Page 3: Historical Events In January - 22
Saturday, 21 February 2026
1842 Charles Henri Marechal, composer. 

1845 Jacob Verdam, Dutch philologist 

1847 Georges-Julien Sieber, composer, dies at 71. 

1848 Samuel Muller Fzn, Dutch historian/archivist (Middle Ages) 

1849 August Strindberg, Sweden, dramatist/novelist (Apologia). 

1850 Alta California is recorded as becoming a daily paper, 1st such in Calif. 

1850 Vincenzo Pallotti, Italian saint, dies at 54. 

1852 George Rodwell, composer, dies at 51 

1855 Ernst Kullak, composer 

1857 National Association of Baseball Players founded, NY. 

1858 Beatrice Potter Webb, England, economist 

1859 Brahms' 1st piano concerto (in D minor) premieres, Hanover. 

1861 Karel Stecker, composer. 

1862 Confederate govt raises premium for volunteers from $10 to $20. 

1863 Union Gen Burnside's "Mud March" 

1865 Friedrich Paschen, German physicist. 

1868 Moritz Ganz, composer, dies at 61 

1870 Charles Arnold Tournemire, composer. 

1871 Leon Jessel, composer 

1873 Britains SS Northfleet sinks at Dungeness England, 300 die. 

1874 Liberal Alexander Mackenzie 1822-1892 defeats John A. Macdonald in the second Canadian general election, 138 seats to 67 

1874 Louis Riel 1844-1885 elected as the member of Parliament for Provencher in Manitoba. He will be prevented from taking his seat by a warrant for his arrest sworn in Ontario, for the murder of Thomas Scott. 

1874 Wincenty Witoz, Galicia, PM of Poland (1920-21, 1923, 1926). 

1875 D.W Griffith, American film director/producer is born. 

1875 Bonifacius C de Jonge, governor (Dutch East Indies). 

1877 Arthur Tooth, an Anglican clergyman is taken into custody after being prosecuted for using ritualist practices. 

1877 Hjalmar Schacht, president of German Reichsbank/minister of Economics. 

1878 In this year, Canada claims right to decide whether or not to be included in British trade treaties 

1878 Constance Collier, Windsor England, actress/writer (Kitty, Whirlpool) 

1879 British troops are massacred by the Zulus at Isandhlwana, South Africa. 

1879 Zulus attack British Army camp in Isandhlwana South Africa 

1879 Anthony Durnford, British colonel, dies in battle. 

1881 Ancient Egyptian obelisk "Cleopatra's Needle" erected in Central Park 

1883 England complete 1st innings victory in Tests v Aust MCG. 

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