Page 5: Historical Events In September - 27
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1921 D E Nineham, theologian. 

1921 Engelbert Humperdinck, Ger opera composer (Schneewittchen), dies at 67. 

1922 King Constantine I of Greece abdicates 

1922 Arthur Penn, Phila, director (Miracle Worker, Bonnie and Clyde). 

1923 Lou Gehrig's inaugural homer. 

1923 Italian troops leave occupied Korfu 

1923 Mary McCarty, Winfield Ks, actress/singer (Starch-Trapper John MD) 

1924 Giants clinch their 4th straight pennant, beating Phils 5-1. 

1924 Bud Powell, US jazz pianist/composer. 

1925 Patrick Steptoe, scientist (perfected in vitro fertilization). 

1928 US recognizes Nationalist Chinese government. 

1930 Bobby Jones completes the Grand Slam of Golf 

1930 34th US Golf Amateur Championship won by Bobby Jones 

1931 Lou Gehrig completes his 6th straight season, playing in every game. 

1931 Lou Gehrig completes his 6th straight season, playing in every game (.3486) Jim Bottomley (.3481) 

1935 Chicago Cubs win 21st consecutive game and clinch NL pennant 

1935 Alan Gray, composer, dies at 79 

1936 1st baseman Walter Alston plays in his only major league game. 

1937 The inaugural Santa Claus school opens (Albion NY). 

1937 1st Santa Claus Training School opens (Albion NY) 

1938 Ocean liner Queen Elizabeth launched at Glasgow 

1938 British ocean liner "Queen Elizabeth," launches at Clydebank Scotland. 

1939 The Polish capital, Warsaw, surrenders to the German army 

1939 Warsaw, Poland, falls to German and Russian troops during WWII 

1939 Warsaw, Poland, surrenders to Germans after 19 days of resistance 

1939 Warsaw Poland, surrenders to Germans after 19 days of resistance. 

1940 Black leaders protest discrimination in US armed forces 

1940 Establishment of Berlin-Tokyo-Rome Axis. 

1940 55 German aircrafts shot down above England 

1940 Walter Benjamin, German/French literature critic/writer, dies at 48. 

1941 33771 Jews are killed by Germans and Ukranians at Babi Yar outside Kiev 

1941 inaugural WW II liberty ship, freighter Patrick Henry, launched. 

1941 1st WW II liberty ship, freighter Patrick Henry, launched 

1942 Heavy German assault in Stalingrad 

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