Page 3: Historical Events In September - 27
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1840 Alfred Thayer Mahan, US, naval officer (Influence of Sea Power) 

1844 Charles Nodier, French writer (History du chien the Brisquet), dies. 

1852 George L Aiken's "Uncle Tom's Cabin," premieres in Troy, NY 

1854 The steamship liner Arctic sinks in the Atlantic Ocean, killing 300 people 

1854 Steamship "Arctic" sinks with 300 people on board. 

1855 George F Bristow's "Rip Van Winkle," 2nd American opera, opens in NYC 

1858 Giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician, founder of symbolic logic 

1862 Louis Botha, South African politician; PM of Transvaal is born. 

1862 Louis Botha, Greytown S Africa, 1st PM of South Africa (1910-19) 

1863 Jo Shelby's calvery in action at Moffat's Station, Arkansas. 

1863 Jo Shelby's cavalry in action at Moffat's Station, Arkansas. 

1864 Battle at Pilot Knob (Ft Davidson), Missouri: 1700 killed/injured 

1864 Alexander Cohen, Dutch anarchist/author 

1866 Tryggve Andersen, Norwegian writer (Fra Cancelliraadens Dage) 

1867 Rosa Lewis, society caterer/owner (Cavandish Hotel-England) 

1868 Alexander Walewski, French earl/duke/diplomat/Foreign minister, dies. 

1870 Henry TP Comstock, Canadian silver prospector, dies at 50. 

1875 Grazia Deledda, Italy, novelist (Old Man of the Mtn-Nobel 1926) 

1877 John Mercer Langston named minister of Haiti. 

1879 Cyril M Scott, English pianist/composer/author (Heroic Suite). 

1881 Chicago Cubs beat Troy 10-8 before record small "crowd" of 12 

1881 Ernest Samuel Williams, composer 

1887 Anton Roemer, Dutch actor (Potasch and Perlemoer, Boefje) 

1889 New York's inaugural real skyscraper opens at 50 Broadway with 13 stories. 

1891 I Gontscharow, writer, dies 

1892 Book matches are patented by Diamond Match Company. 

1892 John Mylong, Austria, actor (Robot Monsters). 

1893 Joannes DM Cornelissen, Dutch historian (Hooft and Tacitus) 

1894 New York's Aqueduct horse racing track opens 

1894 Aqueduct racetrack opens in NY. 

1895 George Raft, NYC, actor (Each Dawn I Die, Scarface, Some Like It Hot). 

1896 George Bender, Cleveland, (Rep/Sen-R-Oh) 

1898 Vincent (Miller) Youmans, US composer/songwriter (Tea for Two). 

1900 Victory Theater (Republic, Belasco) opens at 207 W 42nd St NYC 

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