Historical Events In October - 24

1917  Marshall Goldberg, NFL halfback (Chicago Cardinals) on October - 24.  

1918  On October - 24 alexander Charles Lecocq, composer, dies at 86  

1920  Louise H "Lous" Hensen, actress (Medea, Uncle Wanja) on this day in history.  

1922  German parliament mandates Ebert president until July 1925 on this day in history.  

1923  Gen Otto von Lossow calls Reichswehr to Berlin to form a dictatorship on this day in history.  

1923  Denise Levertov, American poet/essayist (Joy Beneath the Skin) on October - 24.  

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

1924  On this day in history jose Casanovas, composer  

1925  On October - 24 jayaaram N Reddy, South African politician/banker  

1925  On this day in history jindrich S Baar, Czech pastor/writer (Lusy), dies at 56  

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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 this day in history renato de Grandis, composer  

1928  Gabriel Laub, Polish writer on October - 24.  

1929  On this day in history "Black Thursday", one of the biggest Wall Street crash, spells out the beginning of the great American depression.  

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

1929  "Black Thursday," start of stock market crash, Dow Jones down 12.8% on October - 24.  

1929  On October - 24 george H Crumb, Charleston WV, composer (Pulitzer 1968-Echoes of Time)  

1929  Peter J Blok, Dutch historian, dies at 74 on October - 24.  

1930  On October - 24 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."  

1930  Big Bopper, [JP Richardson], Sabine Pass Tx, vocalist (Chantiily Lace) on this day in history.  

1930  On October - 24 renaat Verheijen, Flemish actor/director (Dr Faustus), dies at 26  

1931  George Washington Bridge connecting NY to NJ opens on this day in history.  

1931  On October - 24 gangster Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years for tax evasion  

1931  Sofiya Asgatovna Gubaydulina, composer on October - 24.  

1931  On October - 24 murray Bisset, cricketer (S Afr)/Chief Justice of Rhodesia, dies  

1932  British govt signs trade treaty with USSR on October - 24.  

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

1933  On October - 24 norman Rush, American writer  

1934  On October - 24 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  On this day in history annelien Kappeyne van de Coppello, Dutch politican (VVD)  

1938  US forbids child labor in factories on October - 24.  

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

1378  On this day in history birth of david Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland (d. 1402)  

1607  John Lievensz, painter/etcher/wood carver was born on October - 24.  

1632  Antony van Leeuwenhoek, Hol, naturalist (Philosophical Transactions) was born on October - 24.  

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

1710  Alban Butler, English Catholic priest and writer (d. 1773) was born on October - 24.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1375  On October - 24 death of king Valdemar IV of Denmark (bc. 1320)  

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

1537  Jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, dies on October - 24.  

1572  On October - 24 death of edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508)  

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

1601  Tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54 on this day in history.  

1649  On this day in history ferdinand van Boisschot, South Neth diplomat, dies at about 89