Historical Events In September - 24

1845  On this day in history the first baseball team is organized   

1848  On September - 24 pieter Louis Tak, literary (The Chronicle)   

1850  Papal Bull issued, establishes Roman Catholic hierarchy in England on this day in history.   

1852  A new invention, the dirigible, is demonstrated on this day in history.   

1852  Henri Giffard, a French engineer, makes 1st dirigible flight on September - 24.   

1853  On this day in history the first round-the-world trip by yacht (Cornelius Vanderbilt)   

1853  1st round-the-world trip by yacht (Cornelius Vanderbilt) on this day in history.   

1855  Alexandre Stievenard, composer, dies at 86 on September - 24.   

1856  On this day in history henry, 1st viscount Hardinge of Lahore, gov-gen of India, dies   

1859  On September - 24 julius Klengel, cellist/composer   

1860  On this day in history samuel Rutherford Crockett, novelist   

1862  On September - 24 confederate Congress adopts confederacy seal   

1864  Battle of Pilot Knob MO on this day in history.   

1865  On September - 24 james Cooke walks tightrope from Cliff House to Seal Rocks, SF   

1865  Frantiszek Soltyk, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1869  Black Friday; Wall St panic after Gould & Fisk attempt to corner gold on September - 24.   

1869  On this day in history the Black Friday Wall Street panic occurs when financiers Jay Gould and James Fisk attempt to corner the gold market.   

1870  On this day in history georges Claude, inventor (neon light)   

1872  Franz Grillparzer's "Ein Bruderzwist in Habsburg," premieres in Vienna on this day in history.   

1875  William Walker, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1877  On this day in history battle of Shiroyama, decisive victory of the Imperial Japanese Army over the Satsuma Rebellion   

1881  On September - 24 henry Morton Stanley signs contract with Congo monarch   

1881  Luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1883  On September - 24 national black convention meets in Louisville, Kentucky   

1884  Dixey, Rice & Gill's musical "Adonis," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1885  On this day in history 5 German warships depart to Zanzibar   

1885  On September - 24 herman Bouber, Dutch actor/playwright (Sailor's Wives)   

1886  On September - 24 james Burke, NYC, actor (Mystery Theater, Great Guy)   

1889  On this day in history alexander Dey patents dial time recorder   

1890  Pres of Mormon Church in Salt Lake City issues a manifesto advising members that teaching & practice of polygamy should be abandoned on this day in history.   

1890  Alan Herbert, England, journalist/writer (Punch, Helen) on this day in history.   

1892  Sam[uel] de Vries, actor (Wandering Jew) on this day in history.   

1892  Cornelis A van Sypesteyn, Dutch governor of Suriname, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1893  Julia Faye, Richmond VA, actress (10 Commandments, Samson & Delilah) on this day in history.   

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0015  Vitellius, Roman Emperor (d. 69) was born on September - 24.   

1301  On this day in history birth of ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (d. 1372)   

1501  Girolamo Cardano, Italy, mathematician/astrologer (Ars Magna-1545) was born on this day in history.   

1513  Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, Queen of Sweden (d. 1535) was born on September - 24.   

1534  Guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (d. 1581) was born on this day in history.   

1564  William Adams, British navigator (d. 1620) was born on September - 24.   

1583  On September - 24 birth of albrecht Eusebius Wenzel von Wallenstein, German general   

1625  On this day in history birth of johan de Witt, statesman/advisor of Holland   

0366  On this day in history liberius, Italian Pope (352-66), dies   

0768  On this day in history pippin III, the short, King of France, dies at 53   

0786  On September - 24 al-Hadi, Arabic kalief of Islam (185-86), dies   

0911  On September - 24 ludwig III, the child, last Carolingian German King (899-911), dies   

1054  Death of Hermannus Contractus, scholar (b. 1013) on September - 24.   

1118  On this day in history death of robert of Knaresborough, hermit (b. 1160)   

1120  Death of Welf II, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1072) on this day in history.   

1143  On September - 24 innocent II, [Gregorio de' Papareschi], Ital Pope (1130-43), dies