Historical Events In July - 24
Friday, 31 March 2023
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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