Page 4: Historical Events In May - 17
Saturday, 21 February 2026
1866 Adolf Bernhard Marx, composer, dies at 70. 

1867 Gerrit Mannoury, Dutch mathematician/philosopher. 

1871 Indians fighter General Sherman escapes in ambulance vs Comanches. 

1871 Indians fighter Gen Sherman escapes in ambulance vs Comanches 

1871 Henricus P Bremmer, art historian (Modern Kunstwerken). 

1872 Bohemian Club incorporated. 

1872 Fryderyk Edward Sobolewski, composer, dies at 63 

1873 Dorothy Miller Richardson, Abingdon Berkshire, novelist. 

1875 In this year, In the inaugural running of the Kentucky Derby today, Aristides claims in 2 37 75 

1875 In this year, 1st Kentucky Derby: Oliver Lewis aboard Aristides claims in 2:37.75. 

1875 In this year, In the inaugural running of the Kentucky Derby today, Aristides claims in 2:37 75 

1876 7th US Cavalry under Custer leaves Fort Lincoln 

1876 7th US Cavalry under Custer leaves Ft Lincoln 

1876 Alban Collignon, Belgian sport journalist 

1877 Edwin T Holmes installs inaugural telephone switchboard burglar alarm. 

1877 Edwin T Holmes installs 1st telephone switchboard burglar alarm. 

1881 Frederick Douglass appointed recorder of deeds for Washington DC. 

1881 Revised version of New Testament. 

1881 In this year, 7th Kentucky Derby: Jim McLaughlin aboard Hindoo claims in 2:40 

1883 Buffalo Bill Cody's inaugural wild west show premieres in Omaha 

1883 Buffalo Bill Cody's 1st wild west show premieres in Omaha. 

1883 Lydia Estes Pinklham, patent-medicine manufacturer, dies. 

1884 Alaska is recorded as becoming a US territory 

1884 Louis Brassin, composer, dies at 43. 

1888 A P "Tich" Freeman, cricket leg-spinner (legend for Kent and England) 

1889 Alfonso Reyes, Mexican poet/historian/diplomat (Higenia Cruel). 

1889 William Roxby Beverly, artist, dies. 

1890 Comic Cuts, inaugural weekly comic paper, published in London 

1890 Clyde Fitch's "Beau Brummel," premieres in NYC 

1890 Philip James, composer. 

1892 Gyorgy Klapka, Hungarian general/parliament leader, dies at 72 

1894 In this year, 19th Preakness: Fred Taral aboard Assignee claims in 1:49.25. 

1895 W G Grace completes his 100th 100 v Somerset at Bristol 

1896 Brazilio da Cunha Luz Itibere, composer. 

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