Page 4: Historical Events In April - 24

1899  Transvaal British Uitlanders ask Queen Victoria for aid on April - 24.   

1900  On this day in history passing of Andrew Halliday, cable car pioneer   

1900  George J D Campbell, Brit min of Indies (1868-74, 80-85), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1901  On April - 24 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 this day in history willem De Kooning, Rotterdam Netherland, artist (North Atlantic Light)   

1904  On April - 24 friedrich Siemens, German industrial, dies at 77   

1905  On April - 24 1st-class Cricket debut of Jack Hobbs, Surrey v Gentlemen (18 & 28)   

1905  Robert Penn Warren, 1st US poet laureate (All the King's Men) on April - 24.   

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 this day in history.   

1908  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 on April - 24.   

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 April - 24.   

1908  Heddy Bouber, [Hermanus G Blom], actor (Bluejackets) on April - 24.   

1909  On April - 24 harry Hillman & Lawson Robertson run 100m 3-legged race in 11 seconds   

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 this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history justin M'Carthy, politician/novelist (Miss Misanthrope), dies at 81   

1913  The skyscraper Woolworth Building in New York City is opened on this day in history.   

1914  Bernard Caulfield, judge on this day in history.   

1915  Lt. Edward Donald Bellew (Cdn. 7th Cdn Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Ypres, Belgium on April - 24.   

1915  Massacre of Armenians by Turks on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history sgt-Major Frederick William Hall Cdn. (8th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Ypres, Belgium   

1915  On April - 24 german army fires chloroform gas in Ieper   

1916  Easter rebellion of Irish against British occupation begins on April - 24.   

1916  On April - 24 stanley Kauffmann, NYC, playwright (Red Handkerchief Man)   

1917  On this day in history yankee lefty George Mogridge no-hits Red Sox 2-1 at Fenway   

1917  Len Creed, bookmaker on this day in history.   

1917  Oskar Blumenthal, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history british Mandate over Palestine goes into effect (lasts 28 years)   

1921  On April - 24 1st municipal elections for men & women in Belgium   

1921  On April - 24 laci Boldemann, composer   

1922  On this day in history j D Cannon, Salmon Idaho, actor (McCloud, Ike, Call to Glory)   

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1533  On this day in history birth of william I of Orange (d. 1584)   

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

1581  Vincent de Paul, French saint (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.   

1594  On this day in history birth of benedikt Lechler, composer   

1620  John Graunt, statistician, founder of science of demography was born on this day in history.   

1660  On this day in history birth of cornelis Dusart, Dutch painter/engraver   

1670  On April - 24 birth of christian Ludwig Boxberg, composer   

1706  On April - 24 birth of giovanni Battista Martini, composer   

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

0709  On April - 24 wilfried, bishop of York, dies at about 76   

0729  On this day in history egbert[us], English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at 89   

1077  On April - 24 geza I, King of Hungary (1074-7), dies   

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

1338  On April - 24 death of marquis Theodore I of Montferrat (b. 1291)   

1530  Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (De partu Virginis), dies on April - 24.   

1617  On April - 24 death of carlo Concino, French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered