Historical Events In July - 24

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

1899  On this day in history chief Dan George, actor (Little Big Man)  

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

1900  Zelda Fitzgerald, 1st wife of F Scott on this day in history.  

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

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

1902  Trumper a century before lunch 4th Test Cricket v England on this day in history.  

1902  Hans Chemin-Petit, composer on July - 24.  

1903  Robert Mills Delaney, composer on July - 24.  

1904  James R Killian Jr, MIT pres (1948-59) on this day in history.  

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1905  Treaty of Bjorko: Emperor Wilhelm II/czar Nicholas II on this day in history.  

1907  On July - 24 hugh Charles, songwriter/impressario  

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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history hiram Bingham discovers Lost City of the Incas  

1913  On this day in history george H Brown, film producer  

1914  David Miles Bensuan-Butt, economist on July - 24.  

1915  On this day in history excursion ship Eastland capsizes in Lake Michigan, 852 die  

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  On July - 24 john Hillaby, writer/traveller  

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

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

1919  On this day in history race Riot in Washington DC (6 killed, 100 wounded)  

1919  The birth of Peter Yates, British director on this day in history.  

1920  Alexander H Cohen, NYC, Broadway producer (Beyond the Fringe) on this day in history.  

1921  Belgium's Leon Scieur wins Tour de France on this day in history.  

1922  On July - 24 charles Mathias Jr, (Sen-R-MD, 1969-86)  

1923  Allied Powers & Turkey sign peace treaty, Lausanne on this day in history.  

1924  David Loram, British vice-admiral (Supreme Allied Commander) on this day in history.  

1925  On this day in history insulin successfully used for the first time to treat a patient  

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

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1380  On this day in history birth of johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint  

1660  On July - 24 birth of charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (d. 1718)  

1686  On this day in history birth of benedetto Marcello, composer [or Aug 9]  

1720  Louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik was born on this day in history.  

1725  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (d. 1825)  

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

1115  On July - 24 death of matilda, Countess of Tuscany (b. 1046)  

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 this day in history death of prince Don Carlos of Spain (b. 1545)  

1594  Death of John Boste, Catholic saint and martyr (b. 1544) on July - 24.  

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

1712  On July - 24 cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies  

1739  Benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday on this day in history.