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02/24/1872
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John Jarvis, England, swimmer (won 108 titles)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1874
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Honus Wagner, HOF shortstop (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1900-17)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1874
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Anselmo Clave, composer, dies at 49
Type: Death
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02/24/1876
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Jean Poveigh, composer
Type: Birth
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02/24/1876
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Henrik Ibsen's "Peer Gynt," premieres in Oslo
Type: Event
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02/24/1876
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Victor Moore, Hammonton NJ, comedian (Ziegfeld Follies, 7 Year Itch)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1876
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Jan Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet, dies at 67
Type: Death
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02/24/1877
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Rudolf Ganz, composer
Type: Birth
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02/24/1879
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Herman Teirlinck, Belgian writer (Sun)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1881
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De Lesseps' Co begins work on Panama Canal
Type: Event
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02/24/1885
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Chester Nimitz, US admiral (commanded Pacific fleet in WW II)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1885
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Juliusz Kaden-Bandrowski, Polish novelist/satirist (Black Wings)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1885
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Bert Lytell, NYC, actor (Henry-One Man's Family)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1885
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Joseph Sprinzak, Speaker of Israeli Knesset (1949-59)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1887
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Mary Ellen Chase, US linguistic/author (White Gate)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1888
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Louisville, Ky becomes 1st govt in US to adopt Australian ballot
Type: Event
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02/24/1890
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Marjorie Main, [Tomlinson], Action Ind, actress (Another Thin Man)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1890
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Antonio Massana, composer
Type: Birth
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02/24/1891
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French troops under capt Archinard occupy Di‚na West Sudan
Type: Event
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02/24/1894
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Nicaragua captures Tegucigalpa, Honduras (National Day, sort of)
Type: Event
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02/24/1895
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Ignaz Lachner, composer, dies at 87
Type: Death
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02/24/1895
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Cuban war for independence begins
Type: Event
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02/24/1896
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Victoria all out for 43 vs South Australia, Jones 6-15 Jarvis 4-27
Type: Event
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02/24/1898
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Kurt Tank, German WW II aircraft designer
Type: Birth
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02/24/1899
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Jacob Presser, Dutch historian/writer (Down-fall)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1902
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Battle at Yzer Spruit: Boer general De la Rey beats British
Type: Event
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02/24/1903
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US signs agreement acquiring a naval station at Guantanamo Bay Cuba
Type: Event
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02/24/1905
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Simplon tunnel in Switzerland completed
Type: Event
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02/24/1905
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E Boyland, biochemist
Type: Birth
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02/24/1905
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Guillaume Landre, composer
Type: Birth
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02/24/1906
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Alexis Curvers, Belgian author (Tempo di Roma, Bourg-le-Rond)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1907
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Otto Goldschmidt, composer, dies at 77
Type: Death
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02/24/1908
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Anatol' Vakhnyanyn, composer, dies at 66
Type: Death
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02/24/1909
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August William Derleth, Sauk City Wisc, writer (Judge Peck Mysteries)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1909
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Jean Yves Morvan Marin, broadcaster
Type: Birth
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02/24/1909
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Max Black, Dutch/British/US philosopher (analytical philosophy)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1909
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Michael Francis Morris Lindsay, orientalist
Type: Birth
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02/24/1910
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Lord Hazlerigg
Type: Birth
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02/24/1911
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Konrad Lechner, composer
Type: Birth
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02/24/1912
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Julius Kowalski, composer
Type: Birth
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02/24/1913
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Richard Murphey Goodwin, economist
Type: Birth
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02/24/1914
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Frank Craven's "Too Many Cooks," premieres in NYC
Type: Event
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02/24/1914
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Zachary Scott, Austin Tx, actor (Spotlight Playhouse, Mildred Pierce)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1914
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David Langdon, cartoonist/illustrator
Type: Birth
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02/24/1915
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Charles Henry "Harry" Urwin, trade unionist
Type: Birth
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02/24/1916
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Gene Mitchell, museum director
Type: Birth
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02/24/1917
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German plan to get Mexican help in WW I exposed (Zimmerman telegram)
Type: Event
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02/24/1917
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Russian revolution breaks out (3/8 NS)
Type: Event
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02/24/1917
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Red Sox sell Smokey Joe Wood, his arm dead at 26, to Cleve for $15,000
Type: Event
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02/24/1917
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William Fairbank, Minneapolis, physicist (superconductivity)
Type: Birth
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