Page 4: Historical Events In April - 24

1899  On this day in history transvaal British Uitlanders ask Queen Victoria for aid   

1900  Passing of Andrew Halliday, cable car pioneer on April - 24.   

1900  On April - 24 george J D Campbell, Brit min of Indies (1868-74, 80-85), dies at 76   

1901  1st AL game, Chic beats Cleve Blues 8-2, 3 other games rained out on this day in history.   

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  Friedrich Siemens, German industrial, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1905  1st-class Cricket debut of Jack Hobbs, Surrey v Gentlemen (18 & 28) on this day in history.   

1905  Robert Penn Warren, 1st US poet laureate (All the King's Men) on this day in history.   

1907  On April - 24 hersheypark, founded by Milton S. Hershey for the exclusive use of his employees, is opened.   

1907  On April - 24 vaclav Trojan, composer   

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  On this day in history 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   

1908  Heddy Bouber, [Hermanus G Blom], actor (Bluejackets) on this day in history.   

1909  Harry Hillman & Lawson Robertson run 100m 3-legged race in 11 seconds on April - 24.   

1909  On this day in history bernhard Grzimek, zoologist (West Germany)   

1910  On this day in history german Catholic youth movement Quickborn forms   

1911  On this day in history jack E Leonard, Chicago Ill, comedian (Disorderly Orderly)   

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

1913  On this day in history the skyscraper Woolworth Building in New York City is opened.   

1914  Bernard Caulfield, judge on April - 24.   

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

1915  On this day in history massacre of Armenians by Turks   

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 this day in history.   

1916  Stanley Kauffmann, NYC, playwright (Red Handkerchief Man) on April - 24.   

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

1917  On April - 24 len Creed, bookmaker   

1917  On April - 24 oskar Blumenthal, writer, dies   

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  Laci Boldemann, composer on this day in history.   

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

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1533  William I of Orange (d. 1584) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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  Egbert[us], English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at 89 on April - 24.   

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

1185  On April - 24 death of antoku Taira, emperor of Japan (1180-85), drowns   

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  Death of Carlo Concino, French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered on this day in history.