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Thursday, 19 February 2026
1912 Eva Strittmatter, writer 
1913 Fred Davis, English world champ snooker player (1948-49, 51)
1914 British field marshal John French and Gen Wilson land in France
1914 Sydney Wooderson, miler (world record 1937)
1915 British transport Royal Edward sank by German U boat results in the deaths of 1000.
1915 Lord Mishcon, economist
1916 Andrew Kay, surgeon/professor of surgery (U of Glasgow).
1917 China declares war on Germany and Austria at start of WW I
1919 The inaugural plane flight between Montreal and Quebec; takes 5 hours, now it takes the same time but we now include the time to get to and from the airports.
1919 White Sox Happy Felsch ties record of 4 outfield assists in a game.
1920 Little Entente formed by Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia.
1920 Nehemiah Persoff, Jerusalem Palestine, actor (Al Capone, Yentl).
1921 Tannu Tuva, later Tuvinian People's Republic is established as a completely independent country (which is supported by Russia).
1921 Giorgio Strehler, theatre director
1922 1st "old time" musicians broadcasted on radio (Jenkins-WSB Atlanta).
1922 Alfred CW Harmsworth, 1st viscount Northcliffe/newspaper magnate, dies.
1923 William Flanagan, composer.
1923 Jacob T Cremer, pres (Dutch Handel-Mij), dies at 76
1924 Australia's Cobb and Co stagecoach service makes its last run, from Surat to Yeulba in Queensland.
1924 Georges Prêtre, French conductor.
1925 Mount Rushmore 1st proposed.
1925 Russell Baker, Loudoun County, Va, columnist/humorist (NY Times).
1926 Alice Adams, US author.
1927 Frank Cvitanovich, film maker.
1928 Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's "Front Page," premieres in NYC
1928 Laurentius L M [Laurens] van Deenen, (pathed)physiologist
1928 Klabund, [Alfred Henschke], German writer (Spuk/Rasputin), dies at 37.
1929 Jewish Agency for Palestine forms.
1929 Hewlett Thompson, Bishop of Exeter.
1932 10th Olympic Games at Los Angeles closes.
1932 Rin Tin Tin, US Hollywood-dog, dies
1933 Jimmie Foxx hits for cycle and sets AL record with 9 RBIs
1934 Millionaire brewer John Labatt abducted at gunpoint by three men, who asked for a ransom of $150000, which the kidnappers never received; released unharmed three days later; inaugural recorded kidnapping for ransom in Canada.
1935 Social Security Act became law.
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