Discover what happened on 17 August 1926 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- Eduard Fritze (German architect and politician (1849-1926))
- Theodor Krüger (German architect (1852-1926))
- Jan Keuning (Dutch writer, journalist and teacher (1850-1926))
- Ludwig Müller von Hausen (German antisemitic writer and publisher)
- Oskar Arke
- Harald Christensen (Danish agricultural chemist and bacteriologist (1879–1926))
- Jack De Garis (Australian businessman (1884-1926))
- Władysław Piórek (Polish physician, activist (1852-1926))
- Josef Seifert (Czechoslovak senator of Czechoslovak National Parliament and Czechoslovak politician (1870–1926))
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- Christian Ravn
- Fredrik Spak (Swedish writer and priest (1876-1926))
- Charles H. Olmstead (Confederate Army officer)
- Frank Delos Wolfe (American architect)
- Anna Katarina Elisabeth Nordin (actor)
- Léon Candèze (entomologist)
- Renzo Masutto
- E. S. Orobio de Castro (writer from the Netherlands (1875-1926))
- Malise James Fergus Graham ((1916-1926))
- Penka Stafunska
- Eduard Fritze (German architect and politician (1849-1926))
- Theodor Krüger (German architect (1852-1926))
- Jan Keuning (Dutch writer, journalist and teacher (1850-1926))
- Ludwig Müller von Hausen (German antisemitic writer and publisher)
- Oskar Arke
- Harald Christensen (Danish agricultural chemist and bacteriologist (1879–1926))
- Jack De Garis (Australian businessman (1884-1926))
- Władysław Piórek (Polish physician, activist (1852-1926))
- Josef Seifert (Czechoslovak senator of Czechoslovak National Parliament and Czechoslovak politician (1870–1926))
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- Christian Ravn
- Fredrik Spak (Swedish writer and priest (1876-1926))
- Charles H. Olmstead (Confederate Army officer)
- Frank Delos Wolfe (American architect)
- Anna Katarina Elisabeth Nordin (actor)
- Léon Candèze (entomologist)
- Renzo Masutto
- E. S. Orobio de Castro (writer from the Netherlands (1875-1926))
- Malise James Fergus Graham ((1916-1926))
- Penka Stafunska