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 this day in history.   

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  Giusseppi Verdi's "Aida" premieres in Cairo, at Suez canal opening on December - 24.   

1871  Verdi's 'Aida' performed for the first time, in Cairo on December - 24.   

1871  On December - 24 henri Stroethoff, Dutch actor (A Chique Little Boy)   

1874  On December - 24 pope Pius IX proclaims a jubilee for 1875   

1879  On December - 24 stanislav Pylypovych Lyudkevych, composer   

1881  Bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer on December - 24.   

1884  On this day in history austria-Hungary admits King Leopold II's Congo Free State   

1885  Arthur Dolphin, cricketer (Yorkshire & England keeper, later Test ump) on this day in history.   

1885  Louis-Prosper Gachard, Belgian historian, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1893  On December - 24 carl Brisson, Copenhagen Denmark, actor (Murder at the Vanities)   

1894  On this day in history scheveningse fishing boats destroyed by storm   

1894  Georges Guynemer, French WW I pilot on this day in history.   

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

1898  On December - 24 eugeniusz Pankiewicz, composer, dies at 41   

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

1904  On this day in history german SW Africa abolishes slavery of young children   

1904  On this day in history daniel K Womack, singer/guitarist   

1904  Juliaan Dillens, Flemish sculptor, dies at 55 on December - 24.   

1905  Howard Hughes born on December - 24.   

1905  On this day in history the birth of Howard Hughes, American tycoon   

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  Galba, Roman Emperor (d. 69) was born on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history birth of pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (d. 1567)   

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 this day in history godfried II, with the Beard, duke of Neder-Lutherans, dies   

1257  On this day in history death of john I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218)   

1380  On December - 24 john von Neumarkt, German bishop/Chancellor Karel IV, dies   

1453  John Dunstable, English composer, dies on December - 24.   

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

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