Historical Events In August - 24

1889  Simon Kimbangu/Kibangu, Congo prophet on this day in history.  

1889  On August - 24 jan E Matzeliger, Suriname inventor (shoe lacing machine), dies  

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

1891  On this day in history thomas Edison patents motion picture camera  

1891  On this day in history alexander Mikhaylovich Dzegelyonok, composer  

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 August - 24.  

1895  On this day in history john F Loudon, entrepreneur/colonial director, dies at 74  

1896  On this day in history phil Baker, Phila, comedian (Who's Whose)  

1898  On August - 24 albert Claude, Belgium, biologist/physician (Nobel 1974)  

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

1900  On August - 24 preston Foster, Ocean City NJ, actor (Waterfront, Gunslinger)  

1902  Fernand Braudel, French historian (Civililization & Capitalism) on this day in history.  

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

1904  Rod Redwing, NY, actor (Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory) on August - 24.  

1905  On August - 24 chicago Cubs beat Phillies 2-1 in 20 innings  

1905  On August - 24 donald Douglas, Scotland, actor (I Love You Again)  

1906  Cincinnati Red John Weimer no-hits Dodgers, 1-0 in 7 inning game on August - 24.  

1906  On August - 24 alfred Stevens, Belgian painter, dies  

1907  Pieter Louis Tak, writer (Chronicle), dies at 58 on August - 24.  

1908  On this day in history tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 13 for heavyweight boxing title  

1909  Workers start pouring concrete for Panama Canal on August - 24.  

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

1910  Bernhard Heiden, composer on August - 24.  

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

1911  Karl AF Schiller, West German economist/SPD-minister on August - 24.  

1912  Alaska becomes a U.S. territory on this day in history.  

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 August - 24 durward Kirby, Indianapolis Ind, TV announcer (Garry Moore Show)  

1913  Dorothy Comingore, [Linda Winters], LA CA, actress (Citizen Kane) on August - 24.  

1914  On this day in history battle at Bergen: Germans defeat Belgian/British troops  

1915  Alice B[radley] Sheldon, US, sci-fi author (Byte Beautiful) on this day in history.  

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1113  Geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy was born on August - 24.  

1113  Geoffrey of Anjou, Count of Anjou (d. 1151) was born on August - 24.  

1198  On August - 24 birth of king Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249)  

1210  Floris IV, Count of Holland was born on August - 24.  

1358  King John I of Castile (d. 1390) was born on August - 24.  

1393  On August - 24 birth of arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458)  

1420  On August - 24 birth of albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt)  

1531  On August - 24 birth of ercole Bottrigari, composer  

0079  On August - 24 death of pliny the Elder, Roman writer and naturalist (b. 23)  

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

1217  Eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in battle on August - 24.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1542  Death of Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (b. 1483) on this day in history.  

1572  On August - 24 death of gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded