1926

June

 * 2 - The cargo ship SS Bernice set sail from Bombay. (TV: Carnival of Monsters)
 * 4 - The crew of the SS Bernice vanished from the Indian Ocean to become an exhibit in Vorg's Miniscope. Due to the intervention of the Third Doctor, the crew were eventually returned to their original time with no memory of having left. (TV: Carnival of Monsters)

December

 * 31 - The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) played All India in the 2nd Unofficial Test match of the scene in Calcutta, British India. The MCC won the match by four wickets. The Fifth Doctor considered it to be one of the best cricket matches of all time. (AUDIO: The Emerald Tiger)

Dates Unknown

 * An author of boys' stories for The Ensign magazine vanished from his home in England. He was transported to the Land of Fiction, where he became the Master of the Land. (TV: The Mind Robber)
 * Ann Talbot and Lord Charles Cranleigh married. The Fifth Doctor attended the reception at Cranleigh Hall in Oxfordshire. (PROSE: The Sands of Time)
 * The Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble met Agatha Christie and investigated a murder case at Eddison Manor. Reverend Arnold Golightly revealed himself as a Vespiform and chased Agatha. Donna threw the pendant that connected Agatha's mind to Golightly's into a lake before he could kill her, causing Golightly to drown and Agatha to lose her memories. The Doctor took Agatha ahead ten days to a hotel in Harrogate to put history back on track. (TV: The Unicorn and the Wasp)

Alternative timeline

 * The disappearance of the crew of the SS Bernice became a minor mystery along the lines of the Mary Celeste in succeeding years. However, the Doctor changed history in a minor way by returning the crew to their proper place in time and space, negating the vessel's notoriety. (TV: Carnival of Monsters)

Other timelines

 * In John Smith's possible future, Joan Redfern had two daughters and a son by this year. (PROSE: Human Nature, TV: The Family of Blood)

January

 * 23 - John Caesar, who had several uncredited roles in Doctor Who, was born.
 * 25 - Richard Davies (Burton in TV: Delta and the Bannermen) was born.

March

 * 16 - Victor Maddern (John Robson in TV: Fury from the Deep) was born.

April

 * 1 - John Scott Martin, a frequent Dalek Operator on Doctor Who, was born.
 * 2 - Writer and script editor Robert Holmes was born.
 * 3 - Timothy Bateson (Binro in TV: The Ribos Operation) was born.
 * 3 - Andrew Keir (Wyler in Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.) was born.

May

 * 17 - Tenniel Evans (Major Daly in TV: Carnival of Monsters) was born.
 * 20 - John Lucarotti. who wrote three Doctor Who historicals, was born.
 * 27 - Peter Ling (writer of TV: The Mind Robber) was born.

June

 * 4 - Peter R. Newman was born.

July

 * 18 - Robert Sloman (writer of four Doctor Who television serials) was born.

October

 * 15 - Geoffrey Colville was born.
 * 18 - Sheila Gill (Matron in TV: Mawdryn Undead) was born.
 * 22 - Tim Condren was born.
 * 23 - Glyn Houston (Professor Watson in TV: The Hand of Fear and Colonel Ben Wolsey in TV: The Awakening) was born.

November

 * 15 - Richard Steele, who guested in several Doctor Who stories, was born.

December

 * 10 - Harry Fowler (Harry in TV: Remembrance of the Daleks) was born.
 * 14 - Alan Rowe, who played numerous memorable guest roles on Doctor Who, was born in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
 * 14 - Margaret John (Megan Jones in TV: Fury from the Deep and Grandma Connolly in TV: The Idiot's Lantern) was born.

Unknown date

 * Andre Maranne (Roger Benoit in TV: The Moonbase) was born.
 * Derek Pollitt was born.
 * Rex Robinson was born.