Page 3: Historical Events In September - 15
Monday, 09 February 2026
1852 Jan E Matzeliger, Surinamese inventor (shoe lacing machine). 

1853 inaugural US woman ordained a minister, Antoinette Blackwell. 

1853 1st US woman ordained a minister, Antoinette Blackwell. 

1857 William Taft, Former (27th) American President is born. 

1857 Timothy Alder patents typesetting machine 

1857 William Howard Taft, Cin, (R) 27th pres (1909-13), chief justice 

1858 Charles E Vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer/hermit 

1859 John LA Luyten, Catholic Member of Dutch 2nd parliament, dies at 72 

1862 Stonewall Jackson takes Harpers Ferry 

1862 Confederates conquer Union-weapon arsenal at Harpers Ferry WV 

1863 Horatio William Parker, composer 

1865 Henri [Lucien] Capitant, French lawyer (Loi Falcidie) 

1868 Dirk B Nanninga, Dutch painter. 

1870 Dutch 1st Chamber abolishes Capital punishment (20-18) 

1873 Last German troops leave France. 

1875 Jeanne-Louise Farrenc, composer, dies at 71. 

1876 Bruno Walter, [B W Schlesinger], Berlin Germany, conductor (NY Phil) 

1879 Pim Mulier forms "Haarlem Football Club" 

1880 William Hauser, composer, dies at 67. 

1881 Ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti, Milan, race car builder (Amaz Bugattis) 

1882 British general Wolseley occupies Cairo. 

1883 Joseph AF Plateau, Belg physicist (Blue Moon), dies. 

1884 Floro Manuel Ugarte, composer. 

1885 Tthe famous circus elephant "Jumbo" is killed by a GTR freight train, hauled by locomotive no. 788 at St. Thomas. It was struck from behind while being lead along the track to be loaded into his car. Jumbo stood 12' 5" high and weighted 7 1/2 tons 

1885 Juliusz Zarebski, composer, dies at 31 

1887 Phila celebrates 100th anniversary of US Constitution. 

1887 Jean/Hans Arp, French/Swiss statues artist/poet. 

1889 Robert Benchley, Worcester MA, humorist (My 10 Years in a Quandary) 

1890 Agatha Christie, English author is born. 

1890 Agatha Christie, mystery writer (Murder on Orient Express). 

1894 Japan defeats China in Battle of Ping Yang 

1894 Jean Renoir, French film director is born 

1894 Jean Renoir, French director (Madame Bovary, Nana, Grand Illusion). 

1895 Jan Kleczynski, composer, dies at 58. 

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