Page 6: Historical Events In June - 15
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1921 Erroll Garner, US, jazz pianist (Misty) 

1922 John Veale, composer 

1923 Belgium's Theunis govt falls because of mine, post and railroad strike 

1923 Erland Josephson, Stockholm Sweden, actor/dramatist (Utflykt) 

1923 Alexander Stamboeliski, premier Bulgaria (1919-23), dies. 

1924 Ford Motor Company manufactures its 10 millionth automobile. 

1924 1st transmission of radio Bloemendaal 

1924 Mohammed Ghazali, cricketer (Pak off-spinner wicketless in 2 Tests 54). 

1925 B Jekhovsky discovers asteroid #1093 Freda 

1925 Phila A's go into bottom of 8th inning trailing 15-4, then score 13 times to defeat Cleveland 17-15 

1925 Gene Baker, baseball player. 

1926 7th French govt of Briand falls 

1926 Jan Carlstedt, composer. 

1927 Hugo Pratt, graphic artist. 

1928 Ty Cobb, 41, steals home for 50th and final time 

1929 The inaugural time NY curb stock exchange transacts more business than NY Exch 

1929 1st time NY curb stock exchange transacts more business than NY Exch 

1929 Geoffrey Penwill Parsons, piano accompnaist. 

1930 Marcel Pronovost, professional ice hockey player 

1931 Eddie Collins and Harry Heilmann, retire from baseball 

1932 Einar K Enevoldson, US, Nasa test pilot (X-24B) 

1933 C Jackson discovers asteroids #1278 Kenya and #1279 Uganda. 

1934 C Jackson discovers asteroid #1324 Knysna 

1934 Great Smokey Mountains National Park dedicated 

1934 K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1322 Coppernicus 

1934 Ruby Nash Cutis, Akron Oh, rocker (Ruby and The Romantics) 

1934 Alfred Bruneau, composer, dies at 77 

1935 Belinda Lee, Devon England, actress (Who Done It, Runaway Bus). 

1936 Alexandru Hrisanide, composer 

1937 Kumar Shri Indrajitsinhji, cricketer (Indian keeper in 60's). 

1938 1st night game at Bkln Ebbets Field (Reds 6, Dodgers 0) as Cin Red Johnny Vander Meer hurls unprecedented 2nd consecutive no-hitter 

1938 Ernst L Kirchner, German painter, dies at 58. 

1939 C Jackson discovers asteroid #1676 Kariba. 

1940 French fortress of Verdun captured by Germans. 

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