves
American actor (Born 1926).
Dario Fo
Italian writer, a radical playwright and winner of the 1997 Nobel Prize for Literature.
Denise Labbé
Alan Greenspan
American financier, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve System and one of the most influential economists of the 20th century.
Jacques Villeglé
French mixed-media artist and affichiste famous for his alphabet with symbolic letters and decollage with ripped or lacerated posters.
Pascual Pérez
Argentinian boxer (d. 1977).
Ralph Abernathy
American Civil Rights Activist and founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
André Delvaux
Belgian film director, widely regarded as the founder of the Belgian national cinema.
Jimmy Guieu
László Papp
Hungarian boxer (d. 2003).
Valerio Zurlini
Italian film director, noted for profound sensibilities with an excellent visual sense, hailed for his "L'Estate Violenta.
Edith MacArthur
Scottish actress, noted for her elegant screen presence.
Pete Rozelle
American sport publicist for the USF before he became the Los Angeles Rams publicist in 1957.
Rowena Jackson
New Zealand dancer, the most loved prima ballerina of her day, noted for her "fouettes" (turns), for which she held the world record.
Francisco Rabal
Spanish-French actor director and screenwriter (d. 2001).
Tripoli (Libya)
Karin Waehner
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