Page 4: Historical Events In July - 24

1898  On this day in history amelia Earhart, US aviator (1st woman to solo Atlantic)   

1899  Chief Dan George, actor (Little Big Man) on July - 24.   

1900  On July - 24 race riot in New Orleans, 2 white policemen killed   

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

1900  On July - 24 ferdinand Hamet, Dutch missionary in Mongolia, murdered at 59   

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  On July - 24 trumper a century before lunch 4th Test Cricket v England   

1902  Hans Chemin-Petit, composer on this day in history.   

1903  Robert Mills Delaney, composer on July - 24.   

1904  On this day in history james R Killian Jr, MIT pres (1948-59)   

1905  On July - 24 treaty of Bjorko: Emperor Wilhelm II/czar Nicholas II   

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

1908  On this day in history john Hayes wins 4th olympics marathon (2:55:18.4 world record)   

1909  On this day in history bkln Dodger Nap Rucker strikes out 16 Pitts Pirates   

1910  On this day in history matador Juan Belmonte (18) kills his 1st bull   

1910  Edward Ford, registrat Order of Merit on July - 24.   

1911  Hiram Bingham discovers Lost City of the Incas on July - 24.   

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

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

1915  On July - 24 excursion ship Eastland capsizes in Lake Michigan, 852 die   

1915  Frank Thistlethwaite, vice chancellor (University of East Anglia) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history ruggiero Ricci, SF Calif, composer/violinist (Paganini)   

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

1919  On July - 24 the birth of Peter Yates, British director   

1920  On July - 24 alexander H Cohen, NYC, Broadway producer (Beyond the Fringe)   

1921  On July - 24 belgium's Leon Scieur wins Tour de France   

1922  Charles Mathias Jr, (Sen-R-MD, 1969-86) on July - 24.   

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

1924  On July - 24 david Loram, British vice-admiral (Supreme Allied Commander)   

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

1925  Scopes guilty of teaching evolution in a Tn HS, fined $100 & costs on this day in history.   

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1380  Johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint was born on July - 24.   

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

1686  Benedetto Marcello, composer [or Aug 9] was born on July - 24.   

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

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  Vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (d. 1825) was born on this day in history.   

1759  On this day in history birth of victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21)   

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

1240  On July - 24 death of konrad von Thüringen, fifth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights   

1345  Death of Jacob van Artevelde, statesman, murdered on July - 24.   

1568  Death of Prince Don Carlos of Spain (b. 1545) on July - 24.   

1594  Death of John Boste, Catholic saint and martyr (b. 1544) on this day in history.   

1652  On July - 24 johann Weichmann, composer, dies at 32   

1712  Cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies on July - 24.   

1739  On this day in history benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday