1926

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1926 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar 1926
MCMXXVI
Ab urbe condita 2679
Armenian calendar 1375
ԹՎ ՌՅՀԵ
Assyrian calendar 6676
Baháʼí calendar 82–83
Balinese saka calendar 1847–1848
Bengali calendar 1332–1333
Berber calendar 2876
British Regnal year 16  Geo. 5   17  Geo. 5
Buddhist calendar 2470
Burmese calendar 1288
Byzantine calendar 7434–7435
Chinese calendar 乙丑年 (Wood  Ox)
4623 or 4416
     to 
丙寅年 (Fire  Tiger)
4624 or 4417
Coptic calendar 1642–1643
Discordian calendar 3092
Ethiopian calendar 1918–1919
Hebrew calendar 5686–5687
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat 1982–1983
 - Shaka Samvat 1847–1848
 - Kali Yuga 5026–5027
Holocene calendar 11926
Igbo calendar 926–927
Iranian calendar 1304–1305
Islamic calendar 1344–1345
Japanese calendar Taishō 15 / Shōwa 1
(昭和元年)
Javanese calendar 1856–1857
Juche calendar 15
Julian calendar Gregorian minus 13 days
Korean calendar 4259
Minguo calendar ROC 15
民國15年
Nanakshahi calendar 458
Thai solar calendar 2468–2469
Tibetan calendar 阴木牛年
(female Wood-Ox)
2052 or 1671 or 899
     to 
阳火虎年
(male Fire-Tiger)
2053 or 1672 or 900

1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1926th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 926th year of the 2nd millennium, the 26th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1920s decade.

Contents

In Turkey, the year technically contained only 352 days. As Friday, December 18, 1926 (Julian Calendar) was followed by Saturday, January 1, 1927 (Gregorian Calendar). 13 days were dropped to make the switch. Turkey thus became the last country to officially adopt the Gregorian Calendar, which ended the 344-year calendrical switch around the world that took place in October, 1582 by virtue of the Papal Bull made by Pope Gregory XIII.

Events

January

February

March

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March 16: Goddard with rocket in 1926.

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

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December 25: Emperor Hirohito

Date unknown

Births

Births
January  · February  · March  · April  · May  · June  · July  · August  · September  · October  · November  · December

January

Sir George Martin George Martin - backstage at LOVE.jpg
Sir George Martin
Ahmad Fuad Mohieddin Ahmad Fuad Mohieddin.jpg
Ahmad Fuad Mohieddin
Patricia Neal Patricia Neal - 1952.jpg
Patricia Neal
Salah Zulfikar Salahzulfikar1.jpg
Salah Zulfikar
Abdus Salam Abdus Salam 1987 (cropped).jpg
Abdus Salam

February

Valery Giscard d'Estaing Valery Giscard d'Estaing 1978(2).jpg
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Garret FitzGerald Garret FitzGerald 1975 (cropped).jpg
Garret FitzGerald
Leslie Nielsen Leslie Nielsen.jpg
Leslie Nielsen

March

Andrzej Wajda Andrzej Wajda OFF Plus Camera 2012 (cropped).jpg
Andrzej Wajda
Ralph Abernathy Ralph Abernathy.jpg
Ralph Abernathy
Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis - 1960s.jpg
Jerry Lewis
Siegfried Lenz Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F030757-0015, Siegfried Lenz.jpg
Siegfried Lenz

April

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Gus Grissom
Ian Paisley DrIanPaisley.jpg
Ian Paisley
Hugh Hefner Hugh Hefner Glamourcon 2010.jpg
Hugh Hefner
Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II 1959 (cropped 3).jpg
Elizabeth II
Harper Lee HarperLee 2007Nov05.jpg
Harper Lee
Cloris Leachman Cloris Leachman 1970 (cropped).JPG
Cloris Leachman

May

Sir David Attenborough David Attenborough (cropped).jpg
Sir David Attenborough
Don Rickles Don Rickles 1973.JPG
Don Rickles
Miles Davis Miles Davis by Palumbo.jpg
Miles Davis

June

Andy Griffith Griffith, Andy (Whitehouse).jpg
Andy Griffith
Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe 1952.jpg
Marilyn Monroe
Allen Ginsberg Allen Ginsberg 1979 - cropped.jpg
Allen Ginsberg
Efrain Rios Montt Retrato oficial de Presidente Efrain Rios Montt (cropped 2).jpg
Efraín Ríos Montt
Mel Brooks MelBrooksApr10.jpg
Mel Brooks

