Page 5: Historical Events In September - 04
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1928 Dick York, Fort Wayne Ind, actor (Darrin-Bewitched, Inherit the Wind) 

1929 Thomas F Eagleton, (Sen-D-MO, 1968-86/VP candidate-D-1972) 

1930 Cambridge Theater opens in London. 

1930 Jerry Ragavoy, US songwriter/producer (Wonderful Dream). 

1932 15th PGA Championship: Olin Dutra at Keller GC St Paul Minn. 

1932 Carlos Romero-Barcel, (Rep-D-Puerto Rico). 

1933 The inaugural airplane to exceed 300 mph (483 kph), JR Wendell, Glenview, Il 

1933 1st airplane to exceed 300 mph (483 kph), JR Wendell, Glenview, Il. 

1933 Richard Castellano, Bronx, actor (Godfather, Lovers and Other Stranger) 

1934 At Nuremberg over 750000 supporters attend the Nazi Party conference. 

1934 Sir Nicholas Jackson, Composer is born. 

1934 Bradman scores 149* Aust v Eng XI, 104 mins, 17 fours 4 sixes 

1934 Clive Granger, Welsh-born economist, Nobel laureate 

1936 Franco troops conquer Irun and Talavera de la Reina Spain. 

1937 Doris Kopsky, is recorded as becoming 1st NABA woman cycling champion (4 22.4) 

1937 Doris Kopsky, is recorded as becoming 1st NABA woman cycling champion (4:22.4) 

1937 Giovanni Salviucci, composer, dies at 29. 

1938 In this year, Vainio Muinonen claims 2nd European marathoner (2:37:28.8) 

1938 Clifford Dempsey, actor (Salute), dies at 73 

1939 The Polish ghetto of Mir is exterminated. 

1939 Dutch 2nd Chamber affirms Neth's in a State of War 

1940 The 'Battle of Britain' begins, after Hitler threatens to raze British cities to the ground because British bombers attacked Munich. 

1940 CBS begins broadcasting TV as station W2XAB 

1941 NY Yankees, win earliest AL pennent (full season). 

1942 Transport nr 28 departs with French Jews to nazi-Germany 

1943 Australians land near Lae, New Guinea 

1943 British 8th army lands at Taranto South Italy 

1944 2087 Jews transported for Westerbork to KZ-Lower Theresienstadt 

1944 Izaak van der Horst, Dutch resistance fighter, executed. 

1945 In this year, Ruben Fine claims 4 simultaneous rapid chess games blindfolded 

1945 US regains possession of Wake Island from Japan 

1946 Paul Lincke, German composer/conductor (Lysistrata), dies at 79 

1948 Queen Wilhelmina of the Holland abdicates the throne, citing health reasons. 

1948 "Angel in the Wings" closes at Coronet Theater NYC after 308 perfs. 

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