Page 10: Historical Events In 1922
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
Jun 27 Newberry Medal inaugural presented for kids literature (Hendrik Van Loon). 


Jun 28 Terje Stigen, Norwegian author (Det siste paradiset) 


Jun 29 France grants 1 km² at Vimy Ridge "freely, and for all time, to the Government of Canada, the free use of the land exempt from all taxes.". 


Jun 29 K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #979 Ilsewa 


Jun 29 Vasko Popa, Yugoslavia/Serbian poet (Heaven is a Side Issue) 


Jul 01 Giovanni Verga, Italian writer (I mala voglia), dies at 81. 


Jul 02 Dan Rowan, Beggs Okla, comedian (Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in). 


Jul 03 Art Fowler, baseball player 


Jul 05 1st general election in Netherlands. 


Jul 06 Dutch auto/airplane manufacturer Trompenburg declares bankruptcy 


Jul 06 Francisco Moncion, dancer 


Jul 07 Artie Malvin, US music director (Julie LaRosa/Steve Lawrence). 


Jul 07 Cathal Brugha, Chief of Staff of Irish Republican Army (b.1874) 


Jul 07 Pierre Cardin, French fashion designer is born 


Jul 08 35th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Suzanne Lenglen beats M Mallory (62 60). 


Jul 09 Johnny Weissmuller swims 1st 100 m free style under 1 minute 


Jul 09 Rey Hassan, Morroco, King of Morocco (1961- ) 


Jul 10 Derek Prouse, writer actor/film festival director (Le Scandale). 


Jul 11 Gene Evans, Hollbrook Az, actor (My Friend Flicka, Matt Helm, Alamo) 


Jul 11 The Hollywood Bowl opens. 


Jul 12 Clark MacGregor, politician (involved in Watergate) 


Jul 13 Anchor Jorgenson, premier of Denmark (1972-82). 


Jul 13 The France II, the world's largest sailing vessel, is wrecked off the coast of New Caledonia 


Jul 14 Peter Andrew Tranchell, composer. 


Jul 15 1st duck-billed platypus publicly exhibited in US, at NY zoo 


Jul 15 Jef Houthuys, chairman Belgian labor union (ACV 1968-87). 


Jul 15 The inaugural duck-billed platypus publicly exhibited in US, at NY zoo. 


Jul 17 Curacao harbor workers begin strike under Felix Chacuto 


Jul 17 Donald Alfred Davie, poet/critic 


Jul 17 Heinrich Rubens, German physicist, dies at 57 


Jul 19 Cornelis A Pekelharing, Dutch histologist, dies on 74th birthday 


Jul 19 George McGovern, (Sen-D-SD)/pres candidate (D-1972). 


Jul 20 Miroslav "Standa" Bares, Czech/Dutch actor/director (Billy Budd) 


Jul 20 Togo made a mandate of League of Nations 


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