Historical Events In July - 24
Wednesday, 29 March 2023
1898 Amelia Earhart, US aviator (1st woman to solo Atlantic) on this day in history.
1899 On July - 24 chief Dan George, actor (Little Big Man)
1900 On this day in history race riot in New Orleans, 2 white policemen killed
1900 Zelda Fitzgerald, 1st wife of F Scott on July - 24.
1900 On this day in history 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 Trumper a century before lunch 4th Test Cricket v England on July - 24.
1902 Hans Chemin-Petit, composer on this day in history.
1903 Robert Mills Delaney, composer on July - 24.
1904 James R Killian Jr, MIT pres (1948-59) on July - 24.
1905 On July - 24 treaty of Bjorko: Emperor Wilhelm II/czar Nicholas II
1907 On this day in history hugh Charles, songwriter/impressario
1908 John Hayes wins 4th olympics marathon (2:55:18.4 world record) on this day in history.
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 On July - 24 edward Ford, registrat Order of Merit
1911 Hiram Bingham discovers Lost City of the Incas on July - 24.
1913 George H Brown, film producer on July - 24.
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 Frank Thistlethwaite, vice chancellor (University of East Anglia) on July - 24.
1916 Bob Eberly, Mechanicsville NY, singer (Jimmy Dorsey Band) on July - 24.
1917 John Hillaby, writer/traveller on July - 24.
1918 On July - 24 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 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 On this day in history alexander H Cohen, NYC, Broadway producer (Beyond the Fringe)
1921 On July - 24 belgium's Leon Scieur wins Tour de France
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 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 On this day in history scopes guilty of teaching evolution in a Tn HS, fined $100 & costs
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