Historical Events In April - 24

1856  Henri POBJ Pétain, French marshal (Verdun/Vichy regime) on this day in history.   

1863  On April - 24 skirmish at Okolona/Birmingham, Mississippi (Grierson's Raid)   

1864  George AA Alting van Geusau, dir-gen (PTT)/Dutch Min of War (1918-20) on April - 24.   

1865  Fire alarm & police telegraph system put into operation (SF) on April - 24.   

1866  Victoria BC is connected to British Columbia mainland via cable and telegraph on April - 24.   

1867  Black demonstrators stage ride-ins on Richmond Va streetcars on April - 24.   

1867  In Manhattan, Kansas a 5.1 quake is the largest historical earthquake in Kansas on this day in history.   

1867  On April - 24 fannie Thomas, became oldest known American (113 y 273 d at death)   

1872  Volcano Vesuvius erupts on April - 24.   

1873  Theodor Korner von Siegringen, Austrian general/president on April - 24.   

1874  On April - 24 john Russell Pope, US, architect (Jefferson Memorial)   

1875  On this day in history jeno Huszka, composer   

1875  Jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura, composer, dies at 58 on April - 24.   

1877  On April - 24 last federal occupying troops withdraw from south (New Orleans)   

1877  On April - 24 charles Cuvillier, composer   

1880  On this day in history amateur Athletic Association, governing body for men's athletics in England and Wales, is founded in Oxford, England   

1880  Amateur Athletic Association, governing body for men's athletics in England & Wales, is founded in Oxford, England on April - 24.   

1883  28 Surinamers depart to Amsterdam World's Fair on this day in history.   

1883  On April - 24 jaroslav Hasek, Czech writer (Brave soldier Schweik) [or April 30]   

1884  On April - 24 national Medical Association of Black physicians organizes (Atlanta)   

1886  Kurt Pinthus, writer on April - 24.   

1888  Eastman Kodak forms on this day in history.   

1889  On April - 24 [Richard] Stafford Cripps, Engl min of Plane-manufacturing (1942-45)   

1891  On April - 24 start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Final Problem"   

1891  On April - 24 count Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian gen/fieldmarshal, dies   

1892  Jack Hulbert, Ely England, actor (Into the Blue, Bulldog Jack) on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history robert Harron, NYC, actor (Birth of a Nation, Intolerance)   

1894  French cyclist Henri Desgrange rides 100km in world record 2:39:18 on April - 24.   

1895  On this day in history joshua Slocum completes around-the-world voyage in 11-m boat   

1895  On April - 24 s Constantine Timoshenko, Russian marshal/people's commissioner   

1897  The first journalist to be named White House news reporter was William Price, who began working the prestigious beat for the "Washington Star" this day on April - 24.   

1897  1st reporter, William Price (Wash Star), assigned to White House on this day in history.   

1897  Benjamin Lee Whorf, linguist (or 1797) on April - 24.   

1898  Spain declares war on US rejecting ultimatum to withdraw from Cuba on this day in history.   

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1533  On this day in history birth of william I of Orange (d. 1584)   

1538  Gugliemo Gonzaga, composer was born on this day in history.   

1581  On this day in history birth of vincent de Paul, French saint (d. 1660)   

1594  Benedikt Lechler, composer was born on this day in history.   

1620  John Graunt, statistician, founder of science of demography was born on this day in history.   

1660  Cornelis Dusart, Dutch painter/engraver was born on April - 24.   

1670  Christian Ludwig Boxberg, composer was born on April - 24.   

1706  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Martini, composer   

0624  Death of Mellitus, third Archbishop of Canterbury on April - 24.   

0709  Wilfried, bishop of York, dies at about 76 on April - 24.   

0729  Egbert[us], English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at 89 on April - 24.   

1077  On April - 24 geza I, King of Hungary (1074-7), dies   

1185  Death of Antoku Taira, emperor of Japan (1180-85), drowns on this day in history.   

1338  Death of Marquis Theodore I of Montferrat (b. 1291) on April - 24.   

1530  Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (De partu Virginis), dies on April - 24.   

1617  On April - 24 death of carlo Concino, French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered