Historical Events In December - 24

1867  On this day in history manuel de Oliveira Lima, Brazilian historian/diplomat  

1868  On December - 24 emanuel Lasker, Germany, world chess champion (1894-21)  

1869  Henriette GA Roland Holst-van der Schalk, Dutch poet (Women in Forest) on this day in history.  

1869  Edwin M[cMasters] Stanton, US Secretary of War (1861-65), dies at 55 on December - 24.  

1870  Rosario Scalero, composer on this day in history.  

1871  On this day in history giusseppi Verdi's "Aida" premieres in Cairo, at Suez canal opening  

1871  On this day in history verdi's 'Aida' performed for the first time, in Cairo  

1871  Henri Stroethoff, Dutch actor (A Chique Little Boy) on December - 24.  

1874  On this day in history pope Pius IX proclaims a jubilee for 1875  

1879  Stanislav Pylypovych Lyudkevych, composer on this day in history.  

1881  On this day in history bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer  

1884  Austria-Hungary admits King Leopold II's Congo Free State on this day in history.  

1885  On this day in history arthur Dolphin, cricketer (Yorkshire & England keeper, later Test ump)  

1885  On this day in history louis-Prosper Gachard, Belgian historian, dies at 85  

1887  Louis Jouvet, Crozon France, actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise) on this day in history.  

1888  On December - 24 the birth of Michael Curtiz, American director  

1889  Bicycle with a back-pedal brake patented on December - 24.  

1889  On this day in history daniel Stover and William Hance patent bicycle with back pedal brake  

1889  Daniel Stover & William Hance patent bicycle with back pedal brake on December - 24.  

1889  Vladimir Sokoloff, Moscow Russia, actor (Road to Morocco) on December - 24.  

1893  Henry Ford completes his 1st useful gas motor on this day in history.  

1893  On this day in history carl Brisson, Copenhagen Denmark, actor (Murder at the Vanities)  

1894  On December - 24 scheveningse fishing boats destroyed by storm  

1894  On this day in history georges Guynemer, French WW I pilot  

1898  Herman Heijermans' "Ghetto," premieres in Amsterdam on this day in history.  

1898  Eugeniusz Pankiewicz, composer, dies at 41 on December - 24.  

1900  On this day in history herman Heijermans' "Hope of Blessing" premieres in Amsterdam  

1904  German SW Africa abolishes slavery of young children on this day in history.  

1904  On December - 24 daniel K Womack, singer/guitarist  

1904  On this day in history juliaan Dillens, Flemish sculptor, dies at 55  

1905  Howard Hughes born on this day in history.  

1905  On December - 24 the birth of Howard Hughes, American tycoon  

1905  Anna "Ans" van Dike ("the Young"), Jewish nazi collaborator on this day in history.  

1906  Reginald A Fessenden became first to broadcast music over radio (Mass) on this day in history.  

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0003  Galba, Roman Emperor (d. 69) was born on December - 24.  

1167  John "without a land", king of England (1199-1216) was born on December - 24.  

1389  On this day in history birth of john VI, Duke of Brittany (d. 1442)  

1475  On this day in history birth of thomas Murner, German writer (d.c. 1537)  

1491  On December - 24 birth of ignatius of Loyola, Spanish founder of the Jesuit order (d. 1556)  

1508  Pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (d. 1567) was born on this day in history.  

1564  On this day in history birth of abraham C Bloemaert, painter/cartoonist/engraver  

1588  Constance of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1631) was born on December - 24.  

0427  Death of Archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople on this day in history.  

1069  Godfried II, with the Beard, duke of Neder-Lutherans, dies on December - 24.  

1257  On this day in history death of john I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218)  

1380  John von Neumarkt, German bishop/Chancellor Karel IV, dies on December - 24.  

1453  John Dunstable, English composer, dies on this day in history.  

1524  On this day in history vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer/viceroy of Cochin, dies at about 55  

1541  Andreas R Bodenstein von Carlstadt, radical Lutheran, dies at about 61 on December - 24.  

1548  Maximilian of Egmond, Dutch count/stadholder of Frisia, dies on this day in history.