Page 4: Historical Events In April - 24

1899  Transvaal British Uitlanders ask Queen Victoria for aid on this day in history.   

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

1900  On April - 24 george J D Campbell, Brit min of Indies (1868-74, 80-85), dies at 76   

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

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  Friedrich Siemens, German industrial, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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

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

1907  On this day in history hersheypark, founded by Milton S. Hershey for the exclusive use of his employees, is opened.   

1907  Vaclav Trojan, composer on April - 24.   

1908  On April - 24 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   

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  Heddy Bouber, [Hermanus G Blom], actor (Bluejackets) on this day in history.   

1909  On April - 24 harry Hillman & Lawson Robertson run 100m 3-legged race in 11 seconds   

1909  Bernhard Grzimek, zoologist (West Germany) on this day in history.   

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  Justin M'Carthy, politician/novelist (Miss Misanthrope), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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

1914  On this day in history bernard Caulfield, judge   

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

1915  Massacre of Armenians by Turks on April - 24.   

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  Easter rebellion of Irish against British occupation begins on April - 24.   

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

1917  Yankee lefty George Mogridge no-hits Red Sox 2-1 at Fenway on this day in history.   

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  1st municipal elections for men & women in Belgium on April - 24.   

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

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

1581  On April - 24 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 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  Giovanni Battista Martini, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

0709  On this day in history 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  On April - 24 geza I, King of Hungary (1074-7), dies   

1185  On April - 24 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 April - 24.   

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