Page 3: Historical Events In December - 24

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

1868  On December - 24 emanuel Lasker, Germany, world chess champion (1894-21)   

1869  Henriette GA Roland Holst-van der Schalk, Dutch poet (Women in Forest) on December - 24.   

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  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  On December - 24 pope Pius IX proclaims a jubilee for 1875   

1879  Stanislav Pylypovych Lyudkevych, composer on December - 24.   

1881  On this day in history bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1893  On this day in history carl Brisson, Copenhagen Denmark, actor (Murder at the Vanities)   

1894  On this day in history scheveningse fishing boats destroyed by storm   

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

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

1898  On December - 24 eugeniusz Pankiewicz, composer, dies at 41   

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  On December - 24 juliaan Dillens, Flemish sculptor, dies at 55   

1905  On December - 24 howard Hughes born   

1905  The birth of Howard Hughes, American tycoon on this day in history.   

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

1906  On December - 24 reginald A Fessenden became first to broadcast music over radio (Mass)   

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0003  On December - 24 birth of galba, Roman Emperor (d. 69)   

1167  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

1508  On December - 24 birth of pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (d. 1567)   

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

1588  On this day in history birth of constance of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1631)   

0427  Death of Archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople on this day in history.   

1069  On December - 24 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 December - 24.   

1453  John Dunstable, English composer, dies on December - 24.   

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

1541  On December - 24 andreas R Bodenstein von Carlstadt, radical Lutheran, dies at about 61   

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