Page 3: Historical Events In December - 24

1867  On this day in history manuel de Oliveira Lima, Brazilian historian/diplomat   

1868  On December - 24 emanuel Lasker, Germany, world chess champion (1894-21)   

1869  Henriette GA Roland Holst-van der Schalk, Dutch poet (Women in Forest) on December - 24.   

1869  Edwin M[cMasters] Stanton, US Secretary of War (1861-65), dies at 55 on December - 24.   

1870  On December - 24 rosario Scalero, composer   

1871  On December - 24 giusseppi Verdi's "Aida" premieres in Cairo, at Suez canal opening   

1871  Verdi's 'Aida' performed for the first time, in Cairo on this day in history.   

1871  On this day in history henri Stroethoff, Dutch actor (A Chique Little Boy)   

1874  Pope Pius IX proclaims a jubilee for 1875 on December - 24.   

1879  Stanislav Pylypovych Lyudkevych, composer on December - 24.   

1881  Bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer on this day in history.   

1884  Austria-Hungary admits King Leopold II's Congo Free State on December - 24.   

1885  Arthur Dolphin, cricketer (Yorkshire & England keeper, later Test ump) on December - 24.   

1885  On this day in history louis-Prosper Gachard, Belgian historian, dies at 85   

1887  Louis Jouvet, Crozon France, actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise) on December - 24.   

1888  The birth of Michael Curtiz, American director on this day in history.   

1889  On December - 24 bicycle with a back-pedal brake patented   

1889  Daniel Stover and William Hance patent bicycle with back pedal brake on December - 24.   

1889  On December - 24 daniel Stover & William Hance patent bicycle with back pedal brake   

1889  On this day in history vladimir Sokoloff, Moscow Russia, actor (Road to Morocco)   

1893  Henry Ford completes his 1st useful gas motor on this day in history.   

1893  Carl Brisson, Copenhagen Denmark, actor (Murder at the Vanities) on this day in history.   

1894  On December - 24 scheveningse fishing boats destroyed by storm   

1894  Georges Guynemer, French WW I pilot on December - 24.   

1898  Herman Heijermans' "Ghetto," premieres in Amsterdam on December - 24.   

1898  Eugeniusz Pankiewicz, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history herman Heijermans' "Hope of Blessing" premieres in Amsterdam   

1904  German SW Africa abolishes slavery of young children on December - 24.   

1904  Daniel K Womack, singer/guitarist on this day in history.   

1904  On December - 24 juliaan Dillens, Flemish sculptor, dies at 55   

1905  On this day in history howard Hughes born   

1905  The birth of Howard Hughes, American tycoon on December - 24.   

1905  On this day in history anna "Ans" van Dike ("the Young"), Jewish nazi collaborator   

1906  Reginald A Fessenden became first to broadcast music over radio (Mass) on December - 24.   

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0003  On this day in history birth of galba, Roman Emperor (d. 69)   

1167  John "without a land", king of England (1199-1216) was born on December - 24.   

1389  On this day in history birth of john VI, Duke of Brittany (d. 1442)   

1475  On this day in history birth of thomas Murner, German writer (d.c. 1537)   

1491  On December - 24 birth of ignatius of Loyola, Spanish founder of the Jesuit order (d. 1556)   

1508  Pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (d. 1567) was born on this day in history.   

1564  On December - 24 birth of abraham C Bloemaert, painter/cartoonist/engraver   

1588  Constance of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1631) was born on this day in history.   

0427  On December - 24 death of archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople   

1069  On December - 24 godfried II, with the Beard, duke of Neder-Lutherans, dies   

1257  Death of John I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218) on this day in history.   

1380  John von Neumarkt, German bishop/Chancellor Karel IV, dies on December - 24.   

1453  On December - 24 john Dunstable, English composer, dies   

1524  Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer/viceroy of Cochin, dies at about 55 on December - 24.   

1541  On December - 24 andreas R Bodenstein von Carlstadt, radical Lutheran, dies at about 61   

1548  On this day in history maximilian of Egmond, Dutch count/stadholder of Frisia, dies