Historical Events In August - 24

1889  On this day in history simon Kimbangu/Kibangu, Congo prophet  

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

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

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

1891  Alexander Mikhaylovich Dzegelyonok, composer on August - 24.  

1893  On August - 24 tornado destroys coast of Savannah & Charleston, about 1000 die  

1894  On August - 24 jean Rhys, [Ella Williams], Dominica, writer (Voyage in the Dark)  

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

1896  Phil Baker, Phila, comedian (Who's Whose) on this day in history.  

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

1899  Johan J Fabricius, Dutch novelist (Island of Demons) on this day in history.  

1900  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history bernhard Heiden, composer  

1911  Manuel d'Arriaga elected 1st president of Portugal on this day in history.  

1911  On August - 24 karl AF Schiller, West German economist/SPD-minister  

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

1912  On August - 24 nYC ticker tape parade for Jim Thorpe & victorious US olympians  

1912  On August - 24 territory of Alaska organized  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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 August - 24.  

1210  On this day in history birth of floris IV, Count of Holland  

1358  King John I of Castile (d. 1390) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1531  Ercole Bottrigari, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1313  Henry VII, Roman Catholic German King/emperor (1308/12-13), dies on August - 24.  

1371  Death of Eduard, duke of Gelre (1361-71), assasinated on August - 24.  

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