Page 4: Historical Events In October - 22
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1913 Explosion at Dawson NM coal mine results in the deaths of 263 mine workers. 

1913 Annette Rogers, US sprinter (Olympic-gold-1932, 36). 

1915 Harry Hickox, Big Springs Tx, (Herb-Please Don't Eat the Daisies). 

1916 Michael F Howard, British Major-General (Gold Stick to the Queen). 

1917 Joan Fontaine, American actress is born. 

1917 Joan Fontaine, Tokyo Japan, actress (Gunga Din, Ivanhoe, Rebecca) 

1919 Doris Lessing, Kermanshah Iran, novelist (Golden Notebook) 

1919 Bruce F Cummings, English author (Enjoying Life), dies at 30. 

1920 Harry Potts, soccer star/manager 

1921 Georges Brassens, French poet/cabaret singer. 

1922 Lucerne Street in Bronx named 

1922 John H Chafee, (Sen-R-Rhode Island, 1976- ). 

1923 Pete Pihos, NFL end (Phil Eagles) 

1924 Toastmasters International is founded. 

1925 Robert Rauschenberg, Port Arthur Tex, painter (Gloria). 

1926 J. Gordon Whitehead sucker punches magician Harry Houdini in the stomach in Montreal. 

1926 Jan A de Jonge, Dutch historian 

1926 Jules Van de Hill, Belgian lawyer/politician, dies. 

1927 Helenard J "Allan" Hendrickse, leader of S Afr Labour Party. 

1927 Ross Youngs, Hall of Fame baseballer, dies of Bright's disease at 30. 

1928 China expels all Russian instructors and civil servants. 

1928 Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Brazilian movie director. 

1929 French govt of Briand falls 

1929 Dory Previn, Rahway NJ, pop singer (Love Be My Cover) 

1930 1st concerto of BBC Symphony Orchestra, under Adrian Boult. 

1931 Hikaru Hayashi, composer. 

1932 Charles de Broqueville is recorded as becoming premier of Belgium 

1932 Anna Dickinson, dies just a week shy of her 90th birthday. 

1933 Primo Carnera beats Paulin in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 

1933 Donald Herod Peterson, Winona Mississippi, Col USAF/astronaut (STS 6). 

1934 Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd, the notorious bank robber and folk hero dies - shot by FBI 

1934 In East Liverpool, Ohio, notorious bank robber Pretty Boy Floyd is shot and killed by Federal Bureau of Investigation agents 

1934 Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd, gangster, shot dead at 30 by FBI in Ohio. 

1935 18th PGA Championship: Johnny Revolta at Twin Hills CC Oklahoma City. 

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