1926 events

The 28 May 1926 coup d'état: Ditadura Nacional is established in Portugal to suppress the unrest of the First Republic. Date: May 28, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today)

Abd el-Krim ends surrenders to the French, bringing an end to the Rif War. Date: May 26, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today)

Sholom Schwartzbard assassinates Symon Petliura, the head of the government of the Ukrainian People's Republic, which is in government-in-exile in Paris. Date: May 25, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today)

Chiang Kai-shek replaces the communists in Kuomintang China.[vague] Date: May 22, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today)

Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears in Venice, California. Date: May 18, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today)

The 1926 United Kingdom general strike ends. Date: May 12, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Italian-built airship Norge becomes the first vessel to fly over the North Pole. Date: May 12, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today)

Admiral Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett claim to have flown over the North Pole (later discovery of Byrd's diary appears to cast some doubt on the claim). Date: May 9, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 9 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today)

The United Kingdom general strike begins. Date: May 4, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today)