Page 5: Historical Events In February - 24

1895  On this day in history cuban war for independence begins   

1895  On February - 24 ignaz Lachner, composer, dies at 87   

1896  Victoria all out for 43 vs South Australia, Jones 6-15 Jarvis 4-27 on February - 24.   

1898  On this day in history kurt Tank, German WW II aircraft designer   

1899  Western Washington University is established on this day in history.   

1899  On this day in history jacob Presser, Dutch historian/writer (Down-fall)   

1902  On February - 24 battle at Yzer Spruit Boer General De la Rey beats British   

1902  On February - 24 battle at Yzer Spruit: Boer general De la Rey beats British   

1903  Cuba agrees to allow the U.S. to operate a naval base at Guantanamo Bay on February - 24.   

1903  On this day in history uS signs agreement acquiring a naval station at Guantanamo Bay Cuba   

1905  Simplon tunnel in Switzerland completed on February - 24.   

1905  E Boyland, biochemist on February - 24.   

1906  Alexis Curvers, Belgian author (Tempo di Roma, Bourg-le-Rond) on this day in history.   

1907  Otto Goldschmidt, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history anatol' Vakhnyanyn, composer, dies at 66   

1909  On February - 24 the Hudson Motor Car Company is founded.   

1909  On February - 24 august William Derleth, Sauk City Wisc, writer (Judge Peck Mysteries)   

1910  Lord Hazlerigg on February - 24.   

1911  On this day in history konrad Lechner, composer   

1912  Julius Kowalski, composer on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history richard Murphey Goodwin, economist   

1914  On this day in history frank Craven's "Too Many Cooks," premieres in New York NY   

1914  Frank Craven's "Too Many Cooks," premieres in NYC on February - 24.   

1914  David Langdon, cartoonist/illustrator on February - 24.   

1914  On this day in history joshua Chamberlain, Civil War hero for the Union on Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg   

1915  On this day in history charles Henry "Harry" Urwin, trade unionist   

1916  Gene Mitchell, museum director on this day in history.   

1917  On February - 24 german plan to get Mexican help in WWI exposed (Zimmerman telegram)   

1917  On this day in history russian revolution breaks out   

1917  German plan to get Mexican help in WW I exposed (Zimmerman telegram) on February - 24.   

1917  On February - 24 william Fairbank, Minneapolis, physicist (superconductivity)   

1918  Estonia declares independence from Russia on February - 24.   

1919  Alan Hugh Iliffe, psychologist on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history josephine McGill, composer, dies at 41   

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1103  On February - 24 birth of emperor Toba of Japan (d. 1156)   

1304  Muhammad ibn Battutah, Arab travel writer (Travels in Asia & Africa) was born on February - 24.   

1304  Ibn Battuta, Arabian explorer (d. 1368) ? was born on this day in history.   

1463  Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italy, scholar/platonist was born on February - 24.   

1500  Carlos V, King of Spain (1516-56)/Holy Roman Emperor was born on this day in history.   

1501  Sixt(us) Birck [Xystus Betulius], German writer (Suzanna) was born on February - 24.   

1536  Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Fano Italy, Pope (1592-1605) was born on February - 24.   

1545  On this day in history birth of don John of Austria, Spanish military leader (d. 1578)   

0616  Death of King Ethelbert of Kent on this day in history.   

1525  On this day in history death of guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, French soldier   

1563  Death of Francois Guise, French general/duke, assassinated at 44 on February - 24.   

1588  Death of Johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist on this day in history.   

1642  On February - 24 marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at about 66   

1666  On February - 24 nicholas Lanier, composer, dies at 77   

1674  On this day in history death of matthias Weckmann, German composer (b. 1616)   

1685  Death of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle, English politician and military leader (b. 1629) on February - 24.