Page 7: Historical Events In May - 01
Wednesday, 24 June 2026
1913 Longacre Theater opens at 220 W 48th St NYC. 

1913 Walter Susskind, Praha (Prague) Czechoslovakia, conductor 

1914 In this year, China's inaugural president Yuan Shikai claims dictatorial qualification 

1914 In this year, China's 1st president Yuan Shikai claims dictatorial qualification 

1915 British Lusitania leaves New York, for Liverpool 

1915 German submarine sinks US ship Gulflight. 

1915 British Lusitania leaves NY, for Liverpool 

1916 Glenn Ford, American film actor is born 

1916 Glenn Ford, Quebec Canada, actor (Cade's County, Big Heat, Midway). 

1917 Danielle Darrieux, France, actress (Alexander the Great, Mayerling). 

1917 Jose E Rodo, Uruguayan writer (Motivos de proteo), dies 

1919 Mount Kelud (Indonesia) erupts, boiling crater lake which broke through crater wall killing 5000 people in 104 small villages. 

1919 Mount Kelud erupts in Indonesia, killing 5000 people. 

1919 Alwyn Farquharson, Scottish clan-captain/large landowner 

1920 Belgian-Luxembourg toll tunnel opens 

1920 Babe Ruth's 1st Yankee HR and 50th of career, out of Polo Grounds 

1921 Drusian sultan Pasja al-Atrasj elected Governor of Suwayda 

1921 12th Lord Middleton, English large landowner/multi-millionaire 

1921 Louis Campbell-Tipton, composer, dies at 43. 

1923 Joseph Heller, Bkln NY, novelist (Catch-22, 1963 Arts and Letters Award). 

1924 Earl George, composer. 

1924 August Cuppens, Flemish author (Limburgs Driemanschap), dies at 62 

1925 Cyprus is recorded as becoming a British Crown Colony 

1925 The island of Cyprus is recorded as becoming a British colony. 

1925 Chuck Bednarik, Penn, NFL hall of fame center/linebacker (Phila) 

1926 British coal-miners go on strike 

1926 Satchel Paige makes pitching debut in Negro Southern League 

1926 Peter Lax, Hungarian Mathematician 

1926 Nicolaus Adriani, translator (Middle-Celebes Language), dies at 60 

1927 Netherlands beats Belgium 3-2 in soccer match in Amsterdam. 

1927 The inaugural British airliner to serve cooked meals (Imperial Airways). 

1927 Greta Andersen, Denmark, 100m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1948). 

1928 6 children die and 10 injured by hailstones in Klausenburg, Romania 

1928 Drunken fascist Erich Wichman attacks VARA-radio transmitter 

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