426 Historic Events for February 24
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| 1836 |
Death |
D niel Berzsenyi, Hungarian poet, dies at 59
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| 1838 |
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Thomas Benton Smith, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1923
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| 1839 |
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Steam shovel patented by William Otis, Philadelphia
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| 1842 |
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Arrigio Enrico Boito, composer
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| 1843 |
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[Joaquim] The¢filo F Braga, Portuguese poet/author/politician
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| 1846 |
Birth |
Luigi Denza, composer
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| 1848 |
Death |
Frans van Campenhout, Belg singer/composer (Braban‡onne), dies at 69
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| 1848 |
Birth |
Johanna C P Barbiers, actress (Voddenraper of Paris)
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| 1848 |
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C Grant B Allen, Canadian writer (Woman Who Did)
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| 1848 |
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King Louis-Philippe abdicates, 2nd French republic declared
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| 1852 |
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George A Moore, Ireland, painter/novelist (Esther Waters)
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| 1854 |
Birth |
Franz Courtens, Flemish painter (Golden Rain)
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| 1855 |
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US Court of Claims forms for cases against govt
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| 1857 |
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1st perforated US postage stamps delivered to govt
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| 1857 |
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LA Vineyard Society organized
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| 1858 |
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Arnold Dolmetsch, Le Mans, musician
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| 1860 |
Birth |
Daniel Berkeley Updike, printer/publisher/writer (Printing Types)
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| 1862 |
Death |
Bernard S Ingemann, Danish author (Holger Danske), dies at 72
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| 1863 |
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Forrest's raid on Brentwood, Tennessee
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| 1863 |
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Arizona Territory created
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| 1864 |
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-Feb 25] Battle of Tunnel Hill, GA (Buzzard's Roost)
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| 1866 |
Birth |
Arthur Pearson, Wookey Somerset England, newspaper proprietor
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| 1868 |
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1st US parade with floats (Mardi Gras-Mobile Alabama)
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| 1868 |
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House of Reps vote 126 to 47, to impeach President Andrew Johnson
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| 1871 |
Death |
Th‚odore Caruelle d'Aligny, French painter/etcher, dies at 73
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