Page 5: Historical Events In September - 24

1922  On this day in history neurenberg fusion congress USDP-SPD; picks Karl Kautsky   

1922  Cornell MacNeil, US, singer/actor (La Traviata) on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history premiere of 1st celluloid film "Das Leben auf dem Dorfe" (Berlin)   

1923  Ladislav Fuks, writer on this day in history.   

1924  Boston, Massachusetts opens its airport on this day in history.   

1924  Jean-Pierre Warner, British high court judge on this day in history.   

1926  Cardinals clinch NL pennant by beating Giants 6-4 on September - 24.   

1927  On this day in history nHL's Toronto St Patricks become the Maple Leafs   

1927  NHL's Toronto St Patricks become Maple Leafs on September - 24.   

1927  Richard Swift, composer on September - 24.   

1928  Cohan/Lardner's musical "Elmer the Great," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1929  Lieutenant James H. (Jimmy) Doolittle pilots a biplane over Mitchel Field in New York to make the first all-instrument flight on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history lt James H Doolittle guides a Consolidated N-Y-2 Biplane over Mitchell Field in NY in the first all-instrument flight   

1929  Lt James H Doolittle guides a Consolidated N-Y-2 Biplane over Mitchell Field in NY in 1st all-instrument flight on September - 24.   

1929  George McNicol, principal (Aberdeen University) on September - 24.   

1930  G Kaufman & M Hart's "Once in a Lifetime," premieres in NY on this day in history.   

1931  On this day in history round-robin playoff among NYC's 3 major league teams, to raise money for unemployed, concludes with Brooklyn losing to both Giants & Yanks   

1932  NY Gov Franklin D Roosevelt visits LA on this day in history.   

1934  On this day in history 2500 fans see Babe Ruth's farewell Yankee appearance at Yankee Stadium   

1934  On September - 24 edwin Lehare, composer, dies at 69   

1935  Earl Bascom and Weldon Bascom produce the first rodeo ever held outdoors under electric lights at Columbia, Mississippi on this day in history.   

1938  On September - 24 alice Marble wins her 2nd singles US tennis title   

1939  On September - 24 carl Laenmie, film producer, dies   

1940  On September - 24 the Cdn. Navy received 6 former US Navy "4 stackers" destroyers and renames them HMCS Annapolis, Columbia,Niagra, St. Clair ST. Croix and St. Francis   

1940  On September - 24 jimmy Foxx hits his 500th career HR   

1941  9 Allied govts pledged adherence to Atlantic Charter on this day in history.   

1941  On September - 24 nine Allied governments pledge adherence to the common principles of policy set forth in the Atlantic Charter   

1942  On September - 24 3,000 Tuczyn Jews are killed after resisting and escaping a Nazi attack. Only 15 survive.   

1942  On September - 24 general Blamey assumes command of Allied Land Forces in New Guinea   

1942  HMS SOMALI lost north of Iceland after being stuck by 1 torpedo from German U.703 on 20th in Greenland Sea.floundered while being towed by 'Ashanti', went down in bad weather, 45 men lost on September - 24.   

1943  Soviet forces reconquer Smolensk on September - 24.   

1946  On this day in history yanks set season attendance record of 2,309,029 besting 1929 Cubs   

1948  On this day in history mildred Gillars, charged with treason as Nazi radio propagandist Axis Sally, pleads innocent in Washington, DC.   

1948  Mildred Gillars (Axis Sally) pleads innocent in Wash DC on September - 24.   

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0015  On September - 24 birth of vitellius, Roman Emperor (d. 69)   

1301  Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (d. 1372) was born on September - 24.   

1501  On September - 24 birth of girolamo Cardano, Italy, mathematician/astrologer (Ars Magna-1545)   

1513  Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, Queen of Sweden (d. 1535) was born on September - 24.   

1534  On September - 24 birth of guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (d. 1581)   

1564  William Adams, British navigator (d. 1620) was born on September - 24.   

1583  On September - 24 birth of albrecht Eusebius Wenzel von Wallenstein, German general   

1625  Johan de Witt, statesman/advisor of Holland was born on September - 24.   

0366  Liberius, Italian Pope (352-66), dies on September - 24.   

0768  Pippin III, the short, King of France, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

0786  On September - 24 al-Hadi, Arabic kalief of Islam (185-86), dies   

0911  On September - 24 ludwig III, the child, last Carolingian German King (899-911), dies   

1054  On this day in history death of hermannus Contractus, scholar (b. 1013)   

1118  Death of Robert of Knaresborough, hermit (b. 1160) on September - 24.   

1120  On September - 24 death of welf II, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1072)   

1143  On this day in history innocent II, [Gregorio de' Papareschi], Ital Pope (1130-43), dies