Historical Events In April - 24
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1899 Transvaal British Uitlanders ask Queen Victoria for aid on April - 24.
1900 On this day in history passing of Andrew Halliday, cable car pioneer
1900 George J D Campbell, Brit min of Indies (1868-74, 80-85), dies at 76 on April - 24.
1901 1st AL game, Chic beats Cleve Blues 8-2, 3 other games rained out on this day in history.
1903 On April - 24 jose A Primo de Rivera y Saenz de Heredia, founder (Spanish Falange)
1904 Willem De Kooning, Rotterdam Netherland, artist (North Atlantic Light) on April - 24.
1904 Friedrich Siemens, German industrial, dies at 77 on April - 24.
1905 1st-class Cricket debut of Jack Hobbs, Surrey v Gentlemen (18 & 28) on this day in history.
1905 Robert Penn Warren, 1st US poet laureate (All the King's Men) on this day in history.
1907 On April - 24 hersheypark, founded by Milton S. Hershey for the exclusive use of his employees, is opened.
1907 Vaclav Trojan, composer on April - 24.
1908 Mr & Mrs Jacob Murdock become the first to travel across the US by car, they leave LA in a Packard & arrive in NYC in 32d-5h-25m on April - 24.
1908 On this day in history mr & Mrs Jacob Murdock become 1st to travel across US by car, they leave LA in a Packard & arrive in NYC in 32d-5h-25m
1908 Heddy Bouber, [Hermanus G Blom], actor (Bluejackets) on this day in history.
1909 Harry Hillman & Lawson Robertson run 100m 3-legged race in 11 seconds on this day in history.
1909 On April - 24 bernhard Grzimek, zoologist (West Germany)
1910 German Catholic youth movement Quickborn forms on this day in history.
1911 On this day in history jack E Leonard, Chicago Ill, comedian (Disorderly Orderly)
1912 On April - 24 justin M'Carthy, politician/novelist (Miss Misanthrope), dies at 81
1913 The skyscraper Woolworth Building in New York City is opened on this day in history.
1914 On April - 24 bernard Caulfield, judge
1915 Lt. Edward Donald Bellew (Cdn. 7th Cdn Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Ypres, Belgium on April - 24.
1915 Massacre of Armenians by Turks on April - 24.
1915 Sgt-Major Frederick William Hall Cdn. (8th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Ypres, Belgium on this day in history.
1915 German army fires chloroform gas in Ieper on April - 24.
1916 Easter rebellion of Irish against British occupation begins on this day in history.
1916 Stanley Kauffmann, NYC, playwright (Red Handkerchief Man) on April - 24.
1917 On April - 24 yankee lefty George Mogridge no-hits Red Sox 2-1 at Fenway
1917 On this day in history len Creed, bookmaker
1917 Oskar Blumenthal, writer, dies on April - 24.
1920 On April - 24 british Mandate over Palestine goes into effect (lasts 28 years)
1921 1st municipal elections for men & women in Belgium on this day in history.
1921 Laci Boldemann, composer on April - 24.
1922 J D Cannon, Salmon Idaho, actor (McCloud, Ike, Call to Glory) on April - 24.
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