Page 4: Historical Events In August - 24
Monday, 16 June 2025
1889 Simon Kimbangu/Kibangu, Congo prophet on August - 24.
1889 On August - 24 jan E Matzeliger, Suriname inventor (shoe lacing machine), dies
1890 On August - 24 duke Kahanamoku, Hawaii, swimmer (Olympics-3 gold/2 silver-12, 20, 24)
1891 On August - 24 thomas Edison patents motion picture camera
1891 Alexander Mikhaylovich Dzegelyonok, composer on this day in history.
1893 Tornado destroys coast of Savannah & Charleston, about 1000 die on this day in history.
1894 On August - 24 jean Rhys, [Ella Williams], Dominica, writer (Voyage in the Dark)
1895 On August - 24 john F Loudon, entrepreneur/colonial director, dies at 74
1896 On August - 24 phil Baker, Phila, comedian (Who's Whose)
1898 Albert Claude, Belgium, biologist/physician (Nobel 1974) on this day in history.
1899 Johan J Fabricius, Dutch novelist (Island of Demons) on August - 24.
1900 Preston Foster, Ocean City NJ, actor (Waterfront, Gunslinger) on this day in history.
1902 On August - 24 fernand Braudel, French historian (Civililization & Capitalism)
1904 On this day in history 24th US Mens Tennis: Holcombe Ward beats William Clothier (108 64 97)
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 On August - 24 donald Douglas, Scotland, actor (I Love You Again)
1906 On August - 24 cincinnati Red John Weimer no-hits Dodgers, 1-0 in 7 inning game
1906 On this day in history alfred Stevens, Belgian painter, dies
1907 On this day in history pieter Louis Tak, writer (Chronicle), dies at 58
1908 Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 13 for heavyweight boxing title on August - 24.
1909 Workers start pouring concrete for Panama Canal on August - 24.
1909 On August - 24 ronnie Grieveson, S Afr cricket keeper/batsman (2 Tests v Eng 1939)
1910 Bernhard Heiden, composer on August - 24.
1911 On August - 24 manuel d'Arriaga elected 1st president of Portugal
1911 On this day in history karl AF Schiller, West German economist/SPD-minister
1912 On August - 24 alaska becomes a U.S. territory.
1912 On this day in history nYC ticker tape parade for Jim Thorpe & victorious US olympians
1912 Territory of Alaska organized on August - 24.
1912 US passes Anti-gag law, federal employees right to petition the govt on August - 24.
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 this day in history.
1915 Alice B[radley] Sheldon, US, sci-fi author (Byte Beautiful) on this day in history.
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