Page 4: Historical Events In August - 24

1889  On this day in history simon Kimbangu/Kibangu, Congo prophet   

1889  On this day in history jan E Matzeliger, Suriname inventor (shoe lacing machine), dies   

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

1891  On August - 24 thomas Edison patents motion picture camera   

1891  On this day in history alexander Mikhaylovich Dzegelyonok, composer   

1893  Tornado destroys coast of Savannah & Charleston, about 1000 die on this day in history.   

1894  On August - 24 jean Rhys, [Ella Williams], Dominica, writer (Voyage in the Dark)   

1895  John F Loudon, entrepreneur/colonial director, dies at 74 on August - 24.   

1896  Phil Baker, Phila, comedian (Who's Whose) on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history albert Claude, Belgium, biologist/physician (Nobel 1974)   

1899  Johan J Fabricius, Dutch novelist (Island of Demons) on this day in history.   

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

1902  Fernand Braudel, French historian (Civililization & Capitalism) on August - 24.   

1904  On August - 24 24th US Mens Tennis: Holcombe Ward beats William Clothier (108 64 97)   

1904  Rod Redwing, NY, actor (Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory) on August - 24.   

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

1905  Donald Douglas, Scotland, actor (I Love You Again) on August - 24.   

1906  Cincinnati Red John Weimer no-hits Dodgers, 1-0 in 7 inning game on this day in history.   

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

1907  On this day in history 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  Bernhard Heiden, composer on this day in history.   

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

1911  On this day in history karl AF Schiller, West German economist/SPD-minister   

1912  On August - 24 alaska becomes a U.S. territory.   

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

1912  Territory of Alaska organized on this day in history.   

1912  US passes Anti-gag law, federal employees right to petition the govt on August - 24.   

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

1913  On August - 24 dorothy Comingore, [Linda Winters], LA CA, actress (Citizen Kane)   

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  Geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy was born on this day in history.   

1113  On August - 24 birth of geoffrey of Anjou, Count of Anjou (d. 1151)   

1198  On this day in history birth of king Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249)   

1210  On this day in history 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  Albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt) was born on this day in history.   

1531  Ercole Bottrigari, composer was born on August - 24.   

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

1103  On August - 24 magnus III Berbein, [Blootbeen], King of Norway (1093-1103), dies   

1217  Eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in battle on this day in history.   

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

1371  On this day in history death of eduard, duke of Gelre (1361-71), assasinated   

1540  On this day in history death of girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian painter (b. 1503)   

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

1572  On August - 24 death of gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded