Page 6: Historical Events In January - 06
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1929 Alexander I establishes a royal dictatorship in Yugoslavia. 

1929 Nicolas Nikolayevitch, grand-duke of Russia, dies at 72. 

1930 Bradman scores 452* for New South Wales against Queensland, 377 minutes, 49 fours. 

1930 The inaugural diesel engine automobile trip (in a Packard sedan) completed. 

1930 1st diesel engine automobile trip (in a Packard sedan) completed. 

1931 Edgar Laurence (aka. E.L.) Doctorow, American writer is born. 

1931 Thomas Edison submits his last patent application. 

1935 George P Baker, US playwright (Dramatic Technique), dies at 68 

1936 Barbara Hanley became Canada's inaugural woman mayor (Webbwood, Ontario). 

1936 Barbara Hanley became Canada's 1st woman mayor (Webbwood, Ontario). 

1936 Charles A Stoneham, pres (NY Giants), dies 

1937 Bradman scores 270 Australia vs England at the MCG, including 110 singles 

1937 Bradman scores 270 Aust v England at the MCG, incl 110 singles. 

1938 Bronze memorial statue of Henry Hudson erected in the Bronx 

1938 Bronze memorial statue of Henry Hudson erected in Bronx 

1939 Daily newspaper comic strip "Superman" debuts. 

1939 Albert Ward, cricketer (England batsman in 7 Tests 1893-95), dies. 

1940 Mass execution of Poles, committed by Germans in the city of Poznań, Warthegau 

1941 FDR's "4 Freedoms" speech (speech, worship, from want and from fear). 

1941 Franz Hessel, writer, dies at 60. 

1942 The inaugural around world flight by a Pan Am flying boat the "Pacific Clipper". 

1942 1st around world flight (Pan Am "Pacific Clipper") 

1945 George Bush, later to become U.S. vice-president and president, marries Barbara Pierce in Rye, New York 

1945 HMS WALPOLE, damaged off the Scheldt Estuary, Holland by German mine. 

1945 The Battle of the Bulge, in the Ardennes, starts. 

1945 Future president George Bush marries Barbara Pierce in Rye NY. 

1946 In this year, Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Quemadmodum 

1947 Ray Lindwall smashes 100 vs England in MCG Test 

1947 Ray Lindwall smashes 100 v England in MCG Test 

1950 Britain recognizes Communist government of China. 

1950 "Happy as Larry" opens at Coronet Theater NYC for 3 performances 

1950 Isaiah Bowman, geographer/co-founder (Geographical Review), dies at 71. 

1951 "Pardon Our French" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 100 perfs. 

1952 Charles Schulz' comic strip Peanuts inaugural appeared in Sunday newspapers 

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