Historical Events In April - 24

1856  On this day in history henri POBJ Pétain, French marshal (Verdun/Vichy regime)   

1863  On April - 24 skirmish at Okolona/Birmingham, Mississippi (Grierson's Raid)   

1864  George AA Alting van Geusau, dir-gen (PTT)/Dutch Min of War (1918-20) on this day in history.   

1865  On April - 24 fire alarm & police telegraph system put into operation (SF)   

1866  Victoria BC is connected to British Columbia mainland via cable and telegraph on this day in history.   

1867  Black demonstrators stage ride-ins on Richmond Va streetcars on this day in history.   

1867  In Manhattan, Kansas a 5.1 quake is the largest historical earthquake in Kansas on April - 24.   

1867  On this day in history fannie Thomas, became oldest known American (113 y 273 d at death)   

1872  On April - 24 volcano Vesuvius erupts   

1873  On April - 24 theodor Korner von Siegringen, Austrian general/president   

1874  On this day in history john Russell Pope, US, architect (Jefferson Memorial)   

1875  Jeno Huszka, composer on April - 24.   

1875  Jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura, composer, dies at 58 on April - 24.   

1877  Last federal occupying troops withdraw from south (New Orleans) on April - 24.   

1877  On this day in history charles Cuvillier, composer   

1880  Amateur Athletic Association, governing body for men's athletics in England and Wales, is founded in Oxford, England on April - 24.   

1880  On this day in history amateur Athletic Association, governing body for men's athletics in England & Wales, is founded in Oxford, England   

1883  On this day in history 28 Surinamers depart to Amsterdam World's Fair   

1883  On this day in history jaroslav Hasek, Czech writer (Brave soldier Schweik) [or April 30]   

1884  On April - 24 national Medical Association of Black physicians organizes (Atlanta)   

1886  On this day in history kurt Pinthus, writer   

1888  On this day in history eastman Kodak forms   

1889  [Richard] Stafford Cripps, Engl min of Plane-manufacturing (1942-45) on April - 24.   

1891  On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Final Problem"   

1891  Count Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian gen/fieldmarshal, dies on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history jack Hulbert, Ely England, actor (Into the Blue, Bulldog Jack)   

1893  On this day in history robert Harron, NYC, actor (Birth of a Nation, Intolerance)   

1894  French cyclist Henri Desgrange rides 100km in world record 2:39:18 on April - 24.   

1895  Joshua Slocum completes around-the-world voyage in 11-m boat on April - 24.   

1895  On April - 24 s Constantine Timoshenko, Russian marshal/people's commissioner   

1897  The first journalist to be named White House news reporter was William Price, who began working the prestigious beat for the "Washington Star" this day on April - 24.   

1897  1st reporter, William Price (Wash Star), assigned to White House on this day in history.   

1897  Benjamin Lee Whorf, linguist (or 1797) on April - 24.   

1898  On April - 24 spain declares war on US rejecting ultimatum to withdraw from Cuba   

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1533  On this day in history birth of william I of Orange (d. 1584)   

1538  On April - 24 birth of gugliemo Gonzaga, composer   

1581  On this day in history birth of vincent de Paul, French saint (d. 1660)   

1594  Benedikt Lechler, composer was born on April - 24.   

1620  On April - 24 birth of john Graunt, statistician, founder of science of demography   

1660  Cornelis Dusart, Dutch painter/engraver was born on this day in history.   

1670  On this day in history birth of christian Ludwig Boxberg, composer   

1706  On April - 24 birth of giovanni Battista Martini, composer   

0624  Death of Mellitus, third Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

0709  Wilfried, bishop of York, dies at about 76 on this day in history.   

0729  Egbert[us], English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at 89 on April - 24.   

1077  Geza I, King of Hungary (1074-7), dies on April - 24.   

1185  On April - 24 death of antoku Taira, emperor of Japan (1180-85), drowns   

1338  Death of Marquis Theodore I of Montferrat (b. 1291) on this day in history.   

1530  On this day in history jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (De partu Virginis), dies   

1617  Death of Carlo Concino, French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered on April - 24.