Page 4: Historical Events In August - 24

1889  On August - 24 simon Kimbangu/Kibangu, Congo prophet   

1889  Jan E Matzeliger, Suriname inventor (shoe lacing machine), dies on August - 24.   

1890  Duke Kahanamoku, Hawaii, swimmer (Olympics-3 gold/2 silver-12, 20, 24) on this day in history.   

1891  Thomas Edison patents motion picture camera on August - 24.   

1891  Alexander Mikhaylovich Dzegelyonok, composer on August - 24.   

1893  On this day in history tornado destroys coast of Savannah & Charleston, about 1000 die   

1894  Jean Rhys, [Ella Williams], Dominica, writer (Voyage in the Dark) on this day in history.   

1895  John F Loudon, entrepreneur/colonial director, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1896  Phil Baker, Phila, comedian (Who's Whose) on August - 24.   

1898  Albert Claude, Belgium, biologist/physician (Nobel 1974) on August - 24.   

1899  Johan J Fabricius, Dutch novelist (Island of Demons) on August - 24.   

1900  On August - 24 preston Foster, Ocean City NJ, actor (Waterfront, Gunslinger)   

1902  Fernand Braudel, French historian (Civililization & Capitalism) on this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history 24th US Mens Tennis: Holcombe Ward beats William Clothier (108 64 97)   

1904  On August - 24 rod Redwing, NY, actor (Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory)   

1905  Chicago Cubs beat Phillies 2-1 in 20 innings on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history donald Douglas, Scotland, actor (I Love You Again)   

1906  On August - 24 cincinnati Red John Weimer no-hits Dodgers, 1-0 in 7 inning game   

1906  On August - 24 alfred Stevens, Belgian painter, dies   

1907  On August - 24 pieter Louis Tak, writer (Chronicle), dies at 58   

1908  Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 13 for heavyweight boxing title on August - 24.   

1909  Workers start pouring concrete for Panama Canal on August - 24.   

1909  On this day in history ronnie Grieveson, S Afr cricket keeper/batsman (2 Tests v Eng 1939)   

1910  On August - 24 bernhard Heiden, composer   

1911  On this day in history manuel d'Arriaga elected 1st president of Portugal   

1911  Karl AF Schiller, West German economist/SPD-minister on this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history alaska becomes a U.S. territory.   

1912  On August - 24 nYC ticker tape parade for Jim Thorpe & victorious US olympians   

1912  On August - 24 territory of Alaska organized   

1912  On August - 24 uS passes Anti-gag law, federal employees right to petition the govt   

1912  Durward Kirby, Indianapolis Ind, TV announcer (Garry Moore Show) on August - 24.   

1913  Dorothy Comingore, [Linda Winters], LA CA, actress (Citizen Kane) on August - 24.   

1914  Battle at Bergen: Germans defeat Belgian/British troops on this day in history.   

1915  On August - 24 alice B[radley] Sheldon, US, sci-fi author (Byte Beautiful)   

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1113  On this day in history birth of geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy   

1113  Geoffrey of Anjou, Count of Anjou (d. 1151) was born on this day in history.   

1198  On August - 24 birth of king Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249)   

1210  On August - 24 birth of floris IV, Count of Holland   

1358  King John I of Castile (d. 1390) was born on August - 24.   

1393  Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458) was born on this day in history.   

1420  On this day in history birth of albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt)   

1531  On August - 24 birth of ercole Bottrigari, composer   

0079  On August - 24 death of pliny the Elder, Roman writer and naturalist (b. 23)   

1103  Magnus III Berbein, [Blootbeen], King of Norway (1093-1103), dies on August - 24.   

1217  Eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in battle on August - 24.   

1313  Henry VII, Roman Catholic German King/emperor (1308/12-13), dies on August - 24.   

1371  Death of Eduard, duke of Gelre (1361-71), assasinated on August - 24.   

1540  Death of Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian painter (b. 1503) on August - 24.   

1542  On August - 24 death of gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (b. 1483)   

1572  On this day in history death of gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded