Historical Events In August - 24

1889  Simon Kimbangu/Kibangu, Congo prophet on this day in history.   

1889  On August - 24 jan E Matzeliger, Suriname inventor (shoe lacing machine), dies   

1890  Duke Kahanamoku, Hawaii, swimmer (Olympics-3 gold/2 silver-12, 20, 24) on August - 24.   

1891  Thomas Edison patents motion picture camera on August - 24.   

1891  Alexander Mikhaylovich Dzegelyonok, composer on August - 24.   

1893  On August - 24 tornado destroys coast of Savannah & Charleston, about 1000 die   

1894  On August - 24 jean Rhys, [Ella Williams], Dominica, writer (Voyage in the Dark)   

1895  On this day in history john F Loudon, entrepreneur/colonial director, dies at 74   

1896  On this day in history phil Baker, Phila, comedian (Who's Whose)   

1898  On August - 24 albert Claude, Belgium, biologist/physician (Nobel 1974)   

1899  On this day in history johan J Fabricius, Dutch novelist (Island of Demons)   

1900  Preston Foster, Ocean City NJ, actor (Waterfront, Gunslinger) on this day in history.   

1902  Fernand Braudel, French historian (Civililization & Capitalism) on August - 24.   

1904  24th US Mens Tennis: Holcombe Ward beats William Clothier (108 64 97) on August - 24.   

1904  On August - 24 rod Redwing, NY, actor (Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory)   

1905  On August - 24 chicago Cubs beat Phillies 2-1 in 20 innings   

1905  On August - 24 donald Douglas, Scotland, actor (I Love You Again)   

1906  Cincinnati Red John Weimer no-hits Dodgers, 1-0 in 7 inning game on August - 24.   

1906  On this day in history alfred Stevens, Belgian painter, dies   

1907  Pieter Louis Tak, writer (Chronicle), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 13 for heavyweight boxing title   

1909  On this day in history workers start pouring concrete for Panama Canal   

1909  Ronnie Grieveson, S Afr cricket keeper/batsman (2 Tests v Eng 1939) on this day in history.   

1910  Bernhard Heiden, composer on this day in history.   

1911  On August - 24 manuel d'Arriaga elected 1st president of Portugal   

1911  Karl AF Schiller, West German economist/SPD-minister on this day in history.   

1912  Alaska becomes a U.S. territory on August - 24.   

1912  On this day in history nYC ticker tape parade for Jim Thorpe & victorious US olympians   

1912  Territory of Alaska organized on this day in history.   

1912  US passes Anti-gag law, federal employees right to petition the govt on this day in history.   

1912  Durward Kirby, Indianapolis Ind, TV announcer (Garry Moore Show) on August - 24.   

1913  On this day in history dorothy Comingore, [Linda Winters], LA CA, actress (Citizen Kane)   

1914  Battle at Bergen: Germans defeat Belgian/British troops on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history alice B[radley] Sheldon, US, sci-fi author (Byte Beautiful)   

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1113  On August - 24 birth of geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy   

1113  On August - 24 birth of geoffrey of Anjou, Count of Anjou (d. 1151)   

1198  King Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249) was born on this day in history.   

1210  On this day in history birth of floris IV, Count of Holland   

1358  King John I of Castile (d. 1390) was born on August - 24.   

1393  Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458) was born on August - 24.   

1420  On this day in history birth of albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt)   

1531  On this day in history birth of ercole Bottrigari, composer   

0079  Death of Pliny the Elder, Roman writer and naturalist (b. 23) on this day in history.   

1103  On this day in history magnus III Berbein, [Blootbeen], King of Norway (1093-1103), dies   

1217  On this day in history eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in battle   

1313  On August - 24 henry VII, Roman Catholic German King/emperor (1308/12-13), dies   

1371  Death of Eduard, duke of Gelre (1361-71), assasinated on August - 24.   

1540  On August - 24 death of girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian painter (b. 1503)   

1542  On August - 24 death of gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (b. 1483)   

1572  On August - 24 death of gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded