Historical Events In July - 24

1898  On July - 24 amelia Earhart, US aviator (1st woman to solo Atlantic)   

1899  Chief Dan George, actor (Little Big Man) on this day in history.   

1900  Race riot in New Orleans, 2 white policemen killed on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history zelda Fitzgerald, 1st wife of F Scott   

1900  Ferdinand Hamet, Dutch missionary in Mongolia, murdered at 59 on this day in history.   

1901  On July - 24 o. Henry is released from prison in Austin, Texas after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank.   

1902  Trumper a century before lunch 4th Test Cricket v England on July - 24.   

1902  Hans Chemin-Petit, composer on July - 24.   

1903  Robert Mills Delaney, composer on this day in history.   

1904  James R Killian Jr, MIT pres (1948-59) on this day in history.   

1905  On July - 24 treaty of Bjorko: Emperor Wilhelm II/czar Nicholas II   

1907  On this day in history hugh Charles, songwriter/impressario   

1908  John Hayes wins 4th olympics marathon (2:55:18.4 world record) on this day in history.   

1909  Bkln Dodger Nap Rucker strikes out 16 Pitts Pirates on July - 24.   

1910  On this day in history matador Juan Belmonte (18) kills his 1st bull   

1910  Edward Ford, registrat Order of Merit on this day in history.   

1911  On July - 24 hiram Bingham discovers Lost City of the Incas   

1913  George H Brown, film producer on July - 24.   

1914  On July - 24 david Miles Bensuan-Butt, economist   

1915  Excursion ship Eastland capsizes in Lake Michigan, 852 die on this day in history.   

1915  Frank Thistlethwaite, vice chancellor (University of East Anglia) on this day in history.   

1916  Bob Eberly, Mechanicsville NY, singer (Jimmy Dorsey Band) on July - 24.   

1917  On July - 24 john Hillaby, writer/traveller   

1918  On July - 24 sgt. Richard Charles TRAVIS, 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment, won the Victoria Cross at Hebuterne, France   

1918  Ruggiero Ricci, SF Calif, composer/violinist (Paganini) on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history race Riot in Washington DC (6 killed, 100 wounded)   

1919  The birth of Peter Yates, British director on July - 24.   

1920  On July - 24 alexander H Cohen, NYC, Broadway producer (Beyond the Fringe)   

1921  Belgium's Leon Scieur wins Tour de France on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history charles Mathias Jr, (Sen-R-MD, 1969-86)   

1923  Allied Powers & Turkey sign peace treaty, Lausanne on this day in history.   

1924  On July - 24 david Loram, British vice-admiral (Supreme Allied Commander)   

1925  On this day in history insulin successfully used for the first time to treat a patient   

1925  Scopes guilty of teaching evolution in a Tn HS, fined $100 & costs on July - 24.   

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1380  Johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint was born on this day in history.   

1660  Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (d. 1718) was born on this day in history.   

1686  Benedetto Marcello, composer [or Aug 9] was born on this day in history.   

1720  On July - 24 birth of louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik   

1725  On July - 24 birth of john Newton, English cleric and hymnist (d. 1807)   

1738  Elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, Dutch author/poet (Sara Burgerhart) was born on this day in history.   

1757  Vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (d. 1825) was born on July - 24.   

1759  On this day in history birth of victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21)   

1115  On July - 24 death of matilda, Countess of Tuscany (b. 1046)   

1240  On July - 24 death of konrad von Thüringen, fifth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights   

1345  On this day in history death of jacob van Artevelde, statesman, murdered   

1568  On July - 24 death of prince Don Carlos of Spain (b. 1545)   

1594  Death of John Boste, Catholic saint and martyr (b. 1544) on this day in history.   

1652  Johann Weichmann, composer, dies at 32 on this day in history.   

1712  On July - 24 cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies   

1739  On July - 24 benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday