Historical Events In October - 24

1917  Marshall Goldberg, NFL halfback (Chicago Cardinals) on this day in history.  

1918  On this day in history alexander Charles Lecocq, composer, dies at 86  

1920  On this day in history louise H "Lous" Hensen, actress (Medea, Uncle Wanja)  

1922  German parliament mandates Ebert president until July 1925 on October - 24.  

1923  On this day in history gen Otto von Lossow calls Reichswehr to Berlin to form a dictatorship  

1923  On this day in history denise Levertov, American poet/essayist (Joy Beneath the Skin)  

1924  Christian Gen Feng Joe Siang occupies Beijing on this day in history.  

1924  Jose Casanovas, composer on October - 24.  

1925  On this day in history jayaaram N Reddy, South African politician/banker  

1925  On this day in history jindrich S Baar, Czech pastor/writer (Lusy), dies at 56  

1926  On October - 24 harry Houdini's last performance, which was at the Garrick Theatre in Detroit, Michigan.  

1926  On this day in history y A Tittle, AAFC/NFL QB (Baltimore, SF, NY Giants, MVP 1963)  

1927  Renato de Grandis, composer on October - 24.  

1928  Gabriel Laub, Polish writer on this day in history.  

1929  On October - 24 "Black Thursday", one of the biggest Wall Street crash, spells out the beginning of the great American depression.  

1929  On October - 24 "Black Thursday," beginning of stock market crash  

1929  "Black Thursday," start of stock market crash, Dow Jones down 12.8% on October - 24.  

1929  On October - 24 george H Crumb, Charleston WV, composer (Pulitzer 1968-Echoes of Time)  

1929  On this day in history peter J Blok, Dutch historian, dies at 74  

1930  A bloodless coup d'état in Brazil ousts Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa, the last President of the First Republic. Getúlio Dornelles Vargas is then installed as "provisional president." on this day in history.  

1930  On this day in history big Bopper, [JP Richardson], Sabine Pass Tx, vocalist (Chantiily Lace)  

1930  On October - 24 renaat Verheijen, Flemish actor/director (Dr Faustus), dies at 26  

1931  George Washington Bridge connecting NY to NJ opens on October - 24.  

1931  On October - 24 gangster Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years for tax evasion  

1931  Sofiya Asgatovna Gubaydulina, composer on October - 24.  

1931  Murray Bisset, cricketer (S Afr)/Chief Justice of Rhodesia, dies on October - 24.  

1932  British govt signs trade treaty with USSR on October - 24.  

1933  On October - 24 langston Hughes' "Mulatto," premieres in NYC  

1933  Norman Rush, American writer on this day in history.  

1934  On October - 24 arvind Apte, cricketer (brother of Madhav Scored 8 & 7 in one Test)  

1935  Italy invades Ethiopia on this day in history.  

1935  Italy invades Ethiopia [10/2] on this day in history.  

1936  On this day in history annelien Kappeyne van de Coppello, Dutch politican (VVD)  

1938  On October - 24 uS forbids child labor in factories  

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0051  On October - 24 birth of domitian, Roman Emperor (d. 96)  

1378  On this day in history birth of david Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland (d. 1402)  

1607  On October - 24 birth of john Lievensz, painter/etcher/wood carver  

1632  On October - 24 birth of antony van Leeuwenhoek, Hol, naturalist (Philosophical Transactions)  

1675  On October - 24 birth of richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician (d. 1749)  

1710  On this day in history birth of alban Butler, English Catholic priest and writer (d. 1773)  

1763  Dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (d. 1839) was born on October - 24.  

1788  Sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb) was born on October - 24.  

0996  On October - 24 hugo Capet, king of France (987-96), dies at 58  

1375  On October - 24 death of king Valdemar IV of Denmark (bc. 1320)  

1521  On this day in history robert Fayrfax, composer, dies at 57  

1537  On October - 24 jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, dies  

1572  Death of Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508) on October - 24.  

1579  On October - 24 albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51  

1601  Tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54 on October - 24.  

1649  Ferdinand van Boisschot, South Neth diplomat, dies at about 89 on October - 24.