Page 4: Historical Events In July - 24

1898  Amelia Earhart, US aviator (1st woman to solo Atlantic) on July - 24.   

1899  On this day in history chief Dan George, actor (Little Big Man)   

1900  On July - 24 race riot in New Orleans, 2 white policemen killed   

1900  On this day in history zelda Fitzgerald, 1st wife of F Scott   

1900  On July - 24 ferdinand Hamet, Dutch missionary in Mongolia, murdered at 59   

1901  O. Henry is released from prison in Austin, Texas after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history trumper a century before lunch 4th Test Cricket v England   

1902  On July - 24 hans Chemin-Petit, composer   

1903  On this day in history robert Mills Delaney, composer   

1904  On this day in history james R Killian Jr, MIT pres (1948-59)   

1905  Treaty of Bjorko: Emperor Wilhelm II/czar Nicholas II on July - 24.   

1907  Hugh Charles, songwriter/impressario on July - 24.   

1908  On July - 24 john Hayes wins 4th olympics marathon (2:55:18.4 world record)   

1909  On July - 24 bkln Dodger Nap Rucker strikes out 16 Pitts Pirates   

1910  Matador Juan Belmonte (18) kills his 1st bull on July - 24.   

1910  Edward Ford, registrat Order of Merit on July - 24.   

1911  On this day in history hiram Bingham discovers Lost City of the Incas   

1913  George H Brown, film producer on July - 24.   

1914  On this day in history david Miles Bensuan-Butt, economist   

1915  Excursion ship Eastland capsizes in Lake Michigan, 852 die on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history frank Thistlethwaite, vice chancellor (University of East Anglia)   

1916  On this day in history bob Eberly, Mechanicsville NY, singer (Jimmy Dorsey Band)   

1917  John Hillaby, writer/traveller on this day in history.   

1918  Sgt. Richard Charles TRAVIS, 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment, won the Victoria Cross at Hebuterne, France on July - 24.   

1918  On this day in history ruggiero Ricci, SF Calif, composer/violinist (Paganini)   

1919  On July - 24 race Riot in Washington DC (6 killed, 100 wounded)   

1919  On this day in history the birth of Peter Yates, British director   

1920  On this day in history alexander H Cohen, NYC, Broadway producer (Beyond the Fringe)   

1921  Belgium's Leon Scieur wins Tour de France on July - 24.   

1922  Charles Mathias Jr, (Sen-R-MD, 1969-86) on July - 24.   

1923  Allied Powers & Turkey sign peace treaty, Lausanne on this day in history.   

1924  David Loram, British vice-admiral (Supreme Allied Commander) on July - 24.   

1925  Insulin successfully used for the first time to treat a patient on this day in history.   

1925  Scopes guilty of teaching evolution in a Tn HS, fined $100 & costs on this day in history.   

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1380  On July - 24 birth of johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint   

1660  Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (d. 1718) was born on July - 24.   

1686  On this day in history birth of benedetto Marcello, composer [or Aug 9]   

1720  On this day in history birth of louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik   

1725  On this day in history birth of john Newton, English cleric and hymnist (d. 1807)   

1738  On this day in history birth of elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, Dutch author/poet (Sara Burgerhart)   

1757  On July - 24 birth of vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (d. 1825)   

1759  On July - 24 birth of victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21)   

1115  On July - 24 death of matilda, Countess of Tuscany (b. 1046)   

1240  Death of Konrad von Thüringen, fifth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights on July - 24.   

1345  On this day in history death of jacob van Artevelde, statesman, murdered   

1568  On July - 24 death of prince Don Carlos of Spain (b. 1545)   

1594  On this day in history death of john Boste, Catholic saint and martyr (b. 1544)   

1652  On July - 24 johann Weichmann, composer, dies at 32   

1712  On July - 24 cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies   

1739  Benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday on this day in history.