Historical Events In July - 24

1925  On July - 24 ignacio Aldecoa, Spanish writer (Gran Sol, Caballo the Pica)   

1926  Hans-Gunther Winkler, Germany, equestrian jumper (Olympic-gold-1956) on July - 24.   

1927  Opening of the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing in Ypres, Belgium The gate records the names of over 56,000 allied soldiers, among them 6,176 Australian soldiers of the First Australian Imperial Force (AIF), missing in the battles near Ypres during the First World War on this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history the Menin Gate war memorial is unveiled at Ypres.   

1927  James J Howard, (Rep-D-NJ, 1965- ) on July - 24.   

1929  On this day in history pres Hoover proclaims Kellogg-Briand Pact which renounces war   

1929  On July - 24 nY to SF foot race ends (2½ months) winner is 60 year old Monteverde   

1931  George Gunn gets 183 & son of a gunn George Vernon 100* same innings on July - 24.   

1931  Marie WF Treub, Dutch economist/minister of finance, dies at 75 on July - 24.   

1933  On July - 24 german judge Vogt signs deed of accusation against Van der Lubbe   

1933  On July - 24 max von Schillings, composer, dies at 65   

1934  On this day in history the first ptarmigan hatched & reared in captivity, Ithaca, NY   

1934  1st ptarmigan hatched & reared in captivity, Ithaca, NY on July - 24.   

1935  1st greeting telegram sent in Britain on July - 24.   

1936  118ø F (48ø C), Minden, Nebraska (state record) on July - 24.   

1936  On this day in history 121ø F (49ø C), near Alton, Kansas (state record)   

1936  118°F (48°C), Minden, Nebraska (state record) on July - 24.   

1936  On this day in history james Philip Dunn, composer, dies at 52   

1937  On this day in history alabama drops charges against 5 blacks accused of rape in Scottsboro   

1938  Instant coffee invented on July - 24.   

1940  1st illegal "Newsletter of Pieter It Hen" publishes in Netherlands on this day in history.   

1941  FDR demands Japanese troops out of Indo-China on July - 24.   

1942  HMCS St. Croix (Destroyer) sinks the U-90 on July - 24.   

1942  The Bureau of Aeronautics issued a Planning Directive calling for procurement of four Sikorsky helicopters for study and development by Navy and Coast Guard aviation forces on this day in history.   

1942  On July - 24 irving Berlin's musical "This is the Army," premieres in NYC   

1943  Revolt in Italy; Mussolini is deposed by Badoglio on this day in history.   

1943  On July - 24 rAF bombs Hamburg (20,000 dead)   

1944  On July - 24 following 43 days of naval gunfire and air bombardment, Naval Task Force lands Marines on Tinian.   

1944  On July - 24 russians liberate the Majdanek extermination camp.   

1944  On this day in history 300 allied bombers drop fire bombs on Allied/German positions   

1944  On this day in history jan Postma, leader of illegal Dutch party (CPN), executed at 49   

1945  US destroyer Underhill torpedoed West of Guam on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history 9 Spokane baseball players (Western League), die in a bus crash   

1947  On this day in history ernest Austin, composer, dies at 72   

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1380  Johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint was born on July - 24.   

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 July - 24.   

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

1725  John Newton, English cleric and hymnist (d. 1807) was born on this day in history.   

1738  On July - 24 birth of elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, Dutch author/poet (Sara Burgerhart)   

1757  On this day in history birth of vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (d. 1825)   

1759  Victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21) was born on July - 24.   

1115  Death of Matilda, Countess of Tuscany (b. 1046) on July - 24.   

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

1345  On July - 24 death of jacob van Artevelde, statesman, murdered   

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

1594  On this day in history death of john Boste, Catholic saint and martyr (b. 1544)   

1652  On this day in history johann Weichmann, composer, dies at 32   

1712  On this day in history cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies   

1739  Benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday on July - 24.