Page 4: Historical Events In July - 24

1898  On July - 24 amelia Earhart, US aviator (1st woman to solo Atlantic)   

1899  On July - 24 chief Dan George, actor (Little Big Man)   

1900  Race riot in New Orleans, 2 white policemen killed on July - 24.   

1900  On July - 24 zelda Fitzgerald, 1st wife of F Scott   

1900  Ferdinand Hamet, Dutch missionary in Mongolia, murdered at 59 on this day in history.   

1901  O. Henry is released from prison in Austin, Texas after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank on this day in history.   

1902  Trumper a century before lunch 4th Test Cricket v England on July - 24.   

1902  On July - 24 hans Chemin-Petit, composer   

1903  On July - 24 robert Mills Delaney, composer   

1904  James R Killian Jr, MIT pres (1948-59) on July - 24.   

1905  Treaty of Bjorko: Emperor Wilhelm II/czar Nicholas II on July - 24.   

1907  Hugh Charles, songwriter/impressario on July - 24.   

1908  On July - 24 john Hayes wins 4th olympics marathon (2:55:18.4 world record)   

1909  Bkln Dodger Nap Rucker strikes out 16 Pitts Pirates on July - 24.   

1910  Matador Juan Belmonte (18) kills his 1st bull on this day in history.   

1910  Edward Ford, registrat Order of Merit on this day in history.   

1911  Hiram Bingham discovers Lost City of the Incas on this day in history.   

1913  George H Brown, film producer on July - 24.   

1914  On this day in history david Miles Bensuan-Butt, economist   

1915  Excursion ship Eastland capsizes in Lake Michigan, 852 die on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history frank Thistlethwaite, vice chancellor (University of East Anglia)   

1916  Bob Eberly, Mechanicsville NY, singer (Jimmy Dorsey Band) on this day in history.   

1917  John Hillaby, writer/traveller on July - 24.   

1918  On this day in history sgt. Richard Charles TRAVIS, 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment, won the Victoria Cross at Hebuterne, France   

1918  On July - 24 ruggiero Ricci, SF Calif, composer/violinist (Paganini)   

1919  Race Riot in Washington DC (6 killed, 100 wounded) on July - 24.   

1919  On this day in history the birth of Peter Yates, British director   

1920  On this day in history alexander H Cohen, NYC, Broadway producer (Beyond the Fringe)   

1921  On this day in history belgium's Leon Scieur wins Tour de France   

1922  Charles Mathias Jr, (Sen-R-MD, 1969-86) on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history allied Powers & Turkey sign peace treaty, Lausanne   

1924  On this day in history david Loram, British vice-admiral (Supreme Allied Commander)   

1925  Insulin successfully used for the first time to treat a patient on July - 24.   

1925  On this day in history scopes guilty of teaching evolution in a Tn HS, fined $100 & costs   

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1380  On July - 24 birth of johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint   

1660  Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (d. 1718) was born on this day in history.   

1686  Benedetto Marcello, composer [or Aug 9] was born on this day in history.   

1720  On this day in history birth of louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik   

1725  On July - 24 birth of john Newton, English cleric and hymnist (d. 1807)   

1738  On July - 24 birth of elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, Dutch author/poet (Sara Burgerhart)   

1757  Vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (d. 1825) was born on July - 24.   

1759  Victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21) was born on July - 24.   

1115  Death of Matilda, Countess of Tuscany (b. 1046) on July - 24.   

1240  On this day in history death of konrad von Thüringen, fifth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights   

1345  On July - 24 death of jacob van Artevelde, statesman, murdered   

1568  On July - 24 death of prince Don Carlos of Spain (b. 1545)   

1594  On this day in history death of john Boste, Catholic saint and martyr (b. 1544)   

1652  Johann Weichmann, composer, dies at 32 on July - 24.   

1712  On this day in history cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies   

1739  Benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday on July - 24.