Historical Events In April - 24

1944  1st Boeing B-29 arrives in China "over the Hump" on this day in history.   

1945  A new commissioner of baseball was named. He was Albert B.’ Happy’ Chandler on April - 24.   

1945  Albert B "Happy" Chandler is named 2nd baseball commissioner on April - 24.   

1945  Anton de Kom, Suriname resistance fighter, dies at 47 on April - 24.   

1946  On April - 24 11 players Tinker, Evers, Chance, Burkett, McCarthy, Waddell, Plank, Walsh, Chesbro, Griffith, & McGinnity are named to Hall of Fame   

1948  On this day in history joseph Wihtol, composer, dies at 84   

1949  Dick Powell starred in " Richard Diamond, Private Detective" on NBC radio on April - 24.   

1949  On April - 24 3rd Tony Awards: Death of a Salesman & Kiss Me Kate win   

1950  On April - 24 "Peter Pan" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 320 performances   

1951  On this day in history canadian troops defend Kapyong Valley in Korea against two-day Chinese attack; suffer 10 dead, 23 wounded.   

1951  Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Sacramento Women's Golf Invitational Open on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history first shipment of oil from Alberta arrives in Ontario by pipeline and lake freighter, and they still do not like the price   

1952  Raymond Burr made his TV acting debut on the " Gruen Guild Playhouse" in an episode titled, " The Tiger" on this day in history.   

1952  Hans [Hendrik A] Kramers, physicist (quantum mechanics), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1953  On April - 24 british PM Winston Churchill knighted by the Queen   

1953  On this day in history winston Churchill knighted by Queen Elizabeth II   

1954  On April - 24 " Billboard" magazine, the music industry trade publication, headlined a change to come about in the music biz. The headline read, "Teenagers Demand Music with a Beat -- Spur Rhythm and Blues" . Within a year, R&B music by both black and white artists caught the public’ s fancy.   

1954  On this day in history the first American, civilian pilot, P.R. Holden, wounded in Indochina   

1954  On this day in history 1st American, civilian pilot, P.R. Holden, wounded in Indochina   

1955  On April - 24 " X-Minus One", a show for science fiction fans, was first heard on NBC radio this day.   

1955  Conference of Bandung against colonialism/for self determination, ends on this day in history.   

1955  Alfred Polgar, Austrian writer/theater critic, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1956  On April - 24 aL ump Frank Umont is 1st to wear glasses in a regular season game   

1956  On this day in history albrecht G Alt, German theologist (Small Schriften), dies at 72   

1957  Asteroid #3648 discovered on April - 24.   

1957  Chic Cub pitchers walk NL record 9 Reds in 5th inning on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history andries CD de Graeff, gov-gen of Neth Indies (1926-31), dies at 84   

1958  Lee Walls hits 3 HRS, as Cubs beat Dodgers 15-2 on April - 24.   

1959  On this day in history "Your Hit Parade" ended after a nine-year run on television and many more years on radio. The show debuted in   

1959  Neth Dance Theater opens (Rudi of Dantzig & Cut Flier) on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history jef van Hoof, composer, dies at 72   

1960  In Southern Iran a 6.0 earthquake resulted in 420 killed, 3,000 injured, and $20 million property damage at Kourdeh and Lar on April - 24.   

1960  14th Tony Awards: Miracle Worker & Fiorello! win on April - 24.   

1960  On April - 24 john P "John" Musch, actor/founder (JM), dies at 84   

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1533  William I of Orange (d. 1584) was born on April - 24.   

1538  Gugliemo Gonzaga, composer was born on this day in history.   

1581  Vincent de Paul, French saint (d. 1660) was born on April - 24.   

1594  Benedikt Lechler, composer was born on April - 24.   

1620  John Graunt, statistician, founder of science of demography was born on April - 24.   

1660  On April - 24 birth of cornelis Dusart, Dