Page 4: Historical Events In October - 13
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1910 Art[hur] Tatum, US jazz pianist/composer. 

1911 Ticker Freeman, Paterson NJ, pianist (Dinah Shore Show) 

1912 Hugo David Weisgall, Ivancice Moravia, composer (4 Impressions). 

1913 Explosion and fire in Universal Coal Mine, South Wales 

1913 Frances Tustin, child psychologist 

1914 The Algoma Central and Hudson Bay Railway is opened throughout between Sault Ste. Marie and Hearst, Ont. Construction was started in 1899 and it was opened in stages as follows Hawk Junction (junction with the Michipicoten Branch) - 1911. Franz, (crossing with CP) - mid 1912. Oba (crossing with CN) - late 1912. . The name was shortened to Algoma Central in 1965 

1914 Belgian regime forms at St Adresse at Le Havre 

1914 The Algoma Central and Hudson Bay Railway is opened throughout between Sault Ste. Marie and Hearst, Ont. Construction was started in 1899 and it was opened in stages as follows: Hawk Junction (junction with the Michipicoten Branch) - 1911. Franz, (crossing with CP) - mid 1912. Oba (crossing with CN) - late 1912. . The name was shortened to Algoma Central in 1965 

1915 Boston Red Sox beat Phila Phillies, 4 games to 1 in 12th World Series 

1915 Cornel Wilde, NYC, actor (High Sierra, 5th Musketeer) 

1916 David Hollestelle, Dutch baritone (Great-Broadcast chorus). 

1917 Soviet accept establishment of Petrograd Military. 

1917 Burr Tillstrom, Chic Ill, puppeteer (Kukla, Fran and Ollie). 

1917 Florence La Badie, American actress. 

1918 Jack MacGowran, Dublin Ireland, actor (King Lear, Exorcist). 

1918 Gerrit Engelke, German writer (Briefer der Liebe), dies 

1919 Race riot at Elaine Arkansas. 

1920 World Series celebration in Wade Park brings out 50000+ Clevelanders. 

1920 Albert Hague, Berlin Germany, actor (Mr Shorofsky-Fame). 

1920 Isaac Capadose, lawyer/evangelist, dies at 86 

1921 Yves Montand, French actor and singer is born 

1921 NY Giants beat NY Yankees, 5 games to 3 in 18th World Series 

1921 Harper MacKay, Boston Mass, orch leader (NBC Follies). 

1922 Alan Scott, Haddonfield NJ, TV host/songwriter (Spin the Picture). 

1923 Angora (Ankara) is recorded as becoming Turkey's capital. 

1923 Servaas "Faas" Wilkes, Dutch soccer star (Xerxes/Fortuna/Inter Milan) 

1924 Wahhabietes under Ibn Saudi take Mecca. 

1924 Terry Gibbs, Bkln NY, orch leader (Steve Allen Comedy Hour) 

1924 Anatole France, [Jacques Thibault], writer (Ecrivain Francais), dies. 

1925 Margaret Thatcher, Now 'Baroness' Thatcher; former British Prime Minister is born. 

1925 Frank D Gilroy, American writer (Subject Was Roses). 

1926 Ray Brown, US, bandleader 

1926 Hans E Kinck, Norwegian philological/writer (Driftekaren), dies at 61. 

1927 Anita Kerr, Memphis TN, singer (Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour) 

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