Page 5: Historical Events In July - 23
Wednesday, 11 February 2026
1910 Pimen, [Sergei Irzjekov], patriarch Russian-Orthodox Cathederal 

1912 Michael Wilding, England, actor (Courtney Affair, World of Suzie Wong). 

1913 Arabs attack Jewish community of Rechovot Palestine. 

1913 Coral Browne, Melbourne Aust, actress (Margaret-Time Express). 

1914 Austria-Hungary issues ultimatum to Serbia leading to WW I. 

1914 Alastair Down, CEO (Burmah Oil) 

1916 Ben Weber, St Louis Missouri, composer (Thorne Music Award-1965). 

1916 William Ramsey, chemist, dies 

1917 Cleveland Metropolitan Park District establishes. 

1917 Charles Kerruish, president (Tyndwald Isle of Man). 

1919 [Harold] Pee Wee Reese, Hall of Fame shortstop (Dodgers) 

1920 Kenya is recorded as becoming a British crown colony. 

1920 British East Africa renamed Kenya and is recorded as becoming a British crown colony. 

1920 Malcolm Hughes, artist. 

1921 Chinese communist party forms under Henk Sneevliet 

1921 Calvert DeForest, Brooklyn NY, comedian (Larry "Bud" Melman) 

1922 Moses Rosen, chief Rabbi of Romania. 

1924 Betsy Haworth, deacon/minister 

1925 NY Yankee Lou Gehrig hits his inaugural of 23 career grand slammers. 

1925 NY Yankee Lou Gehrig hits his 1st of 23 career grand slammers. 

1925 Donna Anderson, Akiak AK, actress (On the Beach 

1926 Belgian NMBS/SNCFB forms. 

1927 Saad Zaghlul, Egyptian parliament chairman, dies at 74 

1929 The Fascist government in Italy bans the use of foreign words. 

1930 Earthquake strikes Ariano Italy, 1500 killed. 

1930 Glenn Hammond Curtiss, aviation pioneer/airplane builder, dies at 52 

1931 Ashmore and Cartier Is in Indian Ocean transferred to Australia 

1931 France announces they can't afford to send a team to 1932 LA olympics. 

1932 C Jackson discovers asteroid #1246 Chaka. 

1933 Richard Rogers, British architect is born 

1933 Max Schillings, German composer/conductor (Mona Lisa), dies at 65 

1934 Bradman completes 304 at Headingley, 430 mins, 43 fours 2 sixes 

1935 Airplane crashes into the Empire State Building. 

1936 Anthony M Kennedy, Sacramento CA, Supreme Court Justice 

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