Page 6: Historical Events In February - 24

1922  Dmitri B Shostakovitch, father of Russian composer Dmitri D S, dies.   

1923  Flying Scotsman goes into rail service betweem London and Scotland   

1923  Mass arrests in US of Mafia   

1923  Flying Scotsman goes into service.   

1923  David Soyer, American cellist   

1924  Greek parliament proclaims republic.   

1924  Johnny Weissmuller, swims 100 meter record (57 2/5 seconds)   

1924  Mahatma Gandhi released from jail   

1924  Lionel Dakers, director (Royal School of Church Music)   

1924  Edmond Picard, Fren/Belg writer (Ambidextre journalist), dies at 87.   

1925  Thermit explosive inaugural used to break up ice jam, Waddington NY.   

1925  Thermite explosive 1st used to break up ice jam, Waddington, NY   

1926  Reginald Freeson, British MP.   

1926  Eddie Plank, pitcher (won 327 games in 17 years), dies at 51.   

1927  John Golden Theater (Theatre Masque) opens at 252 W 45th St NYC.   

1929  Andre-Charles-Prosper Messager, composer, dies at 75   

1930  Jacobus van Looy, Dutch writer/painter (Night Cactus), dies at 74   

1932  Michel Legrand, French film composer is born.   

1932  Malcolm Campbell drives record speed (253.96 mph) at Daytona   

1933  Final demonstration of German communist party in Berlin   

1933  League of Nations tells Japanese to pull out of Manchuria   

1933  Spottiswoode Aitken, actor (Eagle, Home Sweet Home), dies at 64   

1937  inaugural US group hospital-medical cooperative authorized, Washington DC   

1937  1st US group hospital-medical cooperative authorized, Wash, DC   

1938  Du Pont begins commercial production of nylon toothbrush bristles   

1938  Nylon's inaugural commercial use, in toothbrush bristles.   

1939  Roy Harris' 3rd Symphony, premieres in Boston   

1940  Frances Langford records "When You Wish Upon a Star".   

1941  43 Geuzen resistance fighter trial opens in the Hague   

1941  Anti Nazi meeting at Noordermarkt Amsterdam.   

1941  Oskar Loerke, German director (Longest Day-1926), dies at 56   

1942  The Struma, a small cattle boat with 769 refugees heading illegally towards Palestine, is torpedoed, leaving one survivor.   

1942  Voice of America begins broadcasting (in German)   

1943  General-Major Bradley flies to Algiers.   

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1103  Emperor toba of japan: Emperor toba of japan (d. 1156)   

1304  Muhammad ibn battutah: Arab travel writer (travels in asia & africa)   

1304  Ibn battuta: Arabian explorer ?   

1463  Giovanni pico della mirandola: Italy, scholar/platonist   

1500  Carlos v: King of spain (1516-56)/holy roman emperor   

1501  Sixt(us) birck [xystus betulius]: German writer (suzanna)   

1536  Clement viii: [ippolito aldofireini], fano italy, pope (1592-1605)   

1545  Don john of austria: Spanish military leader   

0616  King ethelbert of kent: King ethelbert of kent   

1525  Death of Guillaume gouffier: Seigneur de bonnivet, french soldier   

1563  Death of Francois guise: French general/duke, assassinated at 44   

1588  Death of Johann weyer: Dutch physician and occultist   

1642  Marco da gagliano: Italian opera composer,   

1666  Nicholas lanier: Composer,   

1674  Matthias weckmann: German composer (b. 1616)   

1685  Death of Charles howard: 1st earl of carlisle, english politician and military leader (b. 1629)