Page 3: Historical Events In April - 24

1856  Henri POBJ Pétain, French marshal (Verdun/Vichy regime) on April - 24.   

1863  Skirmish at Okolona/Birmingham, Mississippi (Grierson's Raid) on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1867  On April - 24 in Manhattan, Kansas a 5.1 quake is the largest historical earthquake in Kansas.   

1867  Fannie Thomas, became oldest known American (113 y 273 d at death) on April - 24.   

1872  On April - 24 volcano Vesuvius erupts   

1873  On April - 24 theodor Korner von Siegringen, Austrian general/president   

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

1875  Jeno Huszka, composer on this day in history.   

1875  Jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1877  Last federal occupying troops withdraw from south (New Orleans) on April - 24.   

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

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  On this day in history kurt Pinthus, writer   

1888  On this day in history eastman Kodak forms   

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

1891  Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Final Problem" on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history count Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian gen/fieldmarshal, dies   

1892  On April - 24 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  On April - 24 joshua Slocum completes around-the-world voyage in 11-m boat   

1895  On this day in history 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  On April - 24 1st reporter, William Price (Wash Star), assigned to White House   

1897  On April - 24 benjamin Lee Whorf, linguist (or 1797)   

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

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1533  On April - 24 birth of william I of Orange (d. 1584)   

1538  On this day in history birth of gugliemo Gonzaga, composer   

1581  Vincent de Paul, French saint (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.   

1594  On this day in history birth of benedikt Lechler, composer   

1620  John Graunt, statistician, founder of science of demography was born on April - 24.   

1660  Cornelis Dusart, Dutch painter/engraver was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

0729  On this day in history egbert[us], English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at 89   

1077  On this day in history geza I, King of Hungary (1074-7), dies   

1185  Death of Antoku Taira, emperor of Japan (1180-85), drowns on April - 24.   

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 April - 24.   

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