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Tuesday, 24 February 2026

1908  Wireless Radio Broadcasting is patented by Nathan B Stubblefield  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1908  George Bernard Shaws' "Getting Married," premieres in London  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1908  Melesio Morales, composer, dies at 69.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1909  In this year, 34th Preakness: Willie Doyle aboard Effendi claims in 1:39.8.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1910  2nd NAACP conference (NYC)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1910  Dorothy Crowfoot-Hodgkin, British chemist (penicillin/B12/Nobel 1964).  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1912  Marshall Royal, jazz sax/clarinet.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1913  Harry Green runs world record marathon (2:38:16.2).  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1914  Bertus Aafjes, Dutch poet/writer  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1915  Croatians plunder Armenia, killing 250  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1915  Franklin K Mathiews, presents the idea of "Book Week"  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1916  Ellis Bonoff Kohs, composer  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1917  In this year, 42nd Preakness: E Haynes aboard Kalitan claims in 1:54.4.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1917  Andre A Rieu, Dutch conductor.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1918  Oscar Beregi Jr, Hungary, actor (Young Frankenstein, Panic in City).  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1919  Yanks and Senators play 2nd straight extra inning tie, 4-4 in 15  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1921  National Hospital Day inaugural observed  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1921  National Hospital Day 1st observed  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1921  Edvard Mikcaeli Mirzoyan, composer  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1921  Emilia Pardo Bazan, Spanish writer (La sirena negra), dies  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1922  Barend Busnac, office clerk/resistance fighter  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1923  In this year, 49th Preakness: Benny Marinelli aboard Vigil claims in 1:53.6  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1923  Ewart G Abner, record company executive.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1924  In this year, 50th Preakness: John Merimee aboard Nellie Morse claims in 1:57.2  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1924  Alexander Esenin-Volpin, Russian mathematician.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1924  Charles Henri Marechal, composer, dies at 82  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1925  Uzbekistan and Kirgizistan become autonomous Soviet republics  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1925  John Simon, theater critic (NY Times).  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1925  Alfred Milner, British governor (Cape Colony)/minister, dies at 71  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1926  British general strike ends.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1926  General Pilsudski sets coup on premier Witos compared  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1926  Umberto Nobile flies Airship Norge is inaugural vessel to fly over the North Pole.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1926  Airship Norge is 1st vessel to fly over North Pole  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1926  Earl Hutto, Panama City Fla, (Rep-D-FL, 1979- ).  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Famous People Born On This Day In History

1496  Gustav i of sweden: Gustav i of sweden (d. 1560)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1590  Cosimo ii de' medici: Grand duke of tuscany  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1622  Louis de buade de frontenac: Governor general of new france  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1626  Louis hennepin: Flemish missionary  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1662  Jan f van bloom: [orizonte] flemish painter, baptized  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1670  August ii: The strong one, king of poland (355 children)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1670  Frederick augustus i of poland: Frederick augustus i of poland (d. 1733)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1679  Giovanni antonio ricieri: Composer  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In May - 12

Famous People Died On This Day In History

0912  Death of Leo vi sophos: Byzantine emperor (886-912),  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1003  Death of Gerbert: French scholar,  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1012  Sergius iv: [pietro crescentii], italian pope (1009-12),  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1382  Johanna i: Queen of naples/provence,  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1465  Death of Thomas palaeologus: Despot of the despotate of morea  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1634  Death of George chapman: English dramatist/interpreter,  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1641  Death of Thomas wentworth: English viceroy of ireland, beheaded at 48  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1649  Death of Isaac doreslaer: English lawyer/diplomat, murdered  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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