Historical Events In December - 24

1867  On this day in history manuel de Oliveira Lima, Brazilian historian/diplomat  

1868  On this day in history emanuel Lasker, Germany, world chess champion (1894-21)  

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  Rosario Scalero, composer on this day in history.  

1871  Giusseppi Verdi's "Aida" premieres in Cairo, at Suez canal opening on this day in history.  

1871  Verdi's 'Aida' performed for the first time, in Cairo on December - 24.  

1871  On this day in history henri Stroethoff, Dutch actor (A Chique Little Boy)  

1874  On this day in history pope Pius IX proclaims a jubilee for 1875  

1879  On December - 24 stanislav Pylypovych Lyudkevych, composer  

1881  Bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer on this day in history.  

1884  Austria-Hungary admits King Leopold II's Congo Free State on December - 24.  

1885  On this day in history arthur Dolphin, cricketer (Yorkshire & England keeper, later Test ump)  

1885  On this day in history louis-Prosper Gachard, Belgian historian, dies at 85  

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

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

1889  On December - 24 bicycle with a back-pedal brake patented  

1889  On December - 24 daniel Stover and William Hance patent bicycle with back pedal brake  

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

1889  Vladimir Sokoloff, Moscow Russia, actor (Road to Morocco) on this day in history.  

1893  Henry Ford completes his 1st useful gas motor on this day in history.  

1893  Carl Brisson, Copenhagen Denmark, actor (Murder at the Vanities) on December - 24.  

1894  On December - 24 scheveningse fishing boats destroyed by storm  

1894  On December - 24 georges Guynemer, French WW I pilot  

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

1898  Eugeniusz Pankiewicz, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.  

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

1904  On December - 24 german SW Africa abolishes slavery of young children  

1904  Daniel K Womack, singer/guitarist on December - 24.  

1904  Juliaan Dillens, Flemish sculptor, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

1905  Howard Hughes born on this day in history.  

1905  On December - 24 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 this day in history.  

1167  On this day in history birth of john "without a land", king of England (1199-1216)  

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

1475  On this day in history birth of thomas Murner, German writer (d.c. 1537)  

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 December - 24 birth of abraham C Bloemaert, painter/cartoonist/engraver  

1588  Constance of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1631) was born on this day in history.  

0427  On this day in history death of archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople  

1069  On December - 24 godfried II, with the Beard, duke of Neder-Lutherans, dies  

1257  On this day in history death of john I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218)  

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

1548  On this day in history maximilian of Egmond, Dutch count/stadholder of Frisia, dies