Page 5: Historical Events In July - 07
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1925 Yvonne Mitchell, London England, writer (Johnny Nobody, Genghis Khan). 

1925 Clarence Hudson White American photographer (b.. 1871). 

1927 Alan J Dixon, (Sen-D-IL, 1981- ). 

1928 41st Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats L de Alvarez (62 63) 

1928 Colleen Summers, Pasadena Calif, vocal overdubber 

1929 The Vatican City State, with the Pope as leader, created. 

1929 Romania and Vatican sign concord. 

1929 Marcel Liebman, Belgian historian. 

1930 Construction begins on Boulder (Hoover) Dam 

1930 Hank Mobley, US jazz saxophonist. 

1930 Arthur Conan Doyle, British writer (Sherlock Holmes), dies at 71 

1931 David Eddings, US, sci-fi author (Belgariad, Malloreon). 

1931 Johannes Jacobus "Kodgee" Kotze, cricketer (S Africa 1902-07), dies. 

1932 Bradman scores a cricket double century in Montreal. 

1932 Josef Zawinal, singer/pianist (Weather Report) 

1933 David McCullough, actor (Huey Long) 

1933 John M Acket, literary (New Friends), dies at 70 

1934 In this year, Elizabeth Ryan claims her 12th Wimbeldon doubles championship. 

1934 In this year, Elizabeth Ryan claims her 12th Wimbledon doubles championship. 

1934 Vinko Globokar, composer. 

1934 Doodles Tapscott, cricketer (South African batsman 1922-23), dies. 

1936 In this year, 4th All Star Baseball Game: NL claims 4-3 at Braves Field, Boston 

1936 Friedhelm Dohl, composer 

1937 Japanese and Chinese troops clash, which will become WW II 

1937 In this year, 5th All Star Baseball Game: AL claims 8-3 at Griffith Stadium, Wash. 

1939 52nd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Kay Stammers (62 60). 

1939 James Deacon White, ball player jumped teams in 1876 (Chi), dies at 91. 

1941 Einsatzkommando 3 begins the systematic slaughter of Lithuanian Jewry 

1941 Sgt. James Allen Ward, 75 (NZ) Squadron, RAF, won the Victoria Cross over the Zuider See 

1941 U.S. Forces Occupy Iceland During World War II, the neutral United States moved closer to war with Germany when U.S. forces landed on Iceland to take over its garrisoning from the British. 

1941 United States armed forces arrive in Iceland 

1941 Nazis executed 5000 Jews in Kovono Lithuania 

1942 Germany troop march into Woronezj 

1943 -10] Japanese premier Hideki Tojo visits Java 

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