Page 5: Historical Events In 1899
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
Apr 22 E J (Ned) Gregory, cricketer (one Test for Aust), dies 


Apr 22 Martyn Green, London, actor (Gilbert and Sullivan, Iceman Cometh) 


Apr 23 Edith Ngaio Marsh, NZ, Kiwi mystery writer (Black Beech and Honeydew). 


Apr 23 Vladimir Nabokov, Russian/American writer is born. 


Apr 24 Transvaal British Uitlanders ask Queen Victoria for aid 


Apr 26 Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, TX, actor (Hoedown, Country Fair, Blackmail). 


Apr 29 'Duke' Ellington, US bandleader is born 


Apr 29 Duke Ellington, Wash DC, [Edward Kennedy], bandleader (Take "A" Train). 


Apr 30 Jannetje Fisherman-Roosendaal, author (regional novels) 


May 03 Aline MacMahon, McKeesport Pa, actress (Backdoor to Heaven) 


May 04 In this year, 25th Kentucky Derby: Fred Taral aboard Manuel claims in 2:12 


May 05 Freeman Gosden, Richmond Va, radio actor (Amos-Amos 'n' Andy). 


May 08 Jan F van Hall, Dutch sculptor/resistance fighter. 


May 08 The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin opens 


May 09 Edward Pollock, saxophone/clarinet. 


May 09 Lawn mower patented 


May 10 Fred Astaire, American Actor is born 


May 10 Fred Astaire, Omaha Neb, tap dancer/actor (Easter Parade, Swingtime). 


May 15 Francisque Sarcey, French writer (Le Temps), dies at 70 


May 17 Ralf Harolde, Pittsburgh PA, actor (Framed, Smart Money, Tip-off). 


May 17 Victoria and Albert Museum foundation laid England 


May 18 World Goodwill Day-26 nations meet in 1st Hague Peace Conference. 


May 18 World Goodwill Day-26 nations meet in inaugural Hague Peace Conference. 


May 19 Leonid Maksimovich Leonov, novelist/playwright. 


May 20 Estelle Taylor, Delaware, actress (8 Commandments). 


May 21 Ilse Lagner, writer 


May 24 1st auto repair shop opens (Boston). 


May 24 Suzanne Lenglen, France, Wimbledon tennis champion (6-times) 


May 24 The inaugural auto repair shop opens in Boston 


May 25 In this year, 33rd Belmont: R Clawson aboard Jean Beraud claims in 2:23. 


May 25 Marie-Rosalie "Rosa" Bonheur, French painter, dies at 68. 


May 26 Otto E Neugebauer, Austrian/US math historian. 


May 29 Frantz Jehin-Prume, composer, dies at 60 


May 30 In this year, 24th Preakness: R Clawson aboard Half Time claims in 1:47 


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