Page 4: Historical Events In September - 02
Thursday, 19 February 2026
1918 Allen Drury, author (Advise and Consent-1960 Pulitzer Prize). 

1919 Communist Party of America organized in Chicago 

1919 Communist Party of America organizes in Chicago 

1919 Gideon William Waldrop, composer 

1920 W Somerset Maugham's "East of Suez," premieres in London 

1921 inaugural Miss America contest held in Atlantic City, has 8 entries. 

1922 Pres Ebert declares "Deutschland uber alas" as German national anthem 

1924 Rudolf Friml's "Rose Marie" opens to rave reviews in NYC 

1924 44th US Mens Tennis: William Tilden beats William Johnston (61 97 62) 

1924 Daniel arap Moi, President of Kenya. 

1925 Russ Conway, Popular pianist of the 50's is born. 

1925 The U.S. Zeppelin the USS Shenandoah crashes, killing 14. 

1925 Ronnie Stevens, London England, actor (Rodney-Dick and Duchess). 

1926 Italy signs treaty with Yemen 

1927 In this year, Rumour starts that Yankee Lou Gehrig will be traded to Tigers. 

1927 Francis Matthews, British actor (On the Bowery, Paul Temple). 

1928 Miloslav Istvan, composer. 

1929 Unilever forms by merger of Margarine Union and Lever Bros 

1930 The inaugural nonstop airplane flight from Europe to the US is completed as the plane Question Mark lands at Valley Stream, NY 

1930 1st non-stop airplane flight from Europe to US (37 hrs) 

1930 Andrey Pavlovich Petrov, composer 

1931 Alan K Simpson, minority whip (Sen-R-WY, 1979- ) 

1933 Victor Spinetti, Welsh actor 

1934 Michael Sahl, composer 

1934 Ruggiero de Rudolpho "Russ" Columbo, US singer/violist, dies at 26. 

1935 A hurricane slams the Florida Keys killing 423 

1935 A hurricane slams Florida Keys killing 423. 

1935 Jim Moody, (Rep-D-WI, 1983- ). 

1936 The inaugural transatlantic round-trip air flight. 

1936 1st transatlantic round-trip air flight. 

1936 David Leonard Blake, composer 

1937 US Housing Authority created by National Housing Act 

1937 Peter Ueberroth, organized LA Olympics (1984)/baseball commissioner 

1937 Esther de Farmer-of Rich, actress (Kniertje-On hope of blessing), dies. 

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