Page 3: Historical Events In April - 24

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

1863  Skirmish at Okolona/Birmingham, Mississippi (Grierson's Raid) on April - 24.   

1864  George AA Alting van Geusau, dir-gen (PTT)/Dutch Min of War (1918-20) on this day in history.   

1865  Fire alarm & police telegraph system put into operation (SF) on this day in history.   

1866  Victoria BC is connected to British Columbia mainland via cable and telegraph on this day in history.   

1867  Black demonstrators stage ride-ins on Richmond Va streetcars on this day in history.   

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

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

1872  Volcano Vesuvius erupts on April - 24.   

1873  On this day in history theodor Korner von Siegringen, Austrian general/president   

1874  John Russell Pope, US, architect (Jefferson Memorial) on April - 24.   

1875  On April - 24 jeno Huszka, composer   

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

1877  Last federal occupying troops withdraw from south (New Orleans) on this day in history.   

1877  On April - 24 charles Cuvillier, composer   

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

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

1883  On April - 24 28 Surinamers depart to Amsterdam World's Fair   

1883  Jaroslav Hasek, Czech writer (Brave soldier Schweik) [or April 30] on April - 24.   

1884  National Medical Association of Black physicians organizes (Atlanta) on this day in history.   

1886  On April - 24 kurt Pinthus, writer   

1888  Eastman Kodak forms on April - 24.   

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

1891  On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Final Problem"   

1891  Count Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian gen/fieldmarshal, dies on April - 24.   

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

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

1894  On this day in history french cyclist Henri Desgrange rides 100km in world record 2:39:18   

1895  Joshua Slocum completes around-the-world voyage in 11-m boat on this day in history.   

1895  S Constantine Timoshenko, Russian marshal/people's commissioner on April - 24.   

1897  On April - 24 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.   

1897  1st reporter, William Price (Wash Star), assigned to White House on April - 24.   

1897  On this day in history benjamin Lee Whorf, linguist (or 1797)   

1898  Spain declares war on US rejecting ultimatum to withdraw from Cuba on April - 24.   

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1533  William I of Orange (d. 1584) was born on April - 24.   

1538  On April - 24 birth of gugliemo Gonzaga, composer   

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

1594  Benedikt Lechler, composer was born on April - 24.   

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

1660  On April - 24 birth of cornelis Dusart, Dutch painter/engraver   

1670  On April - 24 birth of christian Ludwig Boxberg, composer   

1706  Giovanni Battista Martini, composer was born on this day in history.   

0624  On April - 24 death of mellitus, third Archbishop of Canterbury   

0709  On April - 24 wilfried, bishop of York, dies at about 76   

0729  Egbert[us], English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at 89 on this day in history.   

1077  Geza I, King of Hungary (1074-7), dies on April - 24.   

1185  On this day in history death of antoku Taira, emperor of Japan (1180-85), drowns   

1338  On this day in history death of marquis Theodore I of Montferrat (b. 1291)   

1530  Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (De partu Virginis), dies on this day in history.   

1617  On this day in history death of carlo Concino, French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered