Historical Events In December - 24

1867  Manuel de Oliveira Lima, Brazilian historian/diplomat on December - 24.   

1868  Emanuel Lasker, Germany, world chess champion (1894-21) on December - 24.   

1869  Henriette GA Roland Holst-van der Schalk, Dutch poet (Women in Forest) on this day in history.   

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

1870  On December - 24 rosario Scalero, composer   

1871  On December - 24 giusseppi Verdi's "Aida" premieres in Cairo, at Suez canal opening   

1871  Verdi's 'Aida' performed for the first time, in Cairo on this day in history.   

1871  Henri Stroethoff, Dutch actor (A Chique Little Boy) on December - 24.   

1874  Pope Pius IX proclaims a jubilee for 1875 on December - 24.   

1879  On December - 24 stanislav Pylypovych Lyudkevych, composer   

1881  On this day in history bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer   

1884  On December - 24 austria-Hungary admits King Leopold II's Congo Free State   

1885  On December - 24 arthur Dolphin, cricketer (Yorkshire & England keeper, later Test ump)   

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

1887  Louis Jouvet, Crozon France, actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise) on December - 24.   

1888  The birth of Michael Curtiz, American director on this day in history.   

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

1889  On this day in history daniel Stover and William Hance patent bicycle with back pedal brake   

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

1889  On this day in history vladimir Sokoloff, Moscow Russia, actor (Road to Morocco)   

1893  On this day in history henry Ford completes his 1st useful gas motor   

1893  On December - 24 carl Brisson, Copenhagen Denmark, actor (Murder at the Vanities)   

1894  Scheveningse fishing boats destroyed by storm on December - 24.   

1894  Georges Guynemer, French WW I pilot on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history herman Heijermans' "Ghetto," premieres in Amsterdam   

1898  Eugeniusz Pankiewicz, composer, dies at 41 on December - 24.   

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 this day in history daniel K Womack, singer/guitarist   

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

1905  On this day in history howard Hughes born   

1905  On this day in history the birth of Howard Hughes, American tycoon   

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  Galba, Roman Emperor (d. 69) was born on December - 24.   

1167  On December - 24 birth of john "without a land", king of England (1199-1216)   

1389  John VI, Duke of Brittany (d. 1442) was born on this day in history.   

1475  Thomas Murner, German writer (d.c. 1537) was born on December - 24.   

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

1508  Pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (d. 1567) was born on December - 24.   

1564  Abraham C Bloemaert, painter/cartoonist/engraver was born on December - 24.   

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

0427  Death of Archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople on December - 24.   

1069  On this day in history godfried II, with the Beard, duke of Neder-Lutherans, dies   

1257  Death of John I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218) on December - 24.   

1380  John von Neumarkt, German bishop/Chancellor Karel IV, dies on this day in history.   

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

1524  On this day in history vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer/viceroy of Cochin, dies at about 55   

1541  On this day in history andreas R Bodenstein von Carlstadt, radical Lutheran, dies at about 61   

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