Page 6: Historical Events In September - 27
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1942 Douglas Munro, only US Coast Guard with WW II-Med of Honor, dies. 

1943 Anti-fascism opposition begins in Naples. 

1943 Waclaw Gieburowski, composer, dies at 65 

1944 Helmond and Oss Neth liberated. 

1944 Aimee Semple McPherson, Canada/US evangelist/faith healer, dies at 53 

1946 King George II of Greece returns from exile. 

1947 "Sweethearts" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 288 performances. 

1948 "Carib Song" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 36 performances 

1948 Frank Cellier, actor (Spider, Quiet Wedding, Big Blockade), dies at 64. 

1950 Heavyweight champ Ezzard Charles defeats Joe Louis 

1950 Dr Ralph Bunche receives Nobel Peace Prize 

1951 Persian troops occupies oil refinery at Abadan. 

1953 Typhoon destroys 1/3 of Nagoya Japan 

1953 Bert Bechichar, Baltimore Colts, kicks a 56-yard field goal. 

1953 Jules-Marie Canneel, Flemish painter/caricaturist, dies at 72 

1954 School integration begins in Wash DC and Baltimore Md public schools. 

1954 Steve Allen's "Tonight Show" premiers 

1954 The Tonight Show, starring Steve Allen, debuts on NBC-TV. 

1955 Henri Liebrecht, Belgian stagewriter/journalist, dies at 71. 

1956 Gerald Raphael Finzi, composer, dies at 55. 

1959 Nearly 5000 people die when a typhoon hits the Japanese island of Honshu 

1959 Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev concludes his US visit. 

1959 Typhoon Vera, hits Japanese island of Honshu, results in the deaths of nearly 5000 

1960 Sylvia Pankhurst, English feminist/daughter of Emmeline, dies at 78. 

1961 Sierre Leone is recorded as becoming the 100th member of the UN 

1961 Hilda Doolittle, US poetess (Bid Me to Live), dies at 75. 

1962 US sells Israel, Hawk anti-aircraft missiles. 

1962 Francisco Brochado da Rocha, PM of Brazil (1962), dies at 52 

1963 At 10 59 AM the census clock, records US population at 190000000. 

1963 At 10:59 AM the census clock, records US population at 190000000. 

1964 The Warren Commission report is issued, stating that JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald acted without outside help 

1965 Clara Bow, US actress, (Down to the Sea in Ships, Wings), dies at 60 

1967 Felix F Yussupov, Russian monarch, dies at 80. 

1969 Violet Farebrother, actress (Downhill, Easy Virtue), dies at 81. 

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