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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1876 Aleksandar Belic, Serb linguist. 
1878 Pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron/general (White Armies, WW II)
1879 Ethel Barrymore, Phila, actress (Constant Wife, Corn is Green)
1885 Andrey Filippovich Pashchenko, composer
1886 Guy Hecker scores 7 runs in 1 game.
1886 Bill Whitty, cricketer (Australian left-arm bowler 1909-12)
1888 T.E Lawrence, 'Lawrence of Arabia'; soldier and author is born.
1888 Albert Spalding, composer.
1889 The Great London dock strike from August 15 to September 16 helps extend British trade unionism from the skilled classes to the less skilled.
1890 Jacques Ibert, Paris France, composer (Escales).
1891 San Sebastian Church in Manila, the inaugural all-steel church in Asia, is officially inaugurated and blessed
1892 4th and last British government of Gladstone forms
1892 Knud Christian Jeppesen, composer
1893 US no longer allowed exclusive rights in Bering Sea
1893 Alexander Vasil'yevich Gauk, composer.
1896 Leon Theremin, electronic musical instruments inventor
1897 Marion Eugene Bauer, composer
1898 Lillian Carter, Pres Carter's (1977-1981) mom
1899 Louisville's Henry Dowling struck out 5 times in a game.
1900 Regular service is commenced over the 3'0" gauge White Pass and Yukon Railway between Skagway, Alaska and Whitehorse, Yukon.
1900 Estelle Brody, NYC, actress (Safari, Kitty, Plaything).
1901 Arch Rock, danger to Bay shipping, blasted with 30 tons of nitro
1901 The Cadillac motor company founded in Detroit.
1901 Arias Arnulfo, 3 time president of Panama (1940-41, 49-51, 68).
1901 Karl Weinhold, Germany, sociologist, dies at 77
1902 Jan RT Campert, writer (Song the 18 dead).
1903 In this year, New Zealand claims inaugural rugby union test against Australia, 22-3.
1904 Bill Baird, Grand Is Nebr, puppeteer (Kukla Fran and Ollie, Muppet Show)
1905 Phila A's Rube Waddell no-hits St Louis Browns, 2-0 in 5 innings.
1906 inaugural freight delivery tunnel system begins, underneath Chicago.
1906 1st freight delivery tunnel system begins, underneath Chicago
1906 Finn Videro, composer
1907 Members of Australia's federal parliament vote themselves their inaugural pay rise, of 50 per cent.
1907 Paul Vincze, medallist
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