Page 6: Historical Events In January - 29
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1942 Peru and Ecuador sign Protocol of Rio (boundary determination). 

1942 1st broadcast of Roy Plomley's "Desert Island Discs" on BBC 

1942 Ladislao Joseph Philip Paul Zavrtal, composer, dies at 92 

1943 Battle of Wau in New Guinea starts 

1943 New Zealand's Kiwi cruiser collides with Japanese sub I-1 at Guadalcanal. 

1944 285 German bombers attack London. 

1944 HMS Spartan sunk a 5.25in-armed "Bellona" class AA cruiser. Lost off Anzio, Italy. 

1944 William Allen White, US journalist (Emporia Gazette), dies at 75. 

1946 The racing schooner Bluenose sinks after striking a reef off Haiti. 

1946 Harry L Hopkins, US min of Business (Loan and Lease law), dies at 55 

1947 Arthur Miller's "All My Sons," premieres in NYC 

1947 Fred Barratt, cricket (5 wkts at 47 in 5 Tests for Eng 1929-30), dies 

1948 "Look Ma, I'm Dancin'" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 188 perfs 

1949 Britain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand and Switzerland recognize Israel 

1949 Brit, Belgium, Lux, Neth, NZ and Switz recognize Israel. 

1951 Liz Taylor's inaugural divorce (Conrad Hilton Jr) 

1951 "Where's Charley?" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 56 performances 

1951 James Bridie, [Osborne Henry Mavor], dramatist, dies 

1953 The inaugural movie in Cinemascope (The Robe) premieres. 

1953 1st movie in Cinemascope (The Robe) premieres. 

1954 Arnold Schoenberg's "De Profundis," premieres in Cologne. 

1955 John Williams Cox buys Yankee Stadium, sells grounds to Knights of Columbus, later leaves structure to Rice University (1962). 

1955 Hans Hedtoft, premier of Denmark (1947.. 55), dies at 51. 

1956 F Durrenmatt's "Der Besuch der Alten Dame," premieres in Zurich. 

1956 H[enry] L[ouis] Mencken, US essayist/critic (Smart Set), dies at 75. 

1957 Graham Greene's "Potting Shed," premieres in NYC. 

1958 Movie actor Paul Newman and actress Joanne Woodward are married. 

1958 Murderer, Charles Starkweather, captured by police in Wyoming. 

1958 Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward wed. 

1959 Walt Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" released. 

1960 Louis Jean Heydt, actor (Joe-Waterfront), dies at 54 

1961 US female Figure Skating championship won by Laurence Owen. 

1961 US male Figure Skating championship won by Bradley Lord 

1962 Fritz Kreisler, Austria/US violinist/composer, dies at 86 

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