Page 4: Historical Events In March - 24
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1898 1st automobile sold 

1898 Dorothy Stratton, organizer (SPARS-women's branch of US Coast Guard). 

1899 Billy Barnes, cricketer (725 runs in 21 Tests for England), dies 

1900 New York City Mayor Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn 

1900 June [Algeria Junius] Clark, musician trumpet 

1902 Thomas E Dewey, Oh, 1st Catholic Pres candidate 1944, 1948 (R). 

1903 Adolph F J Butenandt, German bio-chemist (Nobel 1939) 

1905 Jules Verne the father of science fiction was died. 

1905 Andre Christiaens, Flemish writer (Unfindable Country) 

1905 Jules Verne, sci-fi author (Around the World in 80 Days), dies at 77 

1906 "Census of the British Empire" shows England rules 1/5 of the world - how things will change!. 

1906 "Census of the British Empire" shows England rules 1/5 of the world 

1906 John Cameron Swayze, news correspondent/spokesman (Timex) [OS]. 

1907 The inaugural issue of the Georgian Bolshevik newspaper Dro is published. 

1907 Janet Harmon Bragg, US pilot/columnist (Chicago Defender) 

1909 Clyde Barrow, bank robber (of Bonnie and Clyde fame). 

1909 John Millington Synge, Irish dramatist/playwright/poet, dies at 37 

1910 83ºF highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in March 

1910 83°F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in March 

1910 Jacques Chailley, composer 

1911 Herman W "Fritz" Liebert, US OSSer/librarian (Yale curator) 

1911 Matthew Stanley Robison, president (Cardinals), dies. 

1913 Netherlands soccer team's inaugural victory over England. 

1913 Netherlands soccer team's 1st victory over England. 

1914 Lilli Palmer, Posen Germany, actress (Boys From Brazil, Sebastian). 

1916 Enrique y Campina Granados, Sp opera composer (Goyescas), drowns at 48. 

1918 Englebert van Anderlecht, Belgian painter. 

1918 Theophile Ysaye, composer, dies at 53. 

1919 Lawrence Ferlinghetti, US, beat poet (Coney Island of the Mind). 

1920 US coast guard air station established (Morehead City NC) 

1920 1st US coast guard air station established (Morehead City NC) 

1920 Gene Nelson, [Berg], Seattle Wash, actor (Tea For 2, Oklahoma) 

1921 Deodat de Severac, composer, dies at 48. 

1922 Grand National at Aintree sees only 3 horses out of 32 starters finish 

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