November 1926 calendar

Events

• 01 Nov 1926 Air Commerce Act passes
• 03 Nov 1926 15th party Congress CPSU ends / 5 year plan begins
• 10 Nov 1926 Belgium crown Prince Leopold weds Princess Astrid Bernadotte of Sweden
• 11 Nov 1926 Eddie Collins is released as White Sox manager
• 13 Nov 1926 Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) uprising in Bantam West Java
• 15 Nov 1926 1st formal radio network, RCA takes over AT&T 25 station Network (NBC)
• 16 Nov 1926 New York Rangers' first game, beat Montreal Maroons 1-0.
• 18 Nov 1926 Pope Pius XI issues encyclical "On the persecution of the Church in Mexico".
• 19 Nov 1926 British mine strikes after 28 weeks ends
• 22 Nov 1926 Imperial Conference ends-giving autonomy inside Brit Commonwealth
• 24 Nov 1926 KVI-AM in Seattle Washington begins radio transmissions
• 25 Nov 1926 The deadliest November tornado outbreak in U.S. history strikes on Thanksgiving day. 27 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.
• 26 Nov 1926 All Italian Communist deputies are arrested.
• 27 Nov 1926 Italian and Albania sign peace treaty
• 29 Nov 1926 Tris Speaker resigns as Indians manager

Famous Birthday

• Sathya Sai Baba

  Indian guru, spiritual figure (Born 1926).

• Joan Sutherland

  Australian singer, a leading 20th century coloratura operatic soprano called "Las Stupenda.

• Edouard Leclerc

  Landernau EXecutives.

• Judith Magre
• Jean Sénac
• Jeffrey Hunter

  Actor (Christopher Pike-Star Trek Cage), dies at 43.

• Marc Aryan
• Richard Crenna

  American actor, on radio and screen from the time he was a kid.

• Graeme Allwright
• Beji Caid el Sebsi
• Carlos Valdes (percussionist)
• Roger Fauroux
• Rossella Falk

  Italian actress whose career has spanned decades since her first film in 1948.

• Raymond Hains

  French artist.

• Maria-Teresa de Filippis
• Frank Carson

  Irish comedian, known worldwide for his infectious laugh and catchphrase, "It’s the way I tell ’em.

• François Craenhals
• Pierre Brousse

  French politician, radical party member, Mayor of Breziers from 1967; senator for Herault from 1968, married once.

• Valdas Adamkus

  Lithuanian engineer and politician 3rd President of Lithuania.

• Leonie Rysanek

  Austrian singer, a leading dramatic operatic soprano at major opera houses on both sides of the Atlantic, acclaimed for her interpretations...

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Famous Deaths

• Louis H Chrispijn

  Dutch actor / director (Krates), dies at 72.

• Frederic Ayers

  Composer, dies at 50.

• John M Brown

  US weapons constructer.

• Darvish Khan

  Iranian musician (Born 1872).

• John Browning

  American firearm designer and inventor (Born 1855).

• Annie Oakley

  American markswoman, an expert shot with a pistol, rifle or shotgun.

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Ben Selvin & His Orchestra - Barcelona
2. Ipana Troubadors - Baby Face
3. George Olsen & His Orchestra - Lucky Day
4. Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra - The Birth of the Blues
5. Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra - Moonlight on the Ganges