Page 3: Historical Events In November - 03
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1839 inaugural opium war-2 British frigates engage several Chinese junks. 

1839 1st opium war-2 British frigates engage several Chinese junks. 

1844 Mehmed V Reshad, sultan of Turkey (1909-18) 

1845 Johan G Verstolk van Soelen, Dutch min of Foreign affairs, dies at 69. 

1848 Johan Thorbeckes revises Great Force 

1852 Mutsuhito, 122nd emperor of Japan (1867-1912). 

1856 A British fleet bombs Canton 

1857 Michail V Aleksejev, Russian general (WW I-chief of staff) 

1861 Johann Peter Kirsch, Luxembourg church historian/archaeologist 

1862 Battle between gunboats at Bayou Teche, Louisiana 

1863 Battle of Grand Coteau, GA. 

1863 Eugene Samuel-Holeman, composer 

1864 Antonio Goncalves Dias, Brazilian national poet, dies at sea. 

1867 Battle at Mentana: French/pontifical troops beat Garibaldi 

1867 Siegfried Garibaldi Kallenberg, composer. 

1867 Pieter J Jong, Dutch Zouave, dies in battle 

1868 inaugural black elected to Congress (John W Menard, Louisiana) 

1868 In this year, Ulysses Grant (R) claims presidential election over Horatio Seymour (D) 

1868 1st black elected to Congress (John W Menard, Louisiana) 

1869 Canada's Hamilton Foot Ball Club forms 

1871 Henry M Stanley in Tanganyka say "Dr Livingstone, I presume?". 

1871 Albert Goldthorpe, English rugby league footballer 

1872 Paul Panzer, actor (Cat's Paw, Mildred Pierce, Hotel Berlin) 

1873 Kintpuash, "Captain Jack", chief of Modoc-indians, dies 

1874 James Theodore Holly, elected bishop of Haiti. 

1875 Emils Darzins, composer 

1879 Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Canada, Arctic explorer/ethnologist. 

1880 Edmond Barrett, heavyweight wrestler (Olympic-bronze-1908). 

1883 Race riots in Danville Virginia (4 blacks killed) 

1883 Enny Vrede, [Maria M Muller], Dutch actress/wife of Eduard Verkade. 

1884 Apie [Adrian P] Prince, Dutch author (Me Own Way) 

1885 Tacoma vigilantes drive out Chinese, burn their homes and businesses. 

1886 Friars of Tilburg arrives on Curacao 

1888 Jack the Ripper results in the deaths of last victim. 

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