Page 4: Historical Events In July - 08
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1890 W Hasenvlever, writer. 

1891 Future president Harding marries Florence K DeWolfe in Marion Ohio 

1891 61°F, highest temp for July 1891, in Baltimore and Phila 

1891 Elisabeth Zernike, Dutch writer (Poor Part, Bruidstijd). 

1892 American Psychological Association organized, Worcester, Mass 

1892 Richard Aldington, writer 

1893 Fritz Perls, father of Gestalt therapy. 

1894 Clemens VI Trefois, Flemish architect/sociologist. 

1894 Vladimir Nikitich Kashperov, composer, dies 

1895 Delagoa Bay Railway opens in South-Africa. 

1895 Anton G J van de Velde, Flemish writer/director (God and the Worms) 

1896 William Jennings Bryan "cross of gold" speech at Dem convention. 

1897 Harbor Hospital formally opens 

1898 Phillies Red Donahue no-hits Boston Braves, 5-0. 

1898 Alec Waugh, London, novelist (Island in the Sun); brother of Evelyn 

1899 David Eli Lilienthal, US govt organizer (Wisconsin) 

1900 1st night baseball, league game (Zanesville at Grand Rapids) 

1900 George Antheil, Trenton NJ, composer (Airplane Sonata) 

1901 Donald Benjamin Harden, archaeologist 

1902 John McGraw, accused by Ban Johnson of trying to wreck Baltimore and Washington clubs, negotiates his release from the Orioles. 

1904 Bill Challis, arranger/pianist 

1905 Part of Angel Island allocated for Immigration Detention Center 

1906 Philip Johnson, Cleveland Ohio, Cortalyou architect 

1907 Florenz Ziegfeld staged 1st `Follies' on NY Theater roof 

1907 George W Romney, (Gov-R-Mich)/US Secretary of HUD (1969-73) 

1908 Louis Jordan, Ark, alto saxman (Caldonia) 

1909 1st pro baseball game (minor league) played under lights. 

1909 Petar Segedin, Croatian novelist (Holy Devil). 

1909 Gaston AA marquis de Gallifet, Fren min of War (1899-1900), dies at 79 

1910 Govan AM Mbeki, South African leader (ANC/SACP) 

1911 Nan Aspinwall is inaugural woman to make solo transcontin. trip by horse. 

1911 Nan Aspinwall is 1st woman to make solo transcont trip by horse. 

1911 Gertrude Niesen, NY, actress (Start Cheering) 

1912 G E V Crutchley (Oxford) 99 retired measles v Cambridge. 

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