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 August - 24.  

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

1891  On August - 24 alexander Mikhaylovich Dzegelyonok, composer  

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

1894  On this day in history jean Rhys, [Ella Williams], Dominica, writer (Voyage in the Dark)  

1895  John F Loudon, entrepreneur/colonial director, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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

1898  On this day in history albert Claude, Belgium, biologist/physician (Nobel 1974)  

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

1900  On this day in history preston Foster, Ocean City NJ, actor (Waterfront, Gunslinger)  

1902  On this day in history fernand Braudel, French historian (Civililization & Capitalism)  

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

1904  On August - 24 rod Redwing, NY, actor (Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory)  

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

1905  On this day in history donald Douglas, Scotland, actor (I Love You Again)  

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

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

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  On this day in history workers start pouring concrete for Panama Canal  

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

1910  Bernhard Heiden, composer on this day in history.  

1911  Manuel d'Arriaga elected 1st president of Portugal on August - 24.  

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

1912  On August - 24 alaska becomes a U.S. territory.  

1912  NYC ticker tape parade for Jim Thorpe & victorious US olympians on this day in history.  

1912  Territory of Alaska organized on August - 24.  

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

1912  Durward Kirby, Indianapolis Ind, TV announcer (Garry Moore Show) on August - 24.  

1913  Dorothy Comingore, [Linda Winters], LA CA, actress (Citizen Kane) on this day in history.  

1914  On August - 24 battle at Bergen: Germans defeat Belgian/British troops  

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

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1113  Geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1531  On this day in history birth of ercole Bottrigari, composer  

0079  Death of Pliny the Elder, Roman writer and naturalist (b. 23) on August - 24.  

1103  Magnus III Berbein, [Blootbeen], King of Norway (1093-1103), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1371  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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