July

Carl Hahn Carl H Hahn by Stuart Mentiply.jpg
Carl Hahn
Nuon Chea Nuon Chea on 31 October 2013.jpg
Nuon Chea
Leopoldo Galtieri Retrato Oficial Galtieri.jpg
Leopoldo Galtieri
Stef Wertheimer Stef Wertheimer.JPG
Stef Wertheimer
Maunu Kurkvaara Maunu Kurkvaara.jpg
Maunu Kurkvaara
Norman Jewison Norman Jewison CFC in LA 37.jpg
Norman Jewison

August

Tony Bennett Tony Bennett.jpg
Tony Bennett
Fidel Castro FidelCastro.jpg
Fidel Castro
Konstantinos Stephanopoulos Konstantinos Stefanopoulos 2000.jpg
Konstantinos Stephanopoulos
Jiang Zemin Jiang Zemin 2002.jpg
Jiang Zemin

September

Prince Claus Prince Claus of the Netherlands 1986.jpg
Prince Claus
Masatoshi Koshiba Masatoshi Koshiba 2002 (headshot).jpg
Masatoshi Koshiba
Donald A. Glaser Donald Glaser.jpg
Donald A. Glaser
John Coltrane John Coltrane 1963.jpg
John Coltrane
Julie London Julie London 1958.JPG
Julie London

October

Thich Nhat Hanh Thich Nhat Hanh 12 (cropped).jpg
Thích Nhất Hạnh
Julie Adams Julie Adams Andy Griffith Show 1962 (cropped).JPG
Julie Adams
Chuck Berry Chuck Berry 1957.jpg
Chuck Berry
Jimmy Heath Jimmy Heath 1998.jpg
Jimmy Heath
Necmettin Erbakan Necmettin Erbakan.jpg
Necmettin Erbakan

November

Valdas Adamkus ADAKMUS Valda.jpg
Valdas Adamkus
Jeffrey Hunter Jeffrey Hunter Sgt Rutledge.jpg
Jeffrey Hunter
Beji Caid Essebsi Beji Caid el Sebsi at the 37th G8 Summit in Deauville 006.jpg
Beji Caid Essebsi

December

Raif Dizdarevic Raif Dizdarevic (politicar).jpg
Raif Dizdarević

Deaths

JanuaryMarch

Camillo Golgi Camillo Golgi.jpg
Camillo Golgi
Kato Takaaki Takaaki Kato suit.jpg
Kato Takaaki
Theodosius of Skopje Teodosij gologanov.jpg
Theodosius of Skopje
Jan Cieplak Jan Feliks Cieplak.jpg
Jan Cieplak
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes Kamerlingh Onnes signed.jpg
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes

AprilJune

Emperor Sunjong Emperor Sunjong.jpg
Emperor Sunjong
Sultan Mehmed VI Sultan Mehmed VI of the Ottoman Empire.jpg
Sultan Mehmed VI
Antoni Gaudi Antoni Gaudi 1878.jpg
Antoni Gaudí
Mary Cassatt Mary Cassatt photograph 1913.jpg
Mary Cassatt
Jon Magnusson Jon Magnusson1.jpg
Jón Magnússon

JulySeptember

Mother Mary Alphonsa Rose Hawthorne Lathrop.jpg
Mother Mary Alphonsa
King Ugyen Wangchuck Ugyen Wangchuk, 1905.jpg
King Ugyen Wangchuck
Rudolph Valentino Rudolph Valentino.jpg
Rudolph Valentino
Jose Maria Orellana Jose Maria Orellana Pinto.jpg
José María Orellana

OctoberDecember

Harry Houdini HarryHoudini1899.jpg
Harry Houdini
Annie Oakley Annie Oakley by Baker's Art Gallery c1880s-crop.jpg
Annie Oakley
Claude Monet Claude Monet 1899 Nadar crop.jpg
Claude Monet
Nikola Pasic NikolaPasic--serbiaherpeopleh00petruoft.png
Nikola Pašić
Emperor Taisho Emperor Taisho.jpg
Emperor Taishō

Nobel Prizes

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