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Tuesday, 24 February 2026

1879  Battle of Iquiquw  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1880  Pablo Luna y Carne, composer.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1881  American Red Cross founded by Clara Barton.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1881  US Nation Lawn Tennis Association is formed  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1882  Georgine M "May" Basting, actress (Hostage Rights of Aemstel)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1885  Sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg, wife of Prince William of Wied (d.1936).  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1885  Gavril Yakimovich Lomakin, composer, dies at 73.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1886  In this year, 14th Preakness: S Fisher aboard Bard claims in 2:45.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1887  Mabel Taliaferro, NYC, actress (Sentimental Tommy, My Love Come Back).  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1888  May Aufderheide, composer  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1890  Albert van Raalte, conductor (AVRO-orchestra)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1891  Boxers Peter Jackson and Jim Corbett fight to a draw in 61 rounds  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1892  Ruggero Leoncavallo's opera "Pagliacci" premieres in Milan  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1892  John Peale Bishop, US poet (This Side of Paradise).  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1893  Arthur Carr, cricket capt (England v Australia 1926)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1894  22-year-old French Anarchist Émile Henry is executed by guillotine  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1894  August A Kundt, German physicist, (test of Kundt), dies at 54  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1895  Franz von Suppe, Austrian composer (Poet und Bauer), dies at 76  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1897  Yerkes Observatory 40" (1 meter) refractor used for inaugural time.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1897  Yerkes Observatory 40" (1m) refractor used for 1st time.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1897  Karol Mikuli, composer, dies at 77.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1898  US Assay Office in Seattle WA authorized.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1898  US Assay Office in Seattle, Washington authorized  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1898  Armand Hammer, NYC, millionaire industrialist (Occidental Petroleum)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1899  Ilse Lagner, writer.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1900  Russia annexes Manchuria  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1901  Horace Heidt, Alameda Calif, orch leader (Swift Show Wagon)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1903  Ali Sastroamidjojo, Indonesian attorney/minister/premier (1953..7)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1904  Federation Internationale de Football Association (Soccer) forms in Paris France  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1904  Fats Waller, American musician is born.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1904  Federation Internationale de Football Assn (Soccer) forms in Paris.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1904  Fats Waller, [Thomas Wright], jazz singer/composer (Ain't Misbehavin')  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1905  Edward Lockspeiser, composer.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1906  Louis H Perlman patents a demountable tire carrying rim for cars  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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1471  Albrecht durer: Nornberg germany, renaissance painter/print maker  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1527  Philip ii: King of spain (1556-98) & portugal (1580-98)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1633  Joseph de la barre: Composer  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1653  Eleonora maria josefa of austria: Queen consort of poland and lithuania  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1671  Azzolino bernardino della ciaia: Composer  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1680  Frederich karl erbach: Composer  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1688  Alexander pope: England, poet (rape of the lock)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1720  Antonio corbisiero: Composer  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In May - 21

Famous People Died On This Day In History

0987  Death of Louis v: Last carlovingians king of france (966-987),  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1254  Death of Koenraad iv: Rc-german king (1237-54),  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1481  Christian i: King of denmark/norway/sweden,  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1512  Pandolfo petrucci: Ruler of siena  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1524  Death of Thomas howard 2nd duke of norfolk: General/premier,  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1542  Hernando de soto:  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1607  John rainolds: English scholar (b. 1549)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1639  Giovan d "tommaso" campanella: Italian philosopher/poet,  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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