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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1927 Empress Charlotte, wife of Mexico's ill-fated Emperor Maximilian, dies 
1927 British govt decides to send troops to China
1927 Charlotte MAAVCL, princess of Belg/emp of Mexico (1864-67), dies at 86
1928 Dainin Katagiri, Osaka Japan, Zen teacher, associate of Shunryu Suzuki
1929 Acadia National Park, Maine established
1929 Ulu Grosbard, Belgium, actor (Straight Time, Georgia, Falling in Love).
1930 John Waite, cricket wicket-keeper (great South African)
1932 Charlie Conacher is recorded as becoming inaugural Toronto Maple Leaf to score 5 goals in a game, the inaugural coming at 7 seconds of the game.
1932 Charlie Conacher is recorded as becoming 1st Toronto Maple Leaf to score 5 goals in a game, 1st coming at 7 seconds of game
1934 Kenesaw Mountain Landis denies Joe Jackson's appeal for reinstatement.
1934 Armand Parent, composer, dies at 70
1935 KLM begins flight path between Curacao and Aruba
1937 Future billionaire Howard Hughes sets a record for transcontinental air flight, making the trip from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes.
1937 Cy Young, Tris Speaker and Nap Lajorie elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
1938 GM began mass production of diesel engines.
1938 The Spanish Nationalist air force bombed Barcelona and Valencia, killing 700 civilians and wounding hundreds more.
1939 Ernest Hausen of Wisconsin sets chicken-plucking record-4.4 sec.
1941 British troops occupy Kassalaf Sudan.
1941 British offensive in Eritrea
1942 Japanese forces invade Burma.
1942 Japanese forces invade Burma during World War 2.
1942 Titus Brandsma arrested by German occupiers
1943 Joint Chiefs of Staff decide on invasion in Sicily
1943 Janis Joplin, American rock singer is born.
1944 Harold Fraser-Simson, composer, dies at 71
1945 Approximately 800 prisoners remaining in the Lodz Ghetto are liberated by Soviet troops, after 74600 have been deported to Auschwitz.
1945 Ernest B Allo, French theologist, dies at 71.
1946 Dolly Parton, US country singer and film actress is born
1947 SS Himera runs aground at Athens, results in the deaths of 392.
1949 Cuba recognises Israel
1950 Maiden flight by Canada's Avro Canada CF-100 military plane.
1951 Constantin Nottara, composer, dies at 60
1952 PGA approves allowing black participants.
1952 NFL takes control of NY Yanks
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