Page 3: Historical Events In October - 28
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1864 Second Battle of Newtonia (American Civil War), Newton County, Missouri 

1864 Adolfo Camarillo, prominent land owner, horse breeder, and rancher (d. 1958 

1867 Maimonides College in Penns is 1st Jewish college in the US. 

1875 William Howard Glover, composer, dies at 56 

1876 Albert E Michotte van den Berck, Belgian psychologist 

1877 Johann Herbeck, composer, dies at 45. 

1879 Conrado del Campo y Zabaleta, composer. 

1882 Athletics reveal $22000 profit in their 1st season in the Amer Assn. 

1884 Miloje Milojevic, composer 

1885 V Chlebnikov, writer 

1886 President Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France, in New York Harbor. 

1886 Statue of Liberty dedicated by Pres Grover Cleveland, it is celebrated by the 1st confetti (ticker tape) parade in NYC 

1886 The Statue of Liberty,a gift from the people of France, is unveiled by President Grover Cleveland,marking the 100th anniversary of independence 

1886 Statue of Liberty dedicated by Pres Grover Cleveland, it is celebrated by 1st confetti (ticker tape) parade in NYC 

1886 Grigory K Ordzhonikidze, [Sergo], Russian revolutionary politician. 

1890 The German East Africa Co. cedes all its territorial rights to the German government. 

1890 Last NL-AA World Series game Bkln ties Louisville 3 games and 1 tie. 

1890 Andres Isasi, composer 

1891 Quake strikes Mino-Owari, Japan results in the deaths of 7300 

1892 Eduard J Dijksterhuis, Dutch mathematician/historian (Fall and Throw) 

1893 Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky conducted 1st performance of "Symphony Number Six in B minor, "Pathetique" 

1893 Christopher K Ingold, English chemist. 

1894 German emperor Wilhelm II fires chancellor Leo von Caprivi and premier Botho zu Eulenburg. 

1896 Howard Hanson, Wahoo Nebraska, composer/conductor (Nordic). 

1897 Hans Speidel, nazi chief-staff/NATO-supreme commander. 

1897 Hercules Robinson, S Africa Commissioner (1880-891895-97), dies at 72 

1899 C Grant B Allen, Canada, British writer (Woman Who Did), dies 

1900 After over 5 months the Paris Olympic games close. 

1900 After over 5 months 2nd Olympic games in Paris France, close 

1902 Elsa Lanchester, Lewisham London, actress (Bride of Frankenstien). 

1903 Evelyn Waugh, English novelist is born 

1903 Evelyn A Waugh, London, author (Brideshead Revisited, Scoop). 

1904 St Louis police try a new investigation method-fingerprints 

1904 Louis de Meester, composer 

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