Historical Events In August - 24

1916  On August - 24 official inauguration of the Australian Comforts Fund (ACF) The ACF coordinated the activities of the various State "patriotic funds" set up in 1914 to collect money to send comfort parcels to service personnel overseas  

1916  On this day in history anita V Figueredo, physician/humanitarian  

1917  Dennis James, Jersey City NJ, wrestling announcer/TV host (PDQ) on August - 24.  

1918  Sgt. Samuel Forsyth, NZ Engineers, attached to 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment, won the Victoria Cross at Grevillers, France on this day in history.  

1918  Chicago Cubs, win earliest pennent ever (season ended Sept 2) on this day in history.  

1918  Ray McIntire, chemical engineer on this day in history.  

1919  Cleveland pitcher Ray Caldwell is flattened by a bolt of lightning on August - 24.  

1919  "Drs P" [Heinz H Polzer], Swiss/Dutch songwriter/singer on this day in history.  

1921  Battle of Sakaray Valley begins between Turkey & Greece on August - 24.  

1921  On this day in history sam Tingle, Zimbabwean racing driver  

1922  1st Phillie to hit for cycle (Cy Williams) on August - 24.  

1923  On August - 24 paavo Nurmi runs world record 3 mile (14:11.2)  

1923  On this day in history helena Carter, [Helen Rickerts], US model/actress (River Lady)  

1923  Kate Douglas Wiggin, author (US kindergarten movement), dies at 66 on August - 24.  

1924  On this day in history louis Teicher, pianist (Ferante & Teicher-Exodus)  

1925  39th US Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats K McKane (36 60 62) on this day in history.  

1927  Roger Danneels, Flemish accordionist on August - 24.  

1928  On August - 24 a subway wreck occurs under Times Square in New York City.  

1929  On this day in history 43rd US Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Phoebe H Watson (64 62)  

1931  France & USSR sign neutrality/no attack treaty on August - 24.  

1932  On this day in history amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the U.S. nonstop, completing a 19-hour flight from Los Angeles to Newark, NJ.  

1932  The first transcontinental non-stop flight by a woman, Amelia Earhart on August - 24.  

1932  On August - 24 1st transcontinental non-stop flight by a woman, Amelia Earhart  

1936  Australian Antarctic Territory created on August - 24.  

1937  On this day in history republican offensive near Belchite Spain  

1938  England beat Australia by an innings & 579 runs at The Oval on August - 24.  

1939  On this day in history germany & USSR sign 10-year non-aggression pact  

1939  On August - 24 germany and Russia sign a 10-year non-agression pact.  

1939  On August - 24 last man hanged in New South Wales axe murderer John Trevor Kelly.  

1939  On August - 24 w H Moule, cricketer (Australia v England 1880)/High Court judge, dies  

1939  On August - 24 last man hanged in New South Wales: axe murderer John Trevor Kelly.  

1940  Luftwaffe bombs London on this day in history.  

1940  Paul G Nipkow, German TV pioneer (Nipkow disk), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1942  Sea battle off Eastern Solomon Islands on August - 24.  

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1113  On this day in history birth of geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy  

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

1198  King Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249) was born on this day in history.  

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

1358  On August - 24 birth of king John I of Castile (d. 1390)  

1393  Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458) was born on this day in history.  

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

1103  On August - 24 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  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  On August - 24 death of gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (b. 1483)  

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