Historical Events In July - 24

1925  On July - 24 ignacio Aldecoa, Spanish writer (Gran Sol, Caballo the Pica)  

1926  Hans-Gunther Winkler, Germany, equestrian jumper (Olympic-gold-1956) on this day in history.  

1927  Opening of the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing in Ypres, Belgium The gate records the names of over 56,000 allied soldiers, among them 6,176 Australian soldiers of the First Australian Imperial Force (AIF), missing in the battles near Ypres during the First World War on this day in history.  

1927  On this day in history the Menin Gate war memorial is unveiled at Ypres.  

1927  On this day in history james J Howard, (Rep-D-NJ, 1965- )  

1929  Pres Hoover proclaims Kellogg-Briand Pact which renounces war on July - 24.  

1929  On this day in history nY to SF foot race ends (2½ months) winner is 60 year old Monteverde  

1931  On this day in history george Gunn gets 183 & son of a gunn George Vernon 100* same innings  

1931  Marie WF Treub, Dutch economist/minister of finance, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1933  German judge Vogt signs deed of accusation against Van der Lubbe on this day in history.  

1933  On July - 24 max von Schillings, composer, dies at 65  

1934  On this day in history the first ptarmigan hatched & reared in captivity, Ithaca, NY  

1934  1st ptarmigan hatched & reared in captivity, Ithaca, NY on July - 24.  

1935  1st greeting telegram sent in Britain on July - 24.  

1936  118ø F (48ø C), Minden, Nebraska (state record) on July - 24.  

1936  On July - 24 121ø F (49ø C), near Alton, Kansas (state record)  

1936  118°F (48°C), Minden, Nebraska (state record) on this day in history.  

1936  On July - 24 james Philip Dunn, composer, dies at 52  

1937  On this day in history alabama drops charges against 5 blacks accused of rape in Scottsboro  

1938  Instant coffee invented on this day in history.  

1940  1st illegal "Newsletter of Pieter It Hen" publishes in Netherlands on July - 24.  

1941  FDR demands Japanese troops out of Indo-China on this day in history.  

1942  HMCS St. Croix (Destroyer) sinks the U-90 on this day in history.  

1942  On July - 24 the Bureau of Aeronautics issued a Planning Directive calling for procurement of four Sikorsky helicopters for study and development by Navy and Coast Guard aviation forces.  

1942  On July - 24 irving Berlin's musical "This is the Army," premieres in NYC  

1943  Revolt in Italy; Mussolini is deposed by Badoglio on July - 24.  

1943  On this day in history rAF bombs Hamburg (20,000 dead)  

1944  On this day in history following 43 days of naval gunfire and air bombardment, Naval Task Force lands Marines on Tinian.  

1944  On this day in history russians liberate the Majdanek extermination camp.  

1944  300 allied bombers drop fire bombs on Allied/German positions on this day in history.  

1944  Jan Postma, leader of illegal Dutch party (CPN), executed at 49 on this day in history.  

1945  On July - 24 uS destroyer Underhill torpedoed West of Guam  

1946  On July - 24 9 Spokane baseball players (Western League), die in a bus crash  

1947  On July - 24 ernest Austin, composer, dies at 72  

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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  Benedetto Marcello, composer [or Aug 9] was born on this day in history.  

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  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 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  On this day in history 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  Johann Weichmann, composer, dies at 32 on July - 24.  

1712  On this day in history cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies  

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