Page 5: Historical Events In September - 24

1922  Neurenberg fusion congress USDP-SPD; picks Karl Kautsky on this day in history.   

1922  Cornell MacNeil, US, singer/actor (La Traviata) on September - 24.   

1923  Premiere of 1st celluloid film "Das Leben auf dem Dorfe" (Berlin) on this day in history.   

1923  On September - 24 ladislav Fuks, writer   

1924  Boston, Massachusetts opens its airport on September - 24.   

1924  Jean-Pierre Warner, British high court judge on September - 24.   

1926  Cardinals clinch NL pennant by beating Giants 6-4 on this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history nHL's Toronto St Patricks become the Maple Leafs   

1927  On this day in history nHL's Toronto St Patricks become Maple Leafs   

1927  Richard Swift, composer on September - 24.   

1928  Cohan/Lardner's musical "Elmer the Great," premieres in NYC on September - 24.   

1929  On September - 24 lieutenant James H. (Jimmy) Doolittle pilots a biplane over Mitchel Field in New York to make the first all-instrument flight.   

1929  Lt James H Doolittle guides a Consolidated N-Y-2 Biplane over Mitchell Field in NY in the first all-instrument flight on this day in history.   

1929  On September - 24 lt James H Doolittle guides a Consolidated N-Y-2 Biplane over Mitchell Field in NY in 1st all-instrument flight   

1929  George McNicol, principal (Aberdeen University) on September - 24.   

1930  On this day in history g Kaufman & M Hart's "Once in a Lifetime," premieres in NY   

1931  On September - 24 round-robin playoff among NYC's 3 major league teams, to raise money for unemployed, concludes with Brooklyn losing to both Giants & Yanks   

1932  On this day in history nY Gov Franklin D Roosevelt visits LA   

1934  On this day in history 2500 fans see Babe Ruth's farewell Yankee appearance at Yankee Stadium   

1934  Edwin Lehare, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history earl Bascom and Weldon Bascom produce the first rodeo ever held outdoors under electric lights at Columbia, Mississippi   

1938  Alice Marble wins her 2nd singles US tennis title on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history carl Laenmie, film producer, dies   

1940  On September - 24 the Cdn. Navy received 6 former US Navy "4 stackers" destroyers and renames them HMCS Annapolis, Columbia,Niagra, St. Clair ST. Croix and St. Francis   

1940  Jimmy Foxx hits his 500th career HR on this day in history.   

1941  On September - 24 9 Allied govts pledged adherence to Atlantic Charter   

1941  Nine Allied governments pledge adherence to the common principles of policy set forth in the Atlantic Charter on September - 24.   

1942  3,000 Tuczyn Jews are killed after resisting and escaping a Nazi attack. Only 15 survive on this day in history.   

1942  On September - 24 general Blamey assumes command of Allied Land Forces in New Guinea   

1942  On this day in history hMS SOMALI lost north of Iceland after being stuck by 1 torpedo from German U.703 on 20th in Greenland Sea.floundered while being towed by 'Ashanti', went down in bad weather, 45 men lost   

1943  Soviet forces reconquer Smolensk on this day in history.   

1946  Yanks set season attendance record of 2,309,029 besting 1929 Cubs on this day in history.   

1948  On September - 24 mildred Gillars, charged with treason as Nazi radio propagandist Axis Sally, pleads innocent in Washington, DC.   

1948  On September - 24 mildred Gillars (Axis Sally) pleads innocent in Wash DC   

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0015  On September - 24 birth of vitellius, Roman Emperor (d. 69)   

1301  Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (d. 1372) was born on this day in history.   

1501  Girolamo Cardano, Italy, mathematician/astrologer (Ars Magna-1545) was born on this day in history.   

1513  Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, Queen of Sweden (d. 1535) was born on September - 24.   

1534  On September - 24 birth of guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (d. 1581)   

1564  On September - 24 birth of william Adams, British navigator (d. 1620)   

1583  Albrecht Eusebius Wenzel von Wallenstein, German general was born on September - 24.   

1625  On September - 24 birth of johan de Witt, statesman/advisor of Holland   

0366  Liberius, Italian Pope (352-66), dies on this day in history.   

0768  On this day in history pippin III, the short, King of France, dies at 53   

0786  On this day in history al-Hadi, Arabic kalief of Islam (185-86), dies   

0911  Ludwig III, the child, last Carolingian German King (899-911), dies on September - 24.   

1054  Death of Hermannus Contractus, scholar (b. 1013) on September - 24.   

1118  On this day in history death of robert of Knaresborough, hermit (b. 1160)   

1120  Death of Welf II, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1072) on September - 24.   

1143  Innocent II, [Gregorio de' Papareschi], Ital Pope (1130-43), dies on this day in history.