Page 3: Historical Events In December - 24

1867  Manuel de Oliveira Lima, Brazilian historian/diplomat on December - 24.   

1868  On this day in history emanuel Lasker, Germany, world chess champion (1894-21)   

1869  Henriette GA Roland Holst-van der Schalk, Dutch poet (Women in Forest) on this day in history.   

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

1870  Rosario Scalero, composer on this day in history.   

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 December - 24 henri Stroethoff, Dutch actor (A Chique Little Boy)   

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

1879  On December - 24 stanislav Pylypovych Lyudkevych, composer   

1881  On this day in history bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer   

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

1885  On December - 24 arthur Dolphin, cricketer (Yorkshire & England keeper, later Test ump)   

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  On December - 24 the birth of Michael Curtiz, American director   

1889  Bicycle with a back-pedal brake patented on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history daniel Stover and William Hance patent bicycle with back pedal brake   

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

1889  On December - 24 vladimir Sokoloff, Moscow Russia, actor (Road to Morocco)   

1893  On this day in history henry Ford completes his 1st useful gas motor   

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

1894  Scheveningse fishing boats destroyed by storm on this day in history.   

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

1898  On this day in history herman Heijermans' "Ghetto," premieres in Amsterdam   

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

1900  On December - 24 herman Heijermans' "Hope of Blessing" premieres in Amsterdam   

1904  German SW Africa abolishes slavery of young children on this day in history.   

1904  On December - 24 daniel K Womack, singer/guitarist   

1904  Juliaan Dillens, Flemish sculptor, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1905  Howard Hughes born on December - 24.   

1905  The birth of Howard Hughes, American tycoon on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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0003  On December - 24 birth of galba, Roman Emperor (d. 69)   

1167  On this day in history birth of john "without a land", king of England (1199-1216)   

1389  On December - 24 birth of john VI, Duke of Brittany (d. 1442)   

1475  On December - 24 birth of thomas Murner, German writer (d.c. 1537)   

1491  Ignatius of Loyola, Spanish founder of the Jesuit order (d. 1556) was born on this day in history.   

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

1564  Abraham C Bloemaert, painter/cartoonist/engraver was born on December - 24.   

1588  Constance of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1631) was born on December - 24.   

0427  Death of Archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople on December - 24.   

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  On this day in history john von Neumarkt, German bishop/Chancellor Karel IV, dies   

1453  On this day in history john Dunstable, English composer, dies   

1524  On December - 24 vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer/viceroy of Cochin, dies at about 55   

1541  Andreas R Bodenstein von Carlstadt, radical Lutheran, dies at about 61 on this day in history.   

1548  Maximilian of Egmond, Dutch count/stadholder of Frisia, dies on this day in history.