Page 3: Historical Events In December - 24

1867  On December - 24 manuel de Oliveira Lima, Brazilian historian/diplomat   

1868  Emanuel Lasker, Germany, world chess champion (1894-21) on this day in history.   

1869  On December - 24 henriette GA Roland Holst-van der Schalk, Dutch poet (Women in Forest)   

1869  On December - 24 edwin M[cMasters] Stanton, US Secretary of War (1861-65), dies at 55   

1870  Rosario Scalero, composer on December - 24.   

1871  Giusseppi Verdi's "Aida" premieres in Cairo, at Suez canal opening on December - 24.   

1871  On this day in history verdi's 'Aida' performed for the first time, in Cairo   

1871  Henri Stroethoff, Dutch actor (A Chique Little Boy) on this day in history.   

1874  Pope Pius IX proclaims a jubilee for 1875 on this day in history.   

1879  Stanislav Pylypovych Lyudkevych, composer on this day in history.   

1881  On December - 24 bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer   

1884  On this day in history austria-Hungary admits King Leopold II's Congo Free State   

1885  Arthur Dolphin, cricketer (Yorkshire & England keeper, later Test ump) on this day in history.   

1885  Louis-Prosper Gachard, Belgian historian, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1887  On this day in history louis Jouvet, Crozon France, actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise)   

1888  The birth of Michael Curtiz, American director on December - 24.   

1889  Bicycle with a back-pedal brake patented on this day in history.   

1889  Daniel Stover and William Hance patent bicycle with back pedal brake on this day in history.   

1889  Daniel Stover & William Hance patent bicycle with back pedal brake on December - 24.   

1889  On December - 24 vladimir Sokoloff, Moscow Russia, actor (Road to Morocco)   

1893  On December - 24 henry Ford completes his 1st useful gas motor   

1893  Carl Brisson, Copenhagen Denmark, actor (Murder at the Vanities) on this day in history.   

1894  Scheveningse fishing boats destroyed by storm on this day in history.   

1894  Georges Guynemer, French WW I pilot on December - 24.   

1898  Herman Heijermans' "Ghetto," premieres in Amsterdam on December - 24.   

1898  On this day in history eugeniusz Pankiewicz, composer, dies at 41   

1900  Herman Heijermans' "Hope of Blessing" premieres in Amsterdam on December - 24.   

1904  German SW Africa abolishes slavery of young children on December - 24.   

1904  On December - 24 daniel K Womack, singer/guitarist   

1904  On this day in history juliaan Dillens, Flemish sculptor, dies at 55   

1905  On December - 24 howard Hughes born   

1905  The birth of Howard Hughes, American tycoon on December - 24.   

1905  Anna "Ans" van Dike ("the Young"), Jewish nazi collaborator on this day in history.   

1906  Reginald A Fessenden became first to broadcast music over radio (Mass) on this day in history.   

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0003  On this day in history birth of galba, Roman Emperor (d. 69)   

1167  John "without a land", king of England (1199-1216) was born on this day in history.   

1389  On this day in history birth of john VI, Duke of Brittany (d. 1442)   

1475  Thomas Murner, German writer (d.c. 1537) was born on this day in history.   

1491  Ignatius of Loyola, Spanish founder of the Jesuit order (d. 1556) was born on December - 24.   

1508  On this day in history birth of pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (d. 1567)   

1564  On this day in history birth of abraham C Bloemaert, painter/cartoonist/engraver   

1588  On December - 24 birth of constance of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1631)   

0427  On December - 24 death of archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople   

1069  Godfried II, with the Beard, duke of Neder-Lutherans, dies on December - 24.   

1257  Death of John I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218) on this day in history.   

1380  On December - 24 john von Neumarkt, German bishop/Chancellor Karel IV, dies   

1453  On this day in history john Dunstable, English composer, dies   

1524  On December - 24 vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer/viceroy of Cochin, dies at about 55   

1541  Andreas R Bodenstein von Carlstadt, radical Lutheran, dies at about 61 on this day in history.   

1548  Maximilian of Egmond, Dutch count/stadholder of Frisia, dies on this day in history.