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 this day in history.   

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

1891  Thomas Edison patents motion picture camera on August - 24.   

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

1895  On August - 24 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)   

1899  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1904  24th US Mens Tennis: Holcombe Ward beats William Clothier (108 64 97) on this day in history.   

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

1905  Chicago Cubs beat Phillies 2-1 in 20 innings on this day in history.   

1905  On August - 24 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 this day in history alfred Stevens, Belgian painter, dies   

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

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 this day in history.   

1909  On this day in history ronnie Grieveson, S Afr cricket keeper/batsman (2 Tests v Eng 1939)   

1910  Bernhard Heiden, composer on this day in history.   

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

1911  On this day in history karl AF Schiller, West German economist/SPD-minister   

1912  On this day in history 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 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 August - 24 dorothy Comingore, [Linda Winters], LA CA, actress (Citizen Kane)   

1914  On this day in history 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  On August - 24 birth of geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy   

1113  On August - 24 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 this day in history birth of albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt)   

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

0079  On this day in history death of pliny the Elder, Roman writer and naturalist (b. 23)   

1103  Magnus III Berbein, [Blootbeen], King of Norway (1093-1103), dies on August - 24.   

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

1313  On August - 24 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  On this day in history death of girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian painter (b. 1503)   

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