Doug Insole, English cricketer
Douglas John Insole CBE (18 April 1926 – 5 August 2017) was an English cricketer, who played for Cambridge University, Essex and in nine Test matches for England, five of them on the 1956–57 tour of South Africa, where he was vice-captain to Peter May. After retiring from playing, he was prominent in cricket administration, and served as chairman of the England selectors and as President of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).
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1926 United Kingdom general strike
The United Kingdom general strike begins. - 18May
Aimee Semple McPherson
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League of Nations
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NHK
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