Historical Events In July - 24

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

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

1900  On this day in history 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  On July - 24 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  On July - 24 hans Chemin-Petit, composer   

1903  Robert Mills Delaney, composer on July - 24.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1915  Frank Thistlethwaite, vice chancellor (University of East Anglia) on July - 24.   

1916  On this day in history bob Eberly, Mechanicsville NY, singer (Jimmy Dorsey Band)   

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  Ruggiero Ricci, SF Calif, composer/violinist (Paganini) on July - 24.   

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

1919  The birth of Peter Yates, British director on July - 24.   

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

1921  Belgium's Leon Scieur wins Tour de France on July - 24.   

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 July - 24.   

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

1660  On this day in history 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 July - 24 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  Elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, Dutch author/poet (Sara Burgerhart) was born on July - 24.   

1757  On July - 24 birth of vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (d. 1825)   

1759  On this day in history 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  Death of Konrad von Thüringen, fifth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights on this day in history.   

1345  Death of Jacob van Artevelde, statesman, murdered on this day in history.   

1568  Death of Prince Don Carlos of Spain (b. 1545) on this day in history.   

1594  On July - 24 death of john Boste, Catholic saint and martyr (b. 1544)   

1652  On this day in history johann Weichmann, composer, dies at 32   

1712  Cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies on this day in history.   

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