Page 6: Historical Events In April - 24

1944  On April - 24 1st Boeing B-29 arrives in China "over the Hump"   

1945  On this day in history a new commissioner of baseball was named. He was Albert B.’ Happy’ Chandler.   

1945  On this day in history albert B "Happy" Chandler is named 2nd baseball commissioner   

1945  On this day in history anton de Kom, Suriname resistance fighter, dies at 47   

1946  On April - 24 11 players Tinker, Evers, Chance, Burkett, McCarthy, Waddell, Plank, Walsh, Chesbro, Griffith, & McGinnity are named to Hall of Fame   

1948  Joseph Wihtol, composer, dies at 84 on April - 24.   

1949  On April - 24 dick Powell starred in " Richard Diamond, Private Detective" on NBC radio.   

1949  On this day in history 3rd Tony Awards: Death of a Salesman & Kiss Me Kate win   

1950  On this day in history "Peter Pan" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 320 performances   

1951  On this day in history canadian troops defend Kapyong Valley in Korea against two-day Chinese attack; suffer 10 dead, 23 wounded.   

1951  On this day in history betsy Rawls wins LPGA Sacramento Women's Golf Invitational Open   

1952  First shipment of oil from Alberta arrives in Ontario by pipeline and lake freighter, and they still do not like the price on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history raymond Burr made his TV acting debut on the " Gruen Guild Playhouse" in an episode titled, " The Tiger"   

1952  Hans [Hendrik A] Kramers, physicist (quantum mechanics), dies at 57 on April - 24.   

1953  On this day in history british PM Winston Churchill knighted by the Queen   

1953  On April - 24 winston Churchill knighted by Queen Elizabeth II   

1954  On April - 24 " Billboard" magazine, the music industry trade publication, headlined a change to come about in the music biz. The headline read, "Teenagers Demand Music with a Beat -- Spur Rhythm and Blues" . Within a year, R&B music by both black and white artists caught the public’ s fancy.   

1954  On this day in history the first American, civilian pilot, P.R. Holden, wounded in Indochina   

1954  On April - 24 1st American, civilian pilot, P.R. Holden, wounded in Indochina   

1955  On this day in history " X-Minus One", a show for science fiction fans, was first heard on NBC radio this day.   

1955  Conference of Bandung against colonialism/for self determination, ends on April - 24.   

1955  On April - 24 alfred Polgar, Austrian writer/theater critic, dies at 79   

1956  On this day in history aL ump Frank Umont is 1st to wear glasses in a regular season game   

1956  Albrecht G Alt, German theologist (Small Schriften), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1957  Asteroid #3648 discovered on this day in history.   

1957  Chic Cub pitchers walk NL record 9 Reds in 5th inning on this day in history.   

1957  Andries CD de Graeff, gov-gen of Neth Indies (1926-31), dies at 84 on April - 24.   

1958  Lee Walls hits 3 HRS, as Cubs beat Dodgers 15-2 on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history "Your Hit Parade" ended after a nine-year run on television and many more years on radio. The show debuted in   

1959  Neth Dance Theater opens (Rudi of Dantzig & Cut Flier) on April - 24.   

1959  On April - 24 jef van Hoof, composer, dies at 72   

1960  On April - 24 in Southern Iran a 6.0 earthquake resulted in 420 killed, 3,000 injured, and $20 million property damage at Kourdeh and Lar.   

1960  On this day in history 14th Tony Awards: Miracle Worker & Fiorello! win   

1960  John P "John" Musch, actor/founder (JM), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

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

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

1581  On April - 24 birth of vincent de Paul, French saint (d. 1660)   

1594  On April - 24 birth of benedikt Lechler, composer   

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  Christian Ludwig Boxberg, composer was born on this day in history.   

1706  Giovanni Battista Martini, composer was born on April - 24.   

0624  Death of Mellitus, third Archbishop of Canterbury on April - 24.   

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

0729  Egbert[us], English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at 89 on April - 24.   

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

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.