See also: 1925 in television, other events of 1926, 1927 in television and the list of 'years in television'. 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... This page indexes the individual year in television pages. ...

Events

• January 26 - John Logie Baird demonstrates a mechanical television system, to 40 members of the Royal Institution.
• August 18 - A weather map is televised for the first time, sent from NAA Arlington to the Weather Bureau Office in Washington, D.C.
• The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is formed by Westinghouse, General Electric and RCA

January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... John Logie Baird (August 14, 1888 – June 14, 1946) was a Scottish engineer, who is best known for being the first person to demonstrate a working television. ... The Royal Institution of Great Britain was set up in 1799 by the leading British scientists of the age, including Henry Cavendish and its first president George Finch, the 9th Earl of Winchilsea, for diffusing the knowledge, and facilitating the general introduction, of useful mechanical inventions and improvements; and for... August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... The National Broadcasting Company or NBC is an American television broadcasting company based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... Westinghouse logo (designed by Paul Rand) The Westinghouse Electric Company, headquartered in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, is an organization founded by George Westinghouse in 1886. ... The General Electric Company, or GE, (NYSE: GE) is a multinational technology and services company. ... RCA, formerly an initialism for the Radio Corporation of America, is now a trademark used by two companies for products descended from that common ancestor: Thomson Consumer Electronics, which manufactures RCA-branded televisions, DVD players, video cassette recorders, direct broadcast satellite decoders, camcorders, audio equipment, telephones, and related accessories; and...

Debuts

• June 1 - The Laurel and Hardy Show premieres (1926-1940)

June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Births

• January 8 - Soupy Sales, comedian
• April 22 - Charlotte Rae, actress
• April 30 - Cloris Leachman, actress
• May 8 - Don Rickles, comedian and actor
• June 1 - Andy Griffith
• June 28 - Mel Brooks, entertainer

January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Soupy Sales (born Milton Supman, January 8, 1926, in Franklinton, North Carolina) is an American comedian and actor best known for his daily noontime childrens television show. ... April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... Charlotte Rae, as Edna Garrett on The Facts of Life. ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April. ... Cloris Leachman (born April 30, American actress. ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... Don Rickles (born May 8, 1926) is an American comedian and actor. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... Andrew Samuel Andy Griffith (born June 1, 1926) is an American actor, writer and producer from Mount Airy, North Carolina. ... (Some entries on this page have been duplicated on August 1. ... Mel Brooks (born June 28, 1926) is an American actor, writer director, and theatrical producer best known as a creator of broad film farces and parodies. ...

Deaths