Page 5: Historical Events In August - 24

1916  Official inauguration of the Australian Comforts Fund (ACF) The ACF coordinated the activities of the various State "patriotic funds" set up in 1914 to collect money to send comfort parcels to service personnel overseas on this day in history.   

1916  On August - 24 anita V Figueredo, physician/humanitarian   

1917  Dennis James, Jersey City NJ, wrestling announcer/TV host (PDQ) on August - 24.   

1918  Sgt. Samuel Forsyth, NZ Engineers, attached to 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment, won the Victoria Cross at Grevillers, France on this day in history.   

1918  Chicago Cubs, win earliest pennent ever (season ended Sept 2) on this day in history.   

1918  Ray McIntire, chemical engineer on August - 24.   

1919  Cleveland pitcher Ray Caldwell is flattened by a bolt of lightning on this day in history.   

1919  "Drs P" [Heinz H Polzer], Swiss/Dutch songwriter/singer on this day in history.   

1921  On August - 24 battle of Sakaray Valley begins between Turkey & Greece   

1921  Sam Tingle, Zimbabwean racing driver on this day in history.   

1922  1st Phillie to hit for cycle (Cy Williams) on this day in history.   

1923  Paavo Nurmi runs world record 3 mile (14:11.2) on this day in history.   

1923  Helena Carter, [Helen Rickerts], US model/actress (River Lady) on August - 24.   

1923  On this day in history kate Douglas Wiggin, author (US kindergarten movement), dies at 66   

1924  Louis Teicher, pianist (Ferante & Teicher-Exodus) on this day in history.   

1925  On this day in history 39th US Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats K McKane (36 60 62)   

1927  On August - 24 roger Danneels, Flemish accordionist   

1928  A subway wreck occurs under Times Square in New York City on this day in history.   

1929  43rd US Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Phoebe H Watson (64 62) on August - 24.   

1931  France & USSR sign neutrality/no attack treaty on August - 24.   

1932  On this day in history amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the U.S. nonstop, completing a 19-hour flight from Los Angeles to Newark, NJ.   

1932  The first transcontinental non-stop flight by a woman, Amelia Earhart on August - 24.   

1932  On August - 24 1st transcontinental non-stop flight by a woman, Amelia Earhart   

1936  On August - 24 australian Antarctic Territory created   

1937  On August - 24 republican offensive near Belchite Spain   

1938  On August - 24 england beat Australia by an innings & 579 runs at The Oval   

1939  Germany & USSR sign 10-year non-aggression pact on this day in history.   

1939  Germany and Russia sign a 10-year non-agression pact on August - 24.   

1939  On this day in history last man hanged in New South Wales axe murderer John Trevor Kelly.   

1939  On August - 24 w H Moule, cricketer (Australia v England 1880)/High Court judge, dies   

1939  On this day in history last man hanged in New South Wales: axe murderer John Trevor Kelly.   

1940  Luftwaffe bombs London on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history paul G Nipkow, German TV pioneer (Nipkow disk), dies at 80   

1942  Sea battle off Eastern Solomon Islands on this day in history.   

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

1113  On this day in history birth of geoffrey of Anjou, Count of Anjou (d. 1151)   

1198  King Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249) was born on this day in history.   

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  On August - 24 birth of arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458)   

1420  On August - 24 birth of albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt)   

1531  Ercole Bottrigari, composer was born on this day in history.   

0079  On this day in history death of pliny the Elder, Roman writer and naturalist (b. 23)   

1103  On this day in history magnus III Berbein, [Blootbeen], King of Norway (1093-1103), dies   

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  Death of Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (b. 1483) on August - 24.   

1572  Death of Gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded on August - 24.