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The following events occurred in April 1926:

Thursday, April 1, 1926

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Judge English

Friday, April 2, 1926

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  • 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

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Sunday, April 4, 1926

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General Pangalos

Monday, April 5, 1926

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  • 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

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Wednesday, April 7, 1926

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  • 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]
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  • Died: Giovanni Amendola, 43, Italian journalist and politician (died from wounds sustained in an attack by Fascists in July 1925)

Thursday, April 8, 1926

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  • 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

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Saturday, April 10, 1926

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Sunday, April 11, 1926

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  • Mussolini arrived in Tripoli to much ceremony and reviewed 3,000 colonial troops.[15]

Monday, April 12, 1926

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U.S. Senator Brookhart
 
U.S. Senator Steck

Tuesday, April 13, 1926

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Wednesday, April 14, 1926

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Thursday, April 15, 1926

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Friday, April 16, 1926

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Saturday, April 17, 1926

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  • 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

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  • Lava from the Mauna Loa eruption engulfed the village of Hoʻōpūloa.[14]
  • 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.[2]

Monday, April 19, 1926

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Tuesday, April 20, 1926

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General Duan driven out

Wednesday, April 21, 1926

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Princess Elizabeth
  • On the traditional anniversary day of the founding of Rome, Italy proclaimed the first annual "Colonial Day", celebrating the Italian colonies.[26]
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Thursday, April 22, 1926

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  • 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]
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Friday, April 23, 1926

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  • 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

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Sunday, April 25, 1926

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Reza Shah's coronation procession

Monday, April 26, 1926

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Tuesday, April 27, 1926

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Wednesday, April 28, 1926

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Thursday, April 29, 1926

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Friday, April 30, 1926

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Bessie Coleman

References

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  1. ^ "House Votes to Impeach Judge English, 306-60". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 2, 1926. p. 1.
  2. ^ a b c d Mercer, Derrik (1989). Chronicle of the 20th Century. London: Chronicle Communications Ltd. pp. 340–341. ISBN 978-0-582-03919-3.
  3. ^ "U.S. Declines to Send Envoy to League Meet". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 3, 1926. p. 1.
  4. ^ Dailey, Charles (April 4, 1926). "Air Bombs Rain on Peking". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  5. ^ "Pangalos Named Greek President in Poll Farce". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 5, 1926. p. 16.
  6. ^ "Bulgaria Torn by Economic Crisis; Many Firms Fail". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 6, 1926. p. 9.
  7. ^ "Bulgaria 1926–1934". World History at KMLA. 21 July 2024.
  8. ^ De la Torre, Renee (2000). Los hijos de la luz: discurso, identidad y poder en La Luz del Mundo (in Spanish). ITESO. p. 73. ISBN 968-5087-15-6. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
  9. ^ "3 Slain, Score Hurt in Fascist Revenge Riots". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 9, 1926. p. 3.
  10. ^ Clayton, John (April 9, 1926). "Sails for "Empire"". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 3.
  11. ^ "Mussolini With His Nose Covered With A Bandaid". Getty Images. 16 March 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  12. ^ "Troops Put Down Revolt Against Greek Dictator". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 10, 1926. p. 5.
  13. ^ Katbal, Kama (2008). "An Historical Account of Prime Ministers of Egypt 1878–1952". The Egyptian Chronicles. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  14. ^ a b "The Mauna Loa Eruption of 1926". United States Geological Survey. April 7, 1995. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  15. ^ Clayton, John (April 12, 1926). "Mussolini in Tripoli, Sounds Empire Tocsin". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  16. ^ Backer, Andreas (April 14, 1926). "Ellsworth and Amundsen Leave Oslo for Arctic". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 17.
  17. ^ "April 13, 1926, Philadelphia Athletics at Washington Senators". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  18. ^ Smith, George (April 16, 1926). "Canada Slashes High Tariff on U.S. Products". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 16.
  19. ^ Clayton, John (April 16, 1926). "Mussolini Sails for Italy with Empire Vision". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 22.
  20. ^ Dailey, Charles (April 17, 1926). "Peking Staves off Invasion of Manchu Victors". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 16.
  21. ^ Dailey, Charles (April 18, 1926). "Chang's Son, at Head of Troops, Invades Peking". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 13.
  22. ^ Steele, John (April 18, 1926). "Women Parade to End Strikes; Men Quit Jobs". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 7.
  23. ^ Russell, David Lee (2013). Eastern Air Lines: A History 1926–1991. McFarland & Company. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-7864-7185-0.
  24. ^ Dailey, Charles (April 16, 1926). "President Flees as Chang's Army Rules in Peaking". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 16.
  25. ^ Wales, Henry (April 21, 1926). "Francs 30 to $1; Police to Stop Money Trading". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 17.
  26. ^ McClaren, Brian L. (2006). Architecture and Tourism in Italian Colonial Libya. University of Washington Press. p. 26. ISBN 0-295-98542-9.
  27. ^ Colachal, Dr. Abdul Ruff (July 13, 2008). "Iran and Turkey: Towards a Patch-up?". Asian Tribune. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  28. ^ Schultz, Sigrid (April 24, 1926). "German Exports Exceed Imports by $60,000,000". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 6.
  29. ^ Steele, John (April 27, 1926). "Britain Grants No Cut in Taxes in New Budget". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 12.
  30. ^ "Armored Autos Rake Calcutta; 10 Rioters Slain". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 28, 1926. p. 3.
  31. ^ "New York Giants vs Philadelphia Phillies April 27, 1926, Box Score". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  32. ^ "Riffian Nurmi Races War Defi to France, Spain". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 30, 1926. p. 4.