Page 3: Historical Events In September - 22
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1860 Heinrich Reitsch, composer 

1861 Fort Fauntleroy (Wingate), rapes Navaho Indians 

1862 Abrahan Lincoln, the US President, orders American slaves to be freed 

1862 President Lincoln, says he will free slaves in all states on Jan 1. 

1863 President Lincoln makes his Emancipation Proclamation speech. 

1864 Battle of Fisher's Hill VA-Gen Early Retreats to Brown's Gap 

1864 Louis Van Deyssel, writer (Small Republic, One Love) 

1865 Heinrich Christian Pander, Russian zoologist, dies at 71. 

1866 Decisive battle of Curupaity in the War of the Triple Alliance 

1868 Race riots in New Orleans La 

1869 The opera "Das Rheingold" is produced (Munich). 

1869 Richard Wagner's opera "Rhine Gold," premieres in Munich 

1870 Arthur Willard Pryor, composer. 

1872 Luis Villalba Munoz, composer. 

1875 Mikolajus Konstantinas Ciurlionis, composer 

1878 Shigeru Yoshida, Japanese PM (most of 1946-54). 

1880 Asser B Kleerekoper, journalist/2nd-Member of parliament (SDAP) 

1880 G F Grace, cricketer (one Test v Australia), dies 

1882 Emil Abranyi, composer 

1883 The Grand Trunk Railway acquires the 452 mile Midland Railway. 

1883 Robert Franz Richard Hernried, composer. 

1884 Minerva Urecal, CA, actress (Accent on Love, Crazy Knights). 

1885 Lord Randolph Churchill makes a speech in Ulster in opposition to Home Rule e.g. "Ulster will fight and Ulster will be right" 

1885 Erich von Stroheim, early film director/actor (Grand Illusion) 

1887 Hobart Cavanaugh, US, actor (Border Town, Black Angel) 

1888 Sophia J W "Sophie" Hermse, actress (Vorstenschool). 

1890 Ferdinand Gonseth, Swiss mathematician/philosopher. 

1890 Johanna D Courtmans-Berchmans, Flemish author, dies at 79. 

1891 Jacob H "Jaap" Stotijn, oboist/conductor (Residence Orch). 

1892 Billy West, Russia, actor (Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy). 

1893 1st auto built in US (by Duryea brothers) runs in Springfield. 

1894 Hieronim Feicht, composer 

1895 Babette Deutsch, US poet (Animal vegetable mineral). 

1896 Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history 

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