1926

Centuries: Year in Review 20th Century (19th century - 20th century - 21st century)

Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s - 1920s - 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s

Years: 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 - 1926 - 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931

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Births

• February 11 - Paul Bocuse, French chef
• February 11 - Alexander Gibson, British conductor and founder of the Scottish Opera
• May 26 - Miles Davis, musician
• June 1 - Andy Griffith
• June 1 - Marilyn Monroe, actress
• June 28 - Mel Brooks, entertainer
• Murray Rothbard , American economist
• Allen Ginsberg, US poet

Deaths

• December 5 - Claude Monet, painter

Events

• John Logie Baird demonstrates a mechanical television system.

Nobel Prizes

• Physics - Jean Baptiste Perrin
• Chemistry - Theodor Svedberg
• Medicine - Johannes Andreas Grib Fibiger
• Literature - Grazia Deledda
• Peace - Artistide Briand Gustav Stresemann