Page 4: Historical Events In June - 30
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1899 Jon Helgason, Icelandic poet (Ur Landsudri), dies. 

1900 4 German liners burn at Hobokon Docks NJ, 326 die 

1902 S I Bailey discovers asteroid #504 Cora. 

1902 Cleveland is 1st AL team to hit 3 consecutive HRs in same inning. 

1902 Madge Bellamy, Hillsboro TX, actress (White Zombie) 

1904 Glenda Farrell, Enid OK, actress (Golddiggers of 1935) 

1904 Thomas Emmett, cricketer (English Test bowler of the sostenuter), dies 

1905 Nestor Paiva, Fresno CA, actor (Comanche, Fear, Tarantula, Killer Ape) 

1905 John Hay, US politician, dies 

1906 John Hope is recorded as becoming inaugural black president of Morehouse College. 

1906 Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act adopted. 

1906 John Hope is recorded as becoming 1st black president of Morehouse College 

1908 Giant fireball impacts in Central Siberia (Tunguska Event). 

1908 Boston's Cy Young's 2nd no-hitter, beats NY Highlanders, 8-0. 

1908 Charles Camproux, French linguistic/author (Bestiari) 

1909 Jack Johnson fights Tony Ross to no decision in 6 for hw boxing title. 

1909 Juan Bosch, poet/pres of Dominican Republic (1962-63) 

1910 Russia absorbs Finland 

1911 US Assay Office in St Louis, Missouri closes 

1911 Adolphe Messimy appointed French minister of War. 

1911 Czeslaw Milosz, Polish/American writer (Bells in Winter, Nobel 1980) 

1912 Dan Reeves, NFL team owner (Cleveland/LA Rams). 

1913 2nd Balkan War begins. 

1913 Harry Wismer, Port Huron Mich, AFL owner (NY Titans). 

1914 Mahatma Gandhi's inaugural arrest, campaigning for Indian rights in S Africa. 

1914 Mahatma Gandhi's 1st arrest, campaigning for Indian rights in S Africa. 

1914 David Wayne, actor (Adam's Rib, Andromeda Strain, 3 Faces of Eve). 

1914 Bai Long, [White Wolf], Chinese Robin Hood/crowd leader, dies 

1915 Charles Rowe, cricketer (scored a pair in only Test (NZ v Aust 1946)) 

1916 22nd US Golf Open: Chick Evans shoots a 286 at Minikahda Club MINN 

1917 Lena Horne, Bkln NY, actress/singer (Stormy Weather, Wiz). 

1918 Stuart Foster, Binghamton NY, singer (Galen Drake Show) 

1919 Lee Krieger, MD, actor (Clambake, One Way Wahini). 

1919 John W S Raleigh, British physicist (Nobel 1904), dies at 76 

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