Page 3: Historical Events In April - 24

1856  Henri POBJ Pétain, French marshal (Verdun/Vichy regime) on this day in history.   

1863  On April - 24 skirmish at Okolona/Birmingham, Mississippi (Grierson's Raid)   

1864  On April - 24 george AA Alting van Geusau, dir-gen (PTT)/Dutch Min of War (1918-20)   

1865  On this day in history fire alarm & police telegraph system put into operation (SF)   

1866  Victoria BC is connected to British Columbia mainland via cable and telegraph on this day in history.   

1867  Black demonstrators stage ride-ins on Richmond Va streetcars on April - 24.   

1867  In Manhattan, Kansas a 5.1 quake is the largest historical earthquake in Kansas on April - 24.   

1867  On this day in history fannie Thomas, became oldest known American (113 y 273 d at death)   

1872  On this day in history volcano Vesuvius erupts   

1873  On April - 24 theodor Korner von Siegringen, Austrian general/president   

1874  John Russell Pope, US, architect (Jefferson Memorial) on April - 24.   

1875  Jeno Huszka, composer on this day in history.   

1875  Jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura, composer, dies at 58 on April - 24.   

1877  On this day in history last federal occupying troops withdraw from south (New Orleans)   

1877  On this day in history charles Cuvillier, composer   

1880  Amateur Athletic Association, governing body for men's athletics in England and Wales, is founded in Oxford, England on April - 24.   

1880  Amateur Athletic Association, governing body for men's athletics in England & Wales, is founded in Oxford, England on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history 28 Surinamers depart to Amsterdam World's Fair   

1883  Jaroslav Hasek, Czech writer (Brave soldier Schweik) [or April 30] on this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history national Medical Association of Black physicians organizes (Atlanta)   

1886  On April - 24 kurt Pinthus, writer   

1888  On April - 24 eastman Kodak forms   

1889  [Richard] Stafford Cripps, Engl min of Plane-manufacturing (1942-45) on this day in history.   

1891  Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Final Problem" on April - 24.   

1891  On April - 24 count Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian gen/fieldmarshal, dies   

1892  On April - 24 jack Hulbert, Ely England, actor (Into the Blue, Bulldog Jack)   

1893  On this day in history robert Harron, NYC, actor (Birth of a Nation, Intolerance)   

1894  French cyclist Henri Desgrange rides 100km in world record 2:39:18 on this day in history.   

1895  Joshua Slocum completes around-the-world voyage in 11-m boat on this day in history.   

1895  S Constantine Timoshenko, Russian marshal/people's commissioner on this day in history.   

1897  The first journalist to be named White House news reporter was William Price, who began working the prestigious beat for the "Washington Star" this day on April - 24.   

1897  1st reporter, William Price (Wash Star), assigned to White House on this day in history.   

1897  Benjamin Lee Whorf, linguist (or 1797) on April - 24.   

1898  Spain declares war on US rejecting ultimatum to withdraw from Cuba on this day in history.   

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1533  William I of Orange (d. 1584) was born on April - 24.   

1538  Gugliemo Gonzaga, composer was born on this day in history.   

1581  On this day in history birth of vincent de Paul, French saint (d. 1660)   

1594  Benedikt Lechler, composer was born on April - 24.   

1620  On this day in history birth of john Graunt, statistician, founder of science of demography   

1660  Cornelis Dusart, Dutch painter/engraver was born on April - 24.   

1670  Christian Ludwig Boxberg, composer was born on this day in history.   

1706  Giovanni Battista Martini, composer was born on April - 24.   

0624  On April - 24 death of mellitus, third Archbishop of Canterbury   

0709  Wilfried, bishop of York, dies at about 76 on this day in history.   

0729  Egbert[us], English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at 89 on this day in history.   

1077  On this day in history geza I, King of Hungary (1074-7), dies   

1185  Death of Antoku Taira, emperor of Japan (1180-85), drowns on April - 24.   

1338  Death of Marquis Theodore I of Montferrat (b. 1291) on April - 24.   

1530  Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (De partu Virginis), dies on this day in history.   

1617  On this day in history death of carlo Concino, French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered