Page 4: Historical Events In June - 28
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1886 Joe Cox, cricketer (S African pace bowler in 1913-14 series v England) 

1887 Phillies most lopsided shut-out beating Indianapolis 24-0 

1887 Boleslav Vomacka, composer 

1888 George Challenor, cricketer (pioneering West Indian batsman). 

1889 Frank Mayo, silent screen actor (Burning Gold, Hell's Headquarters) 

1889 Maria Mitchell, 1st US woman astronomer (Vassar), dies at 70 

1890 Edouard Gregoir, composer, dies at 67. 

1891 Jose Inzenga y Castellanos, composer, dies at 63 

1892 Phillies tie club record of 16 straight victories. 

1892 Edward H Carr, England, historian (History of Soviet Russia) 

1893 Luciano Gallet, composer 

1894 Labor Day established as a federal employees holiday. 

1894 Lois Wilson, Pitts Pa, actress (Alice-Aldrich Family). 

1895 El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua form Central American Union 

1895 Kazimierz Sikorski, composer 

1897 Marquis C de Bonchamps' expedition reaches Gore Ethiopia. 

1897 Jacobus J E Hondius, graphic artist 

1900 Leon Kruczkowski, Polish author (Kordian into Cham) 

1902 Congress authorizes Louisiana Purchase Expo $1 gold coin. 

1902 John Dillinger, US bank robber (public enemy #1) 

1903 Alan Bunce, Westfield NJ, actor (Albert-Ethel and Albert). 

1904 International Anti-Military Cooperation (IAMV) forms in Amsterdam 

1904 Wlodzimierz Pozniak, composer. 

1905 Russian sailors mutiny aboard the battleship "Potemkin". 

1906 Maria Goeppert Mayer, US atomic physicist (Nobel 1963). 

1907 Nationals steal a record 13 bases off catcher Branch Rickey 

1907 Paul-Emile Victor, French pole explorer (La civilisation du phoque). 

1908 James L Reinsch, media-adviser (Roosevelt/Churchill/Kennedy) 

1909 The inaugural French air show, Concours d'Avation opens. 

1909 1st French air show, Concours d'Avation opens 

1909 Arnold Shaw, composer. 

1909 Israel Durham, Phillies president dies. 

1910 Gustave Leon Huberti, composer, dies at 67. 

1911 Joseph Caillaux forms govt in France 

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