Moira Shearer, Scottish-English ballerina and actress (d. 2006)
Moira Shearer King, Lady Kennedy (17 January 1926 – 31 January 2006), was an internationally renowned Scottish ballet dancer and actress. She is best remembered for her performances in Powell and Pressburger's The Red Shoes (1948) and Michael Powell's Peeping Tom (1960).
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Robert H. Goddard
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1926 United Kingdom general strike
The United Kingdom general strike begins. - 18May
Aimee Semple McPherson
Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears in Venice, California. - 14Jun
League of Nations
Brazil leaves the League of Nations - 20Aug
NHK
Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.