April 1926 Explained
The following events occurred in April 1926:
Thursday, April 1, 1926
Friday, April 2, 1926
- Inter-communal riots between Hindus and Muslims broke out in Calcutta (British India).[2]
- The White House stated that U.S. President Calvin Coolidge was declining the invitation to send any American delegates to a League of Nations conference in Geneva in September to discuss America's reservations about joining the World Court, explaining that the League of Nations and World Court were two separate organizations.[3]
- Born: Jack Brabham, racing driver, in Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia (d. 2014)
Saturday, April 3, 1926
Sunday, April 4, 1926
Monday, April 5, 1926
- Bulgaria was reported to be in the midst of economic crisis, with businesses failing throughout the country and unemployment around 11%.[6] [7]
Tuesday, April 6, 1926
- The Montreal Maroons beat the Victoria Cougars by a 2–0 score to win the Stanley Cup in ice hockey, three games to one.
- United Airlines was founded as Varney Air Lines, the first scheduled commercial airline in U.S. history.
- Eusebio Joaquín González had a vision in which God changed his first name to Aarón and told him to leave Monterrey in the Nuevo León state of Mexico, origin of La Luz del Mundo, a nontrinitarian charismatic restorationist Christian church.[8]
- Born:
- Sergio Franchi, tenor, in Codogno, Italy (d. 1990)
- Gil Kane, comic book artist, in Riga (d. 2000)
- Ian Paisley, politician, in Armagh, Northern Ireland (d. 2014)
- Randy Weston, jazz pianist, in New York City (d. 2018)
- Died: Gerald Chapman, 38, American criminal, "The Gentleman Bandit", hanged
Wednesday, April 7, 1926
- In Rome, Benito Mussolini was shot by Violet Gibson, daughter of Lord Ashbourne, but the bullets only grazed his nose.
- Across Italy, 3 were killed, staffers of anti-Fascist newspapers were beaten, and property was smashed in nighttime "reprisal" attacks following the attempt on Mussolini's life.[9]
- Born:
- Died: Giovanni Amendola, 43, Italian journalist and politician (died from wounds sustained in an attack by Fascists in July 1925)
Thursday, April 8, 1926
- Following a colorful naval ceremony, Mussolini disembarked in a battleship for Tripoli to make his first visit to the colony of Italian Libya, sporting a large bandage across his nose from the previous day's assassination attempt but displaying no other ill effects.[10] [11]
Friday, April 9, 1926
- An attempt to start a military coup against Greek dictator Theodoros Pangalos was swiftly crushed in Thessaloniki.[12]
- Born: Hugh Hefner, adult magazine publisher (Playboy) in Chicago (d. 2017)
- Died: Henry Miller, 67, stage actor and producer
Saturday, April 10, 1926
Sunday, April 11, 1926
- Mussolini arrived in Tripoli to much ceremony and reviewed 3,000 colonial troops.[15]
Monday, April 12, 1926
Tuesday, April 13, 1926
Wednesday, April 14, 1926
- Robertson Aircraft Corporation started Contract Air Mail service between St. Louis and Chicago.
- Born:
- Frank Daniel, film director, producer and screenwriter, in Kolín, Czechoslovakia (d. 1996)
- Gloria Jean, American actress, as Gloria Jean Schoonover, in Buffalo, New York (d. 2018)
- George Robledo, footballer, in Iquique, Chile (d. 1989)
- Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, politician, in Madrid, Spain (d. 2008)
Thursday, April 15, 1926
Friday, April 16, 1926
Saturday, April 17, 1926
- Zhang Zuolin's army entered Beijing.[21]
- 1,500 railway workers went on strike in London, while nearly 20,000 members of the Women's Guild of the Empire marched through the city to protest against strikes and lockouts as a means of settling labour disputes.[22]
- Born: Gerry McNeil, hockey player, in Quebec City (d. 2004)
Sunday, April 18, 1926
- Lava from the Mauna Loa eruption engulfed the village of Hoʻōpūloa.
- French and Spanish representatives failed to reach an agreement in talks with Rif rebel delegates in Morocco on ending the ongoing rebellion led by Abd el-Krim.
Monday, April 19, 1926
Tuesday, April 20, 1926
Wednesday, April 21, 1926
- On the traditional anniversary day of the founding of Rome, Italy proclaimed the first annual "Colonial Day", celebrating the Italian colonies.[26]
- Born:
Thursday, April 22, 1926
- Iran and Turkey signed a "Treaty of Friendship" in Tehran. It pledged nonaggression towards one another and also included possible joint actions that could have been taken to deal with groups within their borders that threatened security, particularly Kurds.[27]
- Born:
- Charlotte Rae, actress and singer, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2018)
- James Stirling, architect, in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1992)
Friday, April 23, 1926
- Germany reported a trade surplus for March of 240 million marks, in an encouraging sign for the country's financial stabilization and ability to make Dawes Plan payments.[28]
Saturday, April 24, 1926
- Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Treaty of Berlin, in which each pledged neutrality in an event of attack on the other by a third party within the next five years.
- 1926 FA Cup Final
The Bolton Wanderers defeated Manchester City 1–0.
Sunday, April 25, 1926
Monday, April 26, 1926
- Chancellor of the Exchequer Winston Churchill presented the new budget of Stanley Baldwin's Conservative government in the United Kingdom. It projected a deficit of £8 million, down from £14 million the previous year. The most controversial element was a proposed 5% betting tax to be added to each stake made at a race course or through a bookmaker.[29]
- Born:
Tuesday, April 27, 1926
Wednesday, April 28, 1926
Thursday, April 29, 1926
Friday, April 30, 1926
- African-American pilot Bessie Coleman was killed when her Curtiss JN-4 biplane crashed in Jacksonville, Florida.
- Final efforts to stave off a lockout of British coal miners failed when the miners rejected the owners' final offer of an average wage cut of 13 percent and a "temporary" workday increase from seven to eight hours.
- Born:
- Died: Bessie Coleman, 34, American pilot
Notes and References
- News: April 2, 1926 . House Votes to Impeach Judge English, 306-60 . Chicago Daily Tribune. 1 .
- Book: Mercer, Derrik . 1989 . Chronicle of the 20th Century . London . Chronicle Communications Ltd. . 340–341 . 978-0-582-03919-3 .
- News: April 3, 1926 . U.S. Declines to Send Envoy to League Meet . Chicago Daily Tribune. 1 .
- News: Dailey . Charles . April 4, 1926 . Air Bombs Rain on Peking . Chicago Daily Tribune. 1 .
- News: April 5, 1926 . Pangalos Named Greek President in Poll Farce . Chicago Daily Tribune. 16 .
- News: April 6, 1926 . Bulgaria Torn by Economic Crisis; Many Firms Fail . Chicago Daily Tribune. 9 .
- Web site: Bulgaria 1926–1934 . World History at KMLA .
- Book: De la Torre, Renee. Los hijos de la luz: discurso, identidad y poder en La Luz del Mundo. 2000. ITESO. 968-5087-15-6. 2013-10-08. es. 73.
- News: April 9, 1926 . 3 Slain, Score Hurt in Fascist Revenge Riots . Chicago Daily Tribune. 3 .
- News: Clayton . John . April 9, 1926 . Sails for "Empire" . Chicago Daily Tribune. 3 .
- Web site: Mussolini With His Nose Covered With A Bandaid . . 16 March 2012 . January 3, 2015 .
- News: April 10, 1926 . Troops Put Down Revolt Against Greek Dictator . Chicago Daily Tribune. 5 .
- Web site: An Historical Account of Prime Ministers of Egypt 1878–1952 . Katbal . Kama . 2008 . The Egyptian Chronicles . January 3, 2015 .
- Web site: The Mauna Loa Eruption of 1926 . April 7, 1995 . . January 3, 2015.
- News: Clayton . John . April 12, 1926 . Mussolini in Tripoli, Sounds Empire Tocsin . Chicago Daily Tribune. 1 .
- News: Backer . Andreas . April 14, 1926 . Ellsworth and Amundsen Leave Oslo for Arctic . Chicago Daily Tribune. 17 .
- Web site: April 13, 1926, Philadelphia Athletics at Washington Senators . . January 3, 2015 .
- News: Smith . George . April 16, 1926 . Canada Slashes High Tariff on U.S. Products . Chicago Daily Tribune. 16 .
- News: Clayton . John . April 16, 1926 . Mussolini Sails for Italy with Empire Vision . Chicago Daily Tribune. 22 .
- News: Dailey . Charles . April 17, 1926 . Peking Staves off Invasion of Manchu Victors . Chicago Daily Tribune. 16 .
- News: Dailey . Charles . April 18, 1926 . Chang's Son, at Head of Troops, Invades Peking . Chicago Daily Tribune. 13 .
- News: Steele . John . April 18, 1926 . Women Parade to End Strikes; Men Quit Jobs . Chicago Daily Tribune. 7 .
- Book: Russell, David Lee . 2013 . Eastern Air Lines: A History 1926–1991 . McFarland & Company . 9 . 978-0-7864-7185-0 .
- News: Dailey . Charles . April 16, 1926 . President Flees as Chang's Army Rules in Peaking . Chicago Daily Tribune. 16 .
- News: Wales . Henry . April 21, 1926 . Francs 30 to $1; Police to Stop Money Trading . Chicago Daily Tribune. 17 .
- Book: McClaren, Brian L. . 2006 . Architecture and Tourism in Italian Colonial Libya . University of Washington Press . 26 . 0-295-98542-9 .
- Web site: Iran and Turkey: Towards a Patch-up? . Colachal . Dr. Abdul Ruff . July 13, 2008 . . January 3, 2015 .
- News: Schultz . Sigrid . Sigrid Schultz . April 24, 1926 . German Exports Exceed Imports by $60,000,000 . Chicago Daily Tribune. 6 .
- News: Steele . John . April 27, 1926 . Britain Grants No Cut in Taxes in New Budget . Chicago Daily Tribune. 12 .
- News: April 28, 1926 . Armored Autos Rake Calcutta; 10 Rioters Slain . Chicago Daily Tribune. 3 .
- Web site: New York Giants vs Philadelphia Phillies April 27, 1926, Box Score . . January 3, 2015 .
- News: April 30, 1926 . Riffian Nurmi Races War Defi to France, Spain . Chicago Daily Tribune. 4 .