Page 4: Historical Events In April - 24

1899  On April - 24 transvaal British Uitlanders ask Queen Victoria for aid   

1900  Passing of Andrew Halliday, cable car pioneer on April - 24.   

1900  On this day in history george J D Campbell, Brit min of Indies (1868-74, 80-85), dies at 76   

1901  On this day in history 1st AL game, Chic beats Cleve Blues 8-2, 3 other games rained out   

1903  Jose A Primo de Rivera y Saenz de Heredia, founder (Spanish Falange) on April - 24.   

1904  On this day in history willem De Kooning, Rotterdam Netherland, artist (North Atlantic Light)   

1904  On this day in history friedrich Siemens, German industrial, dies at 77   

1905  On this day in history 1st-class Cricket debut of Jack Hobbs, Surrey v Gentlemen (18 & 28)   

1905  On this day in history robert Penn Warren, 1st US poet laureate (All the King's Men)   

1907  On April - 24 hersheypark, founded by Milton S. Hershey for the exclusive use of his employees, is opened.   

1907  Vaclav Trojan, composer on this day in history.   

1908  Mr & Mrs Jacob Murdock become the first to travel across the US by car, they leave LA in a Packard & arrive in NYC in 32d-5h-25m on this day in history.   

1908  On April - 24 mr & Mrs Jacob Murdock become 1st to travel across US by car, they leave LA in a Packard & arrive in NYC in 32d-5h-25m   

1908  On April - 24 heddy Bouber, [Hermanus G Blom], actor (Bluejackets)   

1909  On this day in history harry Hillman & Lawson Robertson run 100m 3-legged race in 11 seconds   

1909  On April - 24 bernhard Grzimek, zoologist (West Germany)   

1910  German Catholic youth movement Quickborn forms on this day in history.   

1911  Jack E Leonard, Chicago Ill, comedian (Disorderly Orderly) on April - 24.   

1912  On this day in history justin M'Carthy, politician/novelist (Miss Misanthrope), dies at 81   

1913  On April - 24 the skyscraper Woolworth Building in New York City is opened.   

1914  On this day in history bernard Caulfield, judge   

1915  On this day in history lt. Edward Donald Bellew (Cdn. 7th Cdn Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Ypres, Belgium   

1915  On this day in history massacre of Armenians by Turks   

1915  Sgt-Major Frederick William Hall Cdn. (8th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Ypres, Belgium on April - 24.   

1915  On April - 24 german army fires chloroform gas in Ieper   

1916  On this day in history easter rebellion of Irish against British occupation begins   

1916  Stanley Kauffmann, NYC, playwright (Red Handkerchief Man) on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history yankee lefty George Mogridge no-hits Red Sox 2-1 at Fenway   

1917  On April - 24 len Creed, bookmaker   

1917  Oskar Blumenthal, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1920  British Mandate over Palestine goes into effect (lasts 28 years) on April - 24.   

1921  On April - 24 1st municipal elections for men & women in Belgium   

1921  On April - 24 laci Boldemann, composer   

1922  J D Cannon, Salmon Idaho, actor (McCloud, Ike, Call to Glory) on April - 24.   

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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 April - 24.   

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

1594  On April - 24 birth of benedikt Lechler, composer   

1620  On this day in history birth of john Graunt, statistician, founder of science of demography   

1660  On this day in history birth of cornelis Dusart, Dutch painter/engraver   

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

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

0624  On this day in history death of mellitus, third Archbishop of Canterbury   

0709  Wilfried, bishop of York, dies at about 76 on this day in history.   

0729  On April - 24 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 April - 24 death of marquis Theodore I of Montferrat (b. 1291)   

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

1617  Death of Carlo Concino, French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered on this day in history.