Historical Events In April - 24
Wednesday, 06 July 2022
1899 Transvaal British Uitlanders ask Queen Victoria for aid on April - 24.
1900 Passing of Andrew Halliday, cable car pioneer on this day in history.
1900 On this day in history george J D Campbell, Brit min of Indies (1868-74, 80-85), dies at 76
1901 On this day in history 1st AL game, Chic beats Cleve Blues 8-2, 3 other games rained out
1903 On April - 24 jose A Primo de Rivera y Saenz de Heredia, founder (Spanish Falange)
1904 On April - 24 willem De Kooning, Rotterdam Netherland, artist (North Atlantic Light)
1904 On this day in history friedrich Siemens, German industrial, dies at 77
1905 On April - 24 1st-class Cricket debut of Jack Hobbs, Surrey v Gentlemen (18 & 28)
1905 On this day in history robert Penn Warren, 1st US poet laureate (All the King's Men)
1907 Hersheypark, founded by Milton S. Hershey for the exclusive use of his employees, is opened on this day in history.
1907 Vaclav Trojan, composer on April - 24.
1908 On April - 24 mr & Mrs Jacob Murdock become the first to travel across the US by car, they leave LA in a Packard & arrive in NYC in 32d-5h-25m
1908 Mr & Mrs Jacob Murdock become 1st to travel across US by car, they leave LA in a Packard & arrive in NYC in 32d-5h-25m on this day in history.
1908 On this day in history heddy Bouber, [Hermanus G Blom], actor (Bluejackets)
1909 Harry Hillman & Lawson Robertson run 100m 3-legged race in 11 seconds on April - 24.
1909 On April - 24 bernhard Grzimek, zoologist (West Germany)
1910 German Catholic youth movement Quickborn forms on April - 24.
1911 Jack E Leonard, Chicago Ill, comedian (Disorderly Orderly) on April - 24.
1912 On April - 24 justin M'Carthy, politician/novelist (Miss Misanthrope), dies at 81
1913 The skyscraper Woolworth Building in New York City is opened on April - 24.
1914 Bernard Caulfield, judge on April - 24.
1915 On April - 24 lt. Edward Donald Bellew (Cdn. 7th Cdn Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Ypres, Belgium
1915 Massacre of Armenians by Turks on April - 24.
1915 On April - 24 sgt-Major Frederick William Hall Cdn. (8th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Ypres, Belgium
1915 On this day in history german army fires chloroform gas in Ieper
1916 Easter rebellion of Irish against British occupation begins on this day in history.
1916 Stanley Kauffmann, NYC, playwright (Red Handkerchief Man) on this day in history.
1917 Yankee lefty George Mogridge no-hits Red Sox 2-1 at Fenway on this day in history.
1917 Len Creed, bookmaker on April - 24.
1917 On April - 24 oskar Blumenthal, writer, dies
1920 British Mandate over Palestine goes into effect (lasts 28 years) on this day in history.
1921 1st municipal elections for men & women in Belgium on April - 24.
1921 On this day in history laci Boldemann, composer
1922 J D Cannon, Salmon Idaho, actor (McCloud, Ike, Call to Glory) on this day in history.
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