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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
Feb 23 Polish revolutionaries march on Cracow, but are defeated. 
Feb 24 Luigi Denza, composer.
Feb 26 William Cody, 'Buffalo Bill', the American showman is born
Feb 26 William F "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Davenport Iowa, killed 4000 buffaloes
Feb 27 Joaquin Valverde, composer.
Mar 03 Desiderio FA Pietri, Italian baker/marathon runner Dorando's father.
Mar 06 Nikoli A Poveloi, Russian writer/publisher, dies at 49 [NS]
Mar 10 Edward Baker Lincoln, son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
Mar 11 Antonio C G Crespo, Brazilian/Portuguese poet
Mar 13 Friedrich Hebbel's "Maria Magdalena," premieres in Königsberg
Mar 17 F W Bessel, measured distance to 61 Cygni, dies
Mar 17 Kate Greenaway, England, artist/book illustrator (Under the Window)
Mar 20 Auguste Bender, writer
Mar 22 Randolph Caldecott, England, illustrator (Caldecott Medal namesake)
Apr 16 Domenico Dragonetti, composer, dies at 83
Apr 18 The telegraph ticker was patented by R.E. House of New York City
Apr 25 Thornton Affair: Open conflict begins over the disputed border of Texas, triggering the Mexican-American War
Apr 28 Johann E Backlund, Swedish astronomer (planets/asteroids)
Apr 30 Rosalie Amstein, writer
May 01 Ida Pfeiffer (48) begins trip around world
May 02 Zygmunt Noskowski, composer
May 03 Mexican army surrounds fort in Texas.
May 04 US state Michigan ends death penalty.
May 04 US state of Michigan ends death penalty.
May 05 Federico Chueca, composer
May 08 1st major battle of Mexican War fought at Palo Alto Texas.
May 08 American General Zachary Taylor's forces win the inaugural major battle of the Mexican War at Palo Alto, TX.
May 08 Giacomo Cordella, composer, dies at 59
May 08 Oscar Hammerstein, Germany, opera/playwright (Kohinoor)
May 09 Battle of Resaca de la Palma-US sends Mexico back to Rio Grande.
May 09 Nikolay Feopemptovich Solov'yov, composer.
May 13 The United States declare war on Mexico.
May 13 US declares war on Mexico, 2 months after fighting begins.
May 14 Arnold Kerdijk, Dutch lib politician/founder (Social Weekly newspaper).
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