Historical Events In December - 24

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

1868  Emanuel Lasker, Germany, world chess champion (1894-21) on December - 24.   

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

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

1870  On December - 24 rosario Scalero, composer   

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

1871  On December - 24 verdi's 'Aida' performed for the first time, in Cairo   

1871  Henri Stroethoff, Dutch actor (A Chique Little Boy) on December - 24.   

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

1879  On this day in history stanislav Pylypovych Lyudkevych, composer   

1881  On this day in history bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer   

1884  On December - 24 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 this day in history.   

1888  On December - 24 the birth of Michael Curtiz, American director   

1889  Bicycle with a back-pedal brake patented on December - 24.   

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

1889  Daniel Stover & William Hance patent bicycle with back pedal brake on this day in history.   

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

1893  Henry Ford completes his 1st useful gas motor on December - 24.   

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

1894  On December - 24 scheveningse fishing boats destroyed by storm   

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 this day in history daniel K Womack, singer/guitarist   

1904  On this day in history juliaan Dillens, Flemish sculptor, dies at 55   

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 this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

1389  John VI, Duke of Brittany (d. 1442) was born on this day in history.   

1475  Thomas Murner, German writer (d.c. 1537) was born on December - 24.   

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

1588  On December - 24 birth of constance of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1631)   

0427  On this day in history death of archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople   

1069  Godfried II, with the Beard, duke of Neder-Lutherans, dies on this day in history.   

1257  Death of John I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218) on December - 24.   

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  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  Maximilian of Egmond, Dutch count/stadholder of Frisia, dies on December - 24.