Page 5: Historical Events In April - 30
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1904 Ice cream cone makes its debut 

1905 1st official soccer game between Belgium-Netherlands (1-4). 

1907 Honolulu, Hawaii is recorded as becoming an independent city. 

1909 Queen Juliana Of Holland is born. 

1909 Juliana, Queen of Netherlands (1948-80). 

1910 In this year, Cleve Indian Addie Joss claims 2nd no-hitter beating White Sox 

1910 Al Lewis, actor (Leo-Car 54, Grandpa-Munsters). 

1911 Portugal approves woman suffrage. 

1911 Hans Studer, composer. 

1912 Eve Arden, Mill Valley Calif, actress (Connie-Our Miss Brooks). 

1912 František Kmoch, Czech composer, dies at 63. 

1913 Neujmin and Belyavskij discover asteroids #752 Sulamitis and #753 Tiflis 

1913 Bernard Charles Sendall, deputy director general (ITA). 

1914 Sid Weiss, bassist. 

1915 Australia's inaugural military pilot, Lieutenant Merz, is killed by Arabs after his Caudron plane is forced down by engine trouble over Mesopotamia during WWI 

1916 Chic Cubs play 1st game at Weeghman Park (Wrigley Field) beat Reds 

1916 Claude Shannon, information theorist 

1917 Bea Wain, US singer/radio host (Lucky Strike Hit Parade). 

1918 Orange Nassau soccer team forms in Groningen. 

1918 W Donald McNeill, tennis champ (US Open-1940) 

1919 World War I peace conference grants German concession in Shantung, China, to Japan, whereupon China leaves the conference. 

1919 Phillies beat Bkln Dodgers 9-0 in 20 innings. 

1919 Valeer [Valerius V] van Kerkhove, Flemish writer/producer. 

1919 Henry Wood, England cricket wicket keeper (in 4 Tests 1888-92), dies 

1920 Duncan Hamilton, driver. 

1921 Pope Benedict XV encyclical "On Dante". 

1921 American Professional Football Assn reorganizes in Akron 

1922 Chic White Sox Charles Robertson perfect games Detroit Tigers, 2-0 

1922 Anton Murray, cricketer (South African batsman in 10 Tests 1951-55). 

1922 David M Chumaceiro, Curacaos poet, dies 

1923 Alan Wharton, cricketer (Engld batsman once v NZ 1949, scored 7 and 13). 

1924 Sheldon Harnick, Chicago, lyricist (Fiorello, Fiddler on the Roof) 

1925 Automaker Dodge Brothers, Inc is sold to Dillon, Read and Company for $146 million plus $50 million for charity 

1925 Corinne Calvet, Paris France, actress (Phantom of Hollywood). 

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