Page 4: Historical Events In October - 24

1917  Marshall Goldberg, NFL halfback (Chicago Cardinals) on this day in history.   

1918  Alexander Charles Lecocq, composer, dies at 86 on October - 24.   

1920  Louise H "Lous" Hensen, actress (Medea, Uncle Wanja) on October - 24.   

1922  German parliament mandates Ebert president until July 1925 on October - 24.   

1923  On this day in history gen Otto von Lossow calls Reichswehr to Berlin to form a dictatorship   

1923  Denise Levertov, American poet/essayist (Joy Beneath the Skin) on this day in history.   

1924  Christian Gen Feng Joe Siang occupies Beijing on this day in history.   

1924  Jose Casanovas, composer on October - 24.   

1925  On this day in history jayaaram N Reddy, South African politician/banker   

1925  Jindrich S Baar, Czech pastor/writer (Lusy), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history harry Houdini's last performance, which was at the Garrick Theatre in Detroit, Michigan.   

1926  On this day in history y A Tittle, AAFC/NFL QB (Baltimore, SF, NY Giants, MVP 1963)   

1927  On October - 24 renato de Grandis, composer   

1928  Gabriel Laub, Polish writer on October - 24.   

1929  "Black Thursday", one of the biggest Wall Street crash, spells out the beginning of the great American depression on October - 24.   

1929  On October - 24 "Black Thursday," beginning of stock market crash   

1929  On this day in history "Black Thursday," start of stock market crash, Dow Jones down 12.8%   

1929  George H Crumb, Charleston WV, composer (Pulitzer 1968-Echoes of Time) on October - 24.   

1929  On this day in history peter J Blok, Dutch historian, dies at 74   

1930  A bloodless coup d'état in Brazil ousts Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa, the last President of the First Republic. Getúlio Dornelles Vargas is then installed as "provisional president." on October - 24.   

1930  Big Bopper, [JP Richardson], Sabine Pass Tx, vocalist (Chantiily Lace) on October - 24.   

1930  Renaat Verheijen, Flemish actor/director (Dr Faustus), dies at 26 on October - 24.   

1931  On October - 24 george Washington Bridge connecting NY to NJ opens   

1931  Gangster Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years for tax evasion on this day in history.   

1931  Sofiya Asgatovna Gubaydulina, composer on this day in history.   

1931  Murray Bisset, cricketer (S Afr)/Chief Justice of Rhodesia, dies on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history british govt signs trade treaty with USSR   

1933  Langston Hughes' "Mulatto," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1933  Norman Rush, American writer on this day in history.   

1934  On this day in history arvind Apte, cricketer (brother of Madhav Scored 8 & 7 in one Test)   

1935  Italy invades Ethiopia on October - 24.   

1935  On October - 24 italy invades Ethiopia [10/2]   

1936  Annelien Kappeyne van de Coppello, Dutch politican (VVD) on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history uS forbids child labor in factories   

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0051  Domitian, Roman Emperor (d. 96) was born on October - 24.   

1378  David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland (d. 1402) was born on October - 24.   

1607  John Lievensz, painter/etcher/wood carver was born on this day in history.   

1632  Antony van Leeuwenhoek, Hol, naturalist (Philosophical Transactions) was born on this day in history.   

1675  On October - 24 birth of richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician (d. 1749)   

1710  On October - 24 birth of alban Butler, English Catholic priest and writer (d. 1773)   

1763  Dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (d. 1839) was born on this day in history.   

1788  Sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb) was born on October - 24.   

0996  On this day in history hugo Capet, king of France (987-96), dies at 58   

1375  On this day in history death of king Valdemar IV of Denmark (bc. 1320)   

1521  Robert Fayrfax, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1537  On October - 24 jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, dies   

1572  Death of Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508) on this day in history.   

1579  On October - 24 albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51   

1601  On this day in history tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54   

1649  On October - 24 ferdinand van Boisschot, South Neth diplomat, dies at about 89