June 1926

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The following events occurred in June 1926:

Tuesday, June 1, 1926

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Monroe and Griffith

Wednesday, June 2, 1926

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Thursday, June 3, 1926

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  • The best-selling British book The Diary of a Young Lady of Fashion in the Year 1764–1765 by Cleone Knox, supposedly an eighteenth-century diary unearthed and published for the first time in 1925, was exposed as a hoax. Magdalen King-Hall, the young daughter of Admiral Sir George Fowler King-Hall, was revealed to be the real author.[2][3] "I wrote the book in a few weeks, but if I had realized so many distinguished people would have taken it seriously, I should have spent much more time and pains on it", King-Hall stated.[4]
  • Born:

Friday, June 4, 1926

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President Mosicki

Saturday, June 5, 1926

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  • Britain and Turkey signed the Anglo-Turkish Agreement on Mosul, an accord over disputed territory between the two countries in the Mosul region.[7][8]

Sunday, June 6, 1926

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Monday, June 7, 1926

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Grinius

Tuesday, June 8, 1926

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  • Babe Ruth hit one of the longest home runs of his career at Navin Field in Detroit, over the right field stands and into the street a block away. Sportswriters at the game reported that the ball carried over 600 feet, although whether it actually did or not cannot be proven.[10][11]
  • Died: Emily Hobhouse, 66, British welfare campaigner

Wednesday, June 9, 1926

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Thursday, June 10, 1926

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  • Spain threatened to quit the League of Nations if it was not granted a permanent seat.[13]
  • The Treaty of Friendship between France and Romania was signed in Paris. Although a diplomatic victory for Romanian Prime Minister Alexandru Averescu, it had little actual value since it did not commit France to lend direct military assistance in the event of war between Romania and the Soviet Union.[14][15]
  • Born: Lionel Jeffries, British actor and director, in Forest Hill, London (d. 2010)
  • Died: Antoni Gaudí, 73, Catalonian architect

Friday, June 11, 1926

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Saturday, June 12, 1926

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Sunday, June 13, 1926

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Monday, June 14, 1926

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Tuesday, June 15, 1926

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Wednesday, June 16, 1926

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Thursday, June 17, 1926

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Friday, June 18, 1926

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Saturday, June 19, 1926

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Sunday, June 20, 1926

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Monday, June 21, 1926

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  • U.S. President Calvin Coolidge announced a government surplus of $390 million for the fiscal year ending June 30.[27]
  • Born: Conrad Hall, American cinematographer, in Papeete, Tahiti (d. 2003)

Tuesday, June 22, 1926

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Wednesday, June 23, 1926

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McPherson after her ordeal

Thursday, June 24, 1926

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  • U.S. Congress created the position of Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Aeronautics to oversee the United States' naval aviation forces. The navy's five-year plan for aviation was also passed.[29]
  • Lightning storms and flooding in northern and central Germany killed 10 and destroyed many crops.[30]
  • Thousands were left homeless by flooding in Guanajuato, Mexico.[31]

Friday, June 25, 1926

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Saturday, June 26, 1926

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Sunday, June 27, 1926

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Monday, June 28, 1926

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Mackenzie King

Tuesday, June 29, 1926

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Wednesday, June 30, 1926

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References

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  1. ^ "Will and Kate to break tradition for royal christening". CityNews. October 20, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  2. ^ Cleone Knox (Magdalen King-Hall) (May 29, 2010). "The Diary of a Young Lady of Fashion in the Year 1764–1765". Talking (Book)Shop. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  3. ^ "Fictitious Diary". The Press. Christchurch: 15. June 5, 1926. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  4. ^ "Girl in Castle Hoaxes Literary World on Diary". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 4, 1926. p. 23.
  5. ^ "History of Veterans Day". United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  6. ^ "The History of Veterans Day". United States Army Center of Military History. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  7. ^ a b c d Mercer, Derrik (1989). Chronicle of the 20th Century. London: Chronicle Communications Ltd. p. 344. ISBN 978-0-582-03919-3.
  8. ^ a b "Chronology 1926". indiana.edu. 2002. Archived from the original on April 2, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  9. ^ Wales, Henry (June 8, 1926). "Spain and Brazil Sulk as League Council Meets". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 11.
  10. ^ "Opinions Differ on Homers". The Miami News: 2C. May 24, 1964.
  11. ^ Jenkinson, William J. (1996). "Longest Home Run Ever Hit". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  12. ^ "Chervonets". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  13. ^ "Brazil Resigns from World League Council". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 11, 1926. p. 1.
  14. ^ Rush, Robert S.; Epley, William W., eds. (2006). Multinational Operations, Alliances, and International Military Cooperation. PfP Consortium of Defense Academies and Security Studies Institutes. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-16-079422-3.
  15. ^ Davenport-Hines, R.P.T., ed. (1990). Business in the Age of Depression and War. Savage, Maryland: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd. p. 267. ISBN 0-7146-3387-9.
  16. ^ Smith, Joseph (1991). Unequal Giants: Diplomatic Relations between the United States and Brazil, 1889–1930. University of Pittsburgh Press. p. 171. ISBN 0-8229-3676-3.
  17. ^ "Sarah Bernhardt, Sculptor François Sicard (1862–1934)". Patryst. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  18. ^ Wales, Henry (June 13, 1926). "Bernhardt, Once Toast of World, Honored by Few". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 14.
  19. ^ "Today in History". {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  20. ^ Schultz, Sigrid (June 15, 1926). "Kaiser Effigy Starts Berlin Riot; 50 Hurt". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  21. ^ Lancaster, Jordan (2005). In the Shadow of Vesuvius: A Cultural History of Naples. New York and London: I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd. p. 223. ISBN 1-85043-764-5.
  22. ^ Corner, Paul (2012). The Fascist Party and Popular Opinion in Mussolini's Italy. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-19-873069-9.
  23. ^ Ewles-Bergeron, Penny (February 13, 2012). "The Bourbon Tunnel". Napoli Unplugged. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  24. ^ Paul Corner, The Fascist Party and Popular Opinion in Mussolini's Italy (Oxford University Press, 2012) p. 114
  25. ^ Myers, Jack (June 19, 1926). "Australia O.K.'s Arbitration for Labor Disputes". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 18.
  26. ^ a b Barfoot, Chas H. (2011). Aimee Semple McPherson and the Making of Modern Pentecostalism, 1890–1926. Equinox. p. 462. ISBN 978-1-84553-166-9.
  27. ^ "Coolidge Announces $390,000,000 Surplus". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 22, 1926. p. 1.
  28. ^ "Kidnapping and Scandals". AimeeMcPherson.com. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  29. ^ Hyde, Harlow A. (1988). Scraps of Paper: The Disarmament Treaties Between the World Wars. Lincoln, Nebraska: Media Publishing. p. 145. ISBN 0-939644-46-0.
  30. ^ Sigrid, Schultz (June 25, 1926). "Elbe, Oder, Rhine Flood Germany; 10 Dead, Big Loss". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 7.
  31. ^ "Many Dead in Mexico". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 25, 1926. p. 7.
  32. ^ Cornyn, John (June 26, 1926). "Thousand Die When Mexico Dams Break". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  33. ^ a b Russell, Peter H. "Discretion and the Reserve Powers of the Crown". Canadian Parliamentary Review. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  34. ^ Wales, Henry (June 27, 1926). "Caillaux Outs Protector of France's Gold". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 24.
  35. ^ "Australia and Back – Alan Cobham 1926". Airway Museum. Retrieved January 3, 2015.