Page 5: Historical Events In July - 04
Monday, 23 February 2026
1879 Africaner Union forms by Rev SJ du Toit at Cape colony 

1880 George Mullin, pitcher (Detroit Tigers-no-hitter on 7/4/1912). 

1881 Brooker T Washington establishes Tuskegee Institute 

1881 Booker T Washington establishes Tuskegee Institute (Alabama). 

1882 Telegraph Hill Observatory opens in SF. 

1882 Cornelis van der Lugt Melsert, Dutch actor/dir (Willem van Oranje). 

1883 Buffalo Bill Cody presents inaugural wild west show, North Platte, Nebr 

1883 Buffalo Bill Cody presents 1st wild west show, North Platte, Nebr 

1883 Alan Brooke, English general [or Jul 23] 

1884 Statue of Liberty presented to US in Paris. 

1884 1st US bullfight held (Dodge City Ks). 

1884 Alexander Byvanck, Dutch art historian/archaeologist. 

1886 The inaugural scheduled transcontinental passenger train reaches Pt Moody, BC. 

1886 1st scheduled transcontinental passenger train reaches Pt Moody, BC 

1886 Heinrich Kaminski, composer. 

1887 The founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, joins Sindh-Madrasa-tul-Islam, Karachi. 

1888 The inaugural organized rodeo competition held, Prescott, Ariz. 

1888 1st organized rodeo competition held, Prescott, Ariz 

1888 Henry Armetta, Italian/US actor (Bell for Adano, Big Store) 

1888 Theodor Storm, German judge/author (Schimmelreiter), dies at 70 

1889 Washington state constitutional convention holds inaugural meeting. 

1889 Washington state constitutional convention holds 1st meeting 

1889 Auguste Mermet, composer, dies at 79 

1891 Frederic Louis Ritter, composer, dies at 67. 

1892 James Keir Hardie chosen 1st socialist in British Lower house 

1893 A Borrelly discovers asteroid #369 Aeria 

1894 Elwood Haynes successfully tests one of inaugural US autos at 6 MPH 

1894 Republic of Hawaii established. 

1894 Elwood Haynes successfully tests one of 1st US autos at 6 MPH. 

1894 Henry Carlson, basketball coach (originated figure 8 play). 

1895 In this year, Katherine Lee Bates publishes "America the Beautiful". 

1895 Irving Caesar, songwriter 

1896 Adolf Hallis, composer 

1898 French liner "La Bourgogne" collides with bark "Cromartyshire", 560 die. 

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