Page 4: Historical Events In April - 24

1899  Transvaal British Uitlanders ask Queen Victoria for aid on April - 24.   

1900  On April - 24 passing of Andrew Halliday, cable car pioneer   

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

1901  On April - 24 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 this day in history.   

1904  Willem De Kooning, Rotterdam Netherland, artist (North Atlantic Light) on this day in history.   

1904  Friedrich Siemens, German industrial, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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

1905  Robert Penn Warren, 1st US poet laureate (All the King's Men) on April - 24.   

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

1907  Vaclav Trojan, composer on April - 24.   

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 April - 24.   

1908  On this day in history 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  Harry Hillman & Lawson Robertson run 100m 3-legged race in 11 seconds on April - 24.   

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

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

1911  On this day in history jack E Leonard, Chicago Ill, comedian (Disorderly Orderly)   

1912  On April - 24 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  Bernard Caulfield, judge on this day in history.   

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

1915  On this day in history massacre of Armenians by Turks   

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

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

1916  On April - 24 easter rebellion of Irish against British occupation begins   

1916  Stanley Kauffmann, NYC, playwright (Red Handkerchief Man) on April - 24.   

1917  Yankee lefty George Mogridge no-hits Red Sox 2-1 at Fenway on April - 24.   

1917  On April - 24 len Creed, bookmaker   

1917  Oskar Blumenthal, writer, dies on April - 24.   

1920  On April - 24 british Mandate over Palestine goes into effect (lasts 28 years)   

1921  1st municipal elections for men & women in Belgium on this day in history.   

1921  Laci Boldemann, composer on this day in history.   

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

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1533  William I of Orange (d. 1584) was born on this day in history.   

1538  Gugliemo Gonzaga, composer was born on April - 24.   

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  On April - 24 birth of john Graunt, statistician, founder of science of demography   

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

1670  On this day in history birth of christian Ludwig Boxberg, composer   

1706  On April - 24 birth of giovanni Battista Martini, composer   

0624  On this day in history 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  On April - 24 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  On this day in history jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (De partu Virginis), dies   

1617  Death of Carlo Concino, French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered on April - 24.