Page 3: Historical Events In December - 30
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1877 Johnannes Brahms' 2nd Symphony in D, premieres in Vienna 

1879 Gilbert and Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance," premieres 

1879 Sri Ramana Maharshi, Hindu philosopher/yogi (Maharshi Research Inst). 

1880 Alfred Einstein, German/US musicologist/nephew of Albert Einstein 

1883 Lester Patrick, NHL pioneer. 

1884 Anton Bruckner's 7th Symphony in E, premieres in Leipzig. 

1884 Karl Heinrich David, composer 

1887 Henry George Ley, composer. 

1888 Belgium: king Leopold II installs Order of African Star 

1889 Georg von der Vring, German painter/writer (Soldier Suhren). 

1891 Antoine Pinay, French premier (1952)/minister of Foreign affairs 

1892 In this year, Dr Miles V Lynk, physician, publishes 1st Black medical journal. 

1892 Jaromir Fiala, composer 

1893 Russia signs military accord with France 

1893 Samuel White Baker, English explorer, dies at 72. 

1894 Amelia Jenks Bloomer, suffragist (Bloomers named for her), dies at 76. 

1895 August De Boodt, Belgian politician. 

1895 LP Hartley, British writer, dies. 

1896 Montreal Victorias beat Winn Victorias 6-5 for the Stanley Cup 

1896 Stanley Cup: Montreal Victorias beat Winnipeg Victorias, 6-5. 

1896 Tom Keene, Rochester NY, actor (Our Daily Bread) 

1896 Jose Mercado Rizal, anti-Spanish rule of Philippines proponent, dies 

1897 Province of Zululand annexed to Natal colony. 

1898 Vincent Lopez, Bkln NY, orch leader (Welcome Aboard). 

1899 James Paget, English surgeon (disease of Paget), dies at 85. 

1903 600 people die in a fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago 

1903 602 die as flames swept through Iroquois Theater in Chicago 

1903 American Political Science Association founded at New Orleans. 

1903 Electric arc lamp sets fire to Iroquois theater in Chicago leaving 602 dead in one of the deadliest blazes in American history 

1904 Dmitri B Kabalevsky, St Petersburg Russia, composer (In the Fire) [NS]. 

1905 Former Governor Frank Steunenberg is assassinated near his home in Caldwell, Idaho. 

1905 Emmanuel Levinas, philosopher 

1906 Iran is recorded as becoming a constitutional monarchy 

1906 Carol Reed, motion picture director (3rd Man). 

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