Page 4: Historical Events In August - 24

1889  Simon Kimbangu/Kibangu, Congo prophet on August - 24.   

1889  Jan E Matzeliger, Suriname inventor (shoe lacing machine), dies on August - 24.   

1890  Duke Kahanamoku, Hawaii, swimmer (Olympics-3 gold/2 silver-12, 20, 24) on this day in history.   

1891  Thomas Edison patents motion picture camera on this day in history.   

1891  Alexander Mikhaylovich Dzegelyonok, composer on August - 24.   

1893  On this day in history tornado destroys coast of Savannah & Charleston, about 1000 die   

1894  Jean Rhys, [Ella Williams], Dominica, writer (Voyage in the Dark) on this day in history.   

1895  John F Loudon, entrepreneur/colonial director, dies at 74 on August - 24.   

1896  On August - 24 phil Baker, Phila, comedian (Who's Whose)   

1898  Albert Claude, Belgium, biologist/physician (Nobel 1974) on August - 24.   

1899  On August - 24 johan J Fabricius, Dutch novelist (Island of Demons)   

1900  Preston Foster, Ocean City NJ, actor (Waterfront, Gunslinger) on this day in history.   

1902  Fernand Braudel, French historian (Civililization & Capitalism) on August - 24.   

1904  24th US Mens Tennis: Holcombe Ward beats William Clothier (108 64 97) on August - 24.   

1904  On this day in history rod Redwing, NY, actor (Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory)   

1905  Chicago Cubs beat Phillies 2-1 in 20 innings on August - 24.   

1905  Donald Douglas, Scotland, actor (I Love You Again) on August - 24.   

1906  On this day in history cincinnati Red John Weimer no-hits Dodgers, 1-0 in 7 inning game   

1906  Alfred Stevens, Belgian painter, dies on August - 24.   

1907  Pieter Louis Tak, writer (Chronicle), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1908  Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 13 for heavyweight boxing title on August - 24.   

1909  Workers start pouring concrete for Panama Canal on this day in history.   

1909  Ronnie Grieveson, S Afr cricket keeper/batsman (2 Tests v Eng 1939) on August - 24.   

1910  On August - 24 bernhard Heiden, composer   

1911  On this day in history manuel d'Arriaga elected 1st president of Portugal   

1911  Karl AF Schiller, West German economist/SPD-minister on this day in history.   

1912  Alaska becomes a U.S. territory on August - 24.   

1912  NYC ticker tape parade for Jim Thorpe & victorious US olympians on August - 24.   

1912  Territory of Alaska organized on this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history uS passes Anti-gag law, federal employees right to petition the govt   

1912  On this day in history durward Kirby, Indianapolis Ind, TV announcer (Garry Moore Show)   

1913  On this day in history dorothy Comingore, [Linda Winters], LA CA, actress (Citizen Kane)   

1914  Battle at Bergen: Germans defeat Belgian/British troops on August - 24.   

1915  On August - 24 alice B[radley] Sheldon, US, sci-fi author (Byte Beautiful)   

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1113  On this day in history birth of geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy   

1113  On this day in history birth of geoffrey of Anjou, Count of Anjou (d. 1151)   

1198  King Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249) was born on August - 24.   

1210  On August - 24 birth of floris IV, Count of Holland   

1358  On this day in history birth of king John I of Castile (d. 1390)   

1393  Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458) was born on August - 24.   

1420  Albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt) was born on August - 24.   

1531  On August - 24 birth of ercole Bottrigari, composer   

0079  Death of Pliny the Elder, Roman writer and naturalist (b. 23) on this day in history.   

1103  On this day in history magnus III Berbein, [Blootbeen], King of Norway (1093-1103), dies   

1217  On this day in history eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in battle   

1313  On this day in history henry VII, Roman Catholic German King/emperor (1308/12-13), dies   

1371  On August - 24 death of eduard, duke of Gelre (1361-71), assasinated   

1540  Death of Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian painter (b. 1503) on August - 24.   

1542  Death of Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (b. 1483) on August - 24.   

1572  On this day in history death of gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded