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* [[Monarch of the United Kingdom|Monarch]] – [[George V]]
* [[Monarch of the United Kingdom|Monarch]] – [[George V]]
* [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] – [[Stanley Baldwin]] ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
* [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] – [[Stanley Baldwin]] ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]])
* [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] – [[List of MPs elected in the 1924 United Kingdom general election|34th]]


==Events==
==Events==
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* 17 March – [[University of Reading]] chartered, the only institution to be newly granted full university status in the U.K. in the interwar period.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reading.ac.uk/about/about-history.asp|title=The University's History|publisher=University of Reading|access-date=2009-04-30|archive-date=27 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527132842/http://www.reading.ac.uk/about/about-history.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 17 March – [[University of Reading]] chartered, the only institution to be newly granted full university status in the U.K. in the interwar period.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reading.ac.uk/about/about-history.asp|title=The University's History|publisher=University of Reading|access-date=2009-04-30|archive-date=27 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527132842/http://www.reading.ac.uk/about/about-history.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 1 May – Coal miners' strike begins in Britain over planned pay reductions.
* 1 May – Coal miners' strike begins in Britain over planned pay reductions.
* 3 May – [[1926 United Kingdom general strike|general strike]] begins in support of the miners' strike at midnight 3–4 May.
* 3 May – A [[1926 United Kingdom general strike|general strike]] begins in support of the miners' strike at midnight 3–4 May.
* 4 May – The [[British Broadcasting Company|BBC]] broadcasts five news bulletins a day as no newspapers are published due to the general strike.
* 4 May – The [[British Broadcasting Company|BBC]] broadcasts five news bulletins a day as no newspapers are published due to the general strike.
* 9 May – Marital law in Britain because of the general strike.
* 9 May – Martial law in Britain because of the general strike.
* 10 May – Talks between government and strikers begin.
* 10 May – Talks between government and strikers begin.
* 12 May – The general strike ends at midnight 12–13 May without concessions to the strikers, coal miners remain on strike.<ref name="Pocket On This Day">{{cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-14-102715-0|year=2006}}</ref>
* 12 May – The general strike ends at midnight 12–13 May without concessions to the strikers; coal miners remain on strike.<ref name="Pocket On This Day">{{cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-14-102715-0|year=2006}}</ref>
* 15 July – Re-Election of Ministers Act (1919) Amendment Act abolishes [[ministerial by-election]]s.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Pugh|first=Martin| author-link = Martin Pugh (author)|year=2002|title='Queen Anne is dead': The Abolition of Ministerial By-Elections, 1867–1926|journal=Parliamentary History|volume=21|issue=3|pages=351–366|issn=0264-2824|doi=10.1111/j.1750-0206.2002.tb00238.x}}</ref>
* 15 July – Re-Election of Ministers Act (1919) Amendment Act abolishes [[ministerial by-election]]s.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Pugh|first=Martin| author-link = Martin Pugh (author)|year=2002|title='Queen Anne is dead': The Abolition of Ministerial By-Elections, 1867–1926|journal=Parliamentary History|volume=21|issue=3|pages=351–366|issn=0264-2824|doi=10.1111/j.1750-0206.2002.tb00238.x}}</ref>
* 24 July – First [[greyhound racing]] track in Britain opens in [[Manchester]].<ref name=CBH>{{cite book|last=Palmer|first=Alan|author2=Veronica|year=1992|title=The Chronology of British History|publisher=Century Ltd|location=London|pages=366–368|isbn=0-7126-5616-2}}</ref>
* 24 July – First [[greyhound racing]] track in Britain opens in [[Manchester]].<ref name=CBH>{{cite book|last=Palmer|first=Alan|last2=Palmer |first2=Veronica|year=1992|title=The Chronology of British History|publisher=Century Ltd|location=London|pages=366–368|isbn=0-7126-5616-2}}</ref>
* 6 August – American swimmer [[Gertrude Ederle]] becomes the first woman to swim the [[English Channel]], from France to England.<ref name="Pocket On This Day"/>
* 6 August – American swimmer [[Gertrude Ederle]] becomes the first woman to swim the [[English Channel]], from France to England.<ref name="Pocket On This Day"/>
* 7 August – The first [[British Grand Prix]] held at the [[Brooklands]] circuit near [[Weybridge]].<ref name="Pocket On This Day"/>
* 7 August – The first [[British Grand Prix]] held at the [[Brooklands]] circuit near [[Weybridge]].<ref name="Pocket On This Day"/>
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* December – [[Imperial Chemical Industries]] formed by merger of [[Brunner Mond]], [[Nobel Enterprises|Nobel Explosives]], the [[United Alkali Company]], and the [[British Dyestuffs Corporation]].
* December – [[Imperial Chemical Industries]] formed by merger of [[Brunner Mond]], [[Nobel Enterprises|Nobel Explosives]], the [[United Alkali Company]], and the [[British Dyestuffs Corporation]].
* 2 December – The [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Stanley Baldwin]] ends the [[martial law]] that had been declared due to the general strike.
* 2 December – The [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Stanley Baldwin]] ends the [[martial law]] that had been declared due to the general strike.
* 3 December – [[Agatha Christie]] disappears from her home in [[Surrey]], on 14 December she is found in a [[Harrogate]] hotel (under her husband's mistress's surname) by journalist [[Peter Ritchie Calder|Ritchie Calder]].
* 3 December – [[Agatha Christie]] disappears from her home in [[Surrey]]; on 14 December she is found in a [[Harrogate]] hotel (under her husband's mistress's surname) by journalist [[Peter Ritchie Calder|Ritchie Calder]].
* 7 December – The Council for the Preservation of Rural England, later the [[Campaign to Protect Rural England]] (CPRE), is founded by [[Patrick Abercrombie]] to limit [[urban sprawl]] and ribbon development.
* 7 December – The Council for the Preservation of Rural England, later the [[Campaign to Protect Rural England]] (CPRE), is founded by [[Patrick Abercrombie]] to limit [[urban sprawl]] and ribbon development.
* 15 December
* 15 December
** [[Legitimacy Act 1926]] permits the [[Legitimation#Family law|legitimisation]] of a child born to unmarried parents by their subsequent marriage to each other.
** [[Legitimacy Act 1926]] permits the [[Legitimation#Family law|legitimisation]] of a child born to unmarried parents by their subsequent marriage to each other.
** Judicial Proceedings (Regulation of Reports) Act, intended to restrict press reporting of salacious details in divorce cases.<ref>{{cite journal|first=Stephen|last=Cretney|volume=9|journal=Child & Family Law Quarterly|pages=43-|year=1997|title='Disgusted, Buckingham Palace...' – The Judicial Proceedings (Regulation of Reports) Act 1926}}</ref>
** [[Electricity (Supply) Act 1926|Electricity (Supply) Act]] creates the [[Central Electricity Board]] to set up the [[National Grid (UK)|National Grid]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-chl/w-places_collections/w-collections-main/w-collections-highlights/w-collections-lighting-electricity.html |title=Lighting by electricity |publisher=[[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|The National Trust]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629091025/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-chl/w-places_collections/w-collections-main/w-collections-highlights/w-collections-lighting-electricity.html |archive-date=29 June 2011 }}</ref>
** [[Electricity (Supply) Act 1926|Electricity (Supply) Act]] creates the [[Central Electricity Board]] to set up the [[National Grid (UK)|National Grid]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-chl/w-places_collections/w-collections-main/w-collections-highlights/w-collections-lighting-electricity.html |title=Lighting by electricity |publisher=[[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|The National Trust]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629091025/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-chl/w-places_collections/w-collections-main/w-collections-highlights/w-collections-lighting-electricity.html |archive-date=29 June 2011 }}</ref>
* 31 December – [[William Henry Hadow|Hadow]] report on ''The Education of the Adolescent'' published.<ref name=HDA>{{cite web|title=Education in England: a history|first=Derek|last=Gillard|year=2018|url=http://www.educationengland.org.uk/history/timeline.html|publisher=HDA|access-date=2020-10-24}}</ref>
* 31 December – [[William Henry Hadow|Hadow]] report on ''The Education of the Adolescent'' published.<ref name=HDA>{{cite web|title=Education in England: a history|first=Derek|last=Gillard|year=2018|url=https://education-uk.org/history/timeline.html|publisher=HDA|access-date=2020-10-24}}</ref>


===Undated===
===Undated===
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* [[Hugh MacDiarmid]]'s [[Scots language]] poem ''[[A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle]]''.
* [[Hugh MacDiarmid]]'s [[Scots language]] poem ''[[A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle]]''.
* [[A. A. Milne]]'s children's book ''[[Winnie-the-Pooh]]''.
* [[A. A. Milne]]'s children's book ''[[Winnie-the-Pooh]]''.
* [[Dorothy L. Sayers]]' [[Lord Peter Wimsey]] novel ''[[Clouds of Witness]]''.


==Births==
==Births==
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** [[Derek Benfield]], actor (died 2009)
** [[Derek Benfield]], actor (died 2009)
** [[Dennis Wilshaw]], footballer (died 2004)
** [[Dennis Wilshaw]], footballer (died 2004)
* 12 March – [[Gudrun Ure]], actress (died 2024)
* 14 March – [[Lita Roza]], singer (died 2008)
* 14 March – [[Lita Roza]], singer (died 2008)
* 19 March – [[Tony Collins (footballer)|Tony Collins]], English football player and manager (died 2021)
* 19 March – [[Tony Collins (footballer)|Tony Collins]], English football player and manager (died 2021)
* 22 March – [[Alastair Reid (poet)|Alastair Reid]], Scottish poet and scholar of South American literature (died 2014)
* 24 March – [[Tony Streather]], army officer (died 2018)
* 24 March – [[Tony Streather]], army officer (died 2018)
* 26 March – [[Frank Newby]], structural engineer (died 2001)
* 26 March – [[Frank Newby]], structural engineer (died 2001)
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* 23 May – [[Desmond Carrington]], actor and broadcaster (died 2017)
* 23 May – [[Desmond Carrington]], actor and broadcaster (died 2017)
* 24 May – [[Stanley Baxter]], Scottish actor and screenwriter
* 24 May – [[Stanley Baxter]], Scottish actor and screenwriter
* 25 May – [[David Wynne (sculptor)|David Wynne]], sculptor (died 2014)
* 28? May – [[Colin Hutton]], rugby union, rugby league player (died 2017)
* 28? May – [[Colin Hutton]], rugby union, rugby league player (died 2017)
* 29 May – [[Katie Boyle]], Italian-British actress, television personality, and game-show panelist (died 2018)
* 29 May – [[Katie Boyle]], Italian-British actress, television personality, and game-show panelist (died 2018)
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* 25 June – Dame [[Margaret Anstee]], diplomat (died 2016)
* 25 June – Dame [[Margaret Anstee]], diplomat (died 2016)
* 26 June
* 26 June
**[[Felicity Green]], fashion journalist
**[[Rex Hunt (governor)|Sir Rex Hunt]], diplomat (died 2012)
**[[Rex Hunt (governor)|Sir Rex Hunt]], diplomat (died 2012)
** [[Reg Newton]], professional football goalkeeper (died 1976)
** [[Reg Newton]], professional football goalkeeper (died 1976)
* 29 June – [[Denys Graham]], Welsh actor
* 29 June – [[Denys Graham]], Welsh actor (died 2024)
* 4 July – [[Willoughby Goddard]], actor (died 2008)
* 4 July – [[Willoughby Goddard]], actor (died 2008)
* 5 July – [[Anthony Purssell]], brewing executive, businessman and former athlete
* 5 July – [[Anthony Purssell]], brewing executive, businessman and former athlete
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* 11 November – [[Harold Perkin]], social historian (died 2004)
* 11 November – [[Harold Perkin]], social historian (died 2004)
* 12 November – [[Robert Goff, Baron Goff of Chieveley]], lawyer and judge (died 2016)
* 12 November – [[Robert Goff, Baron Goff of Chieveley]], lawyer and judge (died 2016)
* 14 November – [[Quentin Crewe]], journalist and writer (died 1998)
* 20 November – [[John Gardner (British writer)|John Gardner]], writer (died 2007)
* 20 November – [[John Gardner (British writer)|John Gardner]], writer (died 2007)
* 25 November
* 25 November
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* 28 November – [[David Alexander (Royal Marines officer)|David Alexander]], Royal Marines general (died 2017)
* 28 November – [[David Alexander (Royal Marines officer)|David Alexander]], Royal Marines general (died 2017)
* 17 December – [[John Poole (sculptor)|John Poole]], sculptor (died 2009)
* 17 December – [[John Poole (sculptor)|John Poole]], sculptor (died 2009)
* 20 December – [[Geoffrey Howe]], politician (died 2015)
* 20 December – [[Geoffrey Howe, Baron Howe of Aberavon]], politician (died 2015)
* 22 December – [[Roberta Leigh]], writer, artist and television producer (died 2014)
* 22 December – [[Roberta Leigh]], writer, artist and television producer (died 2014)
* 25 December – [[Barry Driscoll]], painter and sculptor (died 2006)
* 25 December – [[Barry Driscoll]], painter and sculptor (died 2006)
* 26 December – [[Timothy Dudley-Smith]], Anglican bishop and hymn writer (died 2024)
* 30 December – [[Stan Tracey]], jazz musician (died 2013)


==Deaths==
==Deaths==
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Latest revision as of 01:53, 13 November 2024

1926 in the United Kingdom
Other years
1924 | 1925 | 1926 (1926) | 1927 | 1928
Constituent countries of the United Kingdom
England | Northern Ireland | Scotland | Wales
Popular culture

Events from the year 1926 in the United Kingdom. The year was dominated by the general strike.

Incumbents

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Events

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Undated

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Publications

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Births

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Warren Mitchell
Moira Shearer
Gillian Lynne
Elizabeth II
Geoffrey Howe

Deaths

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Sidney Lee
Sarah Doudney

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "The BBC Radio Panic, 1926". Museum of Hoaxes. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
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  5. ^ "The University's History". University of Reading. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
  6. ^ a b c d Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
  7. ^ Pugh, Martin (2002). "'Queen Anne is dead': The Abolition of Ministerial By-Elections, 1867–1926". Parliamentary History. 21 (3): 351–366. doi:10.1111/j.1750-0206.2002.tb00238.x. ISSN 0264-2824.
  8. ^ Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 366–368. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
  9. ^ Cretney, Stephen (1997). "'Disgusted, Buckingham Palace...' – The Judicial Proceedings (Regulation of Reports) Act 1926". Child & Family Law Quarterly. 9: 43-.
  10. ^ "Lighting by electricity". The National Trust. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011.
  11. ^ Gillard, Derek (2018). "Education in England: a history". HDA. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
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  15. ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Laurie Clough". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
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