Page 4: Historical Events In March - 28
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1891 1st world weightlifting championship held 

1891 Karel MJF Cruysberghs, Flemish author. 

1891 Dick Pilling, cricketer ("Prince of Wicketkeepers", Eng 1881-88), dies 

1895 Spencer W Kimball, 12th prophet of Mormon church 

1896 The opera "Andrea Chenier" is produced (Milan). 

1896 E Rundle Charles, writer, dies 

1900 Achille Longo, composer 

1902 27.9 cm precipitation at McMinnville TN (state record) 

1902 27.9 cm precipitation at McMinnville, Tennessee (state record). 

1902 Flora Robson, South Shields England, actress (Dominique is Dead). 

1903 Rudolf Serkin, Eger Bohemia, pianist (Marlboro Sch of Music) 

1904 Fosco Giachetti, Livorno Italy, actor (Wastrel, We the Living) 

1905 Paramaribo-Dam railway opens in Suriname, never used. 

1905 Marlin Perkins, Carthage Mo, TV host (Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom). 

1906 Joseph Wright, Canada, oarsman (Olympic-gold-1928) 

1907 Herbert "Herb" Hall, clarinetist/saxophonist 

1907 Pavel Ivanovich Blaramberg, composer, dies at 65 

1908 John Eliot, English meteorology, dies at 68 

1909 Nelson Algren, US, novelist (Man with the Golden Arm). 

1910 Near Marseilles, France, the inaugural ever seaplane takes off 

1910 The inaugural seaplane, takes off from water at Martigues France (Henri Fabre) 

1910 1st seaplane, takes off from water at Martinques France (Henri Fabre) 

1910 Ingrid, Queen Mother of Denmark 

1910 Edouard [Judas] Colonne, French violinist/conductor, dies. 

1911 Myfanwy Piper, librettist. 

1912 A[rthur] Bertram Chandler, UK, sci-fi author (Empress of Outer Space) 

1913 Guatemala is recorded as becoming a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty 

1914 Bohumil Hrabal, writer. 

1914 Hanus Trnecek, composer, dies at 55 

1915 Jay Livingston, composer (Buttons and Bows, Mona Lisa, Tammy). 

1917 Jews are expelled from Tel Aviv and Jaffa by Turkish authorities 

1918 Anti-conscription riots break out in Quebec City; four civilians killed in shooting match with soldiers over Easter weekend. 

1918 Youly Algaroff, ballet dancer 

1919 Jacob Avshalomov, Tsingtao China, composer (Sinfonietta, The Oregon) 

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