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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1863 Battle of Chancellordville, VA (Fredericksburg, Wilderness Tavern). 
1863 William Randolph Hearst, publisher (SF Examiner, Seattle P-I).
1864 -30] Skirmish at Jenkins' Ferry, Arkansas.
1864 Charles-Julien Brianchon, math (Brianchon's theorem), dies at 80
1871 Louis William Stern, German/US philosopher (Intelligence of Children).
1871 John Gelinde van Blom, Fries notary/author, dies at 75
1872 Eyvind Alnaes, composer
1873 Alida J M Tartaud-Klein, actress/stage star (Rotterdam Stage).
1879 Thomas Beecham, England, composer (are discovered London Philharmonic).
1882 The "Elektromote"
1882 Hendrik N Werkman, painter/printer/resistance fighter (Hot printing).
1885 Egon E Kisch, Czech writer/journalist (Rasende Reporter)
1886 1st public Dutch electricity opens
1888 Old Kavallison, Congo: Stanley meet Emin Pasha.
1891 In Vancouver BC the Canadian Pacific Ltd. steamship Empress of India arrives in Vancouver from Yokohama to open regular service to the Far East; breaks record Pacific crossing by two days
1892 Charlie Reilly is baseball's inaugural pinch hitter.
1892 Charlie Reilly is baseball's 1st pinch hitter
1893 Elisaveta Bagrjana, [Beltsheva], Bulgaria, poet
1894 Commonweal of Christ (Coxey's Army) arrives in Wash, DC 500 strong to protest unemployment; Coxey arrested for trespassing at Capitol
1895 Malcolm Sargent, English conductor (Promenade Concerts).
1896 Jacques Leon Wolfe, composer.
1898 U.S. warships engage Spanish gunboats and shore batteries at Cienfuegos, Cuba.
1899 'Duke' Ellington, US bandleader is born
1899 Duke Ellington, Wash DC, [Edward Kennedy], bandleader (Take "A" Train)
1901 Emperor Hirohito of Japan is born.
1901 In this year, 27th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Winkfield on His Eminence claims in 2:07.75.
1901 George Osborne Sayles, historian.
1902 M Wolf discovers asteroid #484 Pittsburghia.
1902 Theodore Chanler, composer
1903 Frank Alberta at 4 10 am, a huge 74 million tonne slab of limestone slides off the east slope of Turtle Mountain and sweeps 1.6 km through the Crowsnest Pass valley and the coal mining village of Frank, burying the mine entrance and killing at least 70 people in 100 seconds; only 23 survive, and 17 trapped miners dig themselves to safety 13 hours later. The slab is 400 metres high, 1200 metres wide and 150 metres thick
1903 Limestone slides at Turtle Mountain results in the deaths of 9 (Frank Alberta)
1903 Frank Parker, NYC, singer (Arthur Godfrey Show, Masquerade Party)
1903 Frank Alberta at 4:10 am, a huge 74 million tonne slab of limestone slides off the east slope of Turtle Mountain and sweeps 1.6 km through the Crowsnest Pass valley and the coal mining village of Frank, burying the mine entrance and killing at least 70 people in 100 seconds; only 23 survive, and 17 trapped miners dig themselves to safety 13 hours later. The slab is 400 metres high, 1200 metres wide and 150 metres thick.
1904 Enrico Mattei, Italian oil magnate
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