What Happened on April 3, 1926

Historical Events

  • Italy establishes corp of force in order to break powerful unions

Liquid-Fueled Rocket

Second flight of a liquid-fueled rocket by Robert Goddard

Famous Birthdays

  • Alex Grammas, American baseball player, manager and coach, born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2019)
  • Andrew Keir, Scottish character actor (Rob Roy, Absolution, Blood Hunt, Catholics), born in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland (d. 1997)
  • Virgil Grissom, US Air Force test pilot and NASA astronaut (Mercury-Redstone 4, Gemini 3, Apollo 1), born in Mitchell, Indiana (d. 1967)

About April 3, 1926

Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 98 years and 26 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Aries