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

1900  Zelda Fitzgerald, 1st wife of F Scott on July - 24.   

1900  Ferdinand Hamet, Dutch missionary in Mongolia, murdered at 59 on July - 24.   

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  On this day in history trumper a century before lunch 4th Test Cricket v England   

1902  On July - 24 hans Chemin-Petit, composer   

1903  On this day in history robert Mills Delaney, composer   

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  On July - 24 hugh Charles, songwriter/impressario   

1908  On July - 24 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  Matador Juan Belmonte (18) kills his 1st bull on July - 24.   

1910  On this day in history edward Ford, registrat Order of Merit   

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

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

1914  David Miles Bensuan-Butt, economist on this day in history.   

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  John Hillaby, writer/traveller on this day in history.   

1918  Sgt. Richard Charles TRAVIS, 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment, won the Victoria Cross at Hebuterne, France on July - 24.   

1918  Ruggiero Ricci, SF Calif, composer/violinist (Paganini) on this day in history.   

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

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

1922  On this day in history charles Mathias Jr, (Sen-R-MD, 1969-86)   

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  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  On this day in history 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  On July - 24 birth of benedetto Marcello, composer [or Aug 9]   

1720  On July - 24 birth of louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik   

1725  John Newton, English cleric and hymnist (d. 1807) was born on July - 24.   

1738  Elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, Dutch author/poet (Sara Burgerhart) was born on this day in history.   

1757  Vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (d. 1825) was born on this day in history.   

1759  On July - 24 birth of victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21)   

1115  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history.   

1739  On July - 24 benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday