Page 6: Historical Events In July - 27
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1941 Japanese forces land in Indo-China 

1941 103°F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in July. 

1942 Formation of Australian Women's Land Army 

1942 William Matthew Finders Petrie, Egyptologist, dies. 

1943 772 British bombers attack Hamburg. 

1943 Godfrey Cripps, cricketer (1st Currie Cup-winning captain), dies 

1944 The inaugural British jet fighter used in combat (Gloster Meteor). 

1944 US regains possession of Guam from Japanese 

1944 1st British jet fighter used in combat (Gloster Meteor) 

1944 Victor Jean Leonard Vreuls, composer, dies at 68. 

1945 Cubs purchase pitcher Hank Borowy from NY Yankees 

1946 Boston Red Sox Rudy York hits 2 grand slams in 1 game, gets 10 RBIs. 

1946 Gertrude Stein, US/Fren author/poet (Ida, Tender Buttons), dies at 72 

1947 In this year, Yogi Berri starts record 148 game errorless streak. 

1948 Australia set 404 to win v England at Headingley 

1948 Francesco Spetrino, composer, dies at 91 

1949 Havilland Comet 40-passenger airliner makes maiden flight. 

1949 1st jet-propelled airline (De Havilland Comet) flies. 

1950 Pres Truman promises aid to Taiwan 

1952 Emile Zatopek runs Olympic record marathon (2:23:03.2). 

1952 Roland Pope, cricketer (Test for Australia 1885), dies 

1953 Armistice signed at Panmunjom brings hostilities in Korea to an end. 

1953 Armistice signed ending Korean War 

1953 The Korean war comes to an end, with the signing of the armistice 

1953 The Korean War officially ends with the armistice signing at Panmunjom 

1953 1st insulin isolated by F Banting and C Best in Toronto. 

1954 Armistice divides Vietnam into two countries 

1955 Austria regains full independence after 4-power occupation 

1955 Goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroid #1751 Herget. 

1956 J M M Commaille, cricketer (12 Tests for S Africa 1910-28), dies 

1960 VP Nixon nominated for pres at Republican convention in Chicago 

1961 Theodore Chanler, composer, dies at 59. 

1962 Mariner 2 launched to Venus; flyby mission 

1962 Martin Luther King Jr jailed in Albany Georgia 

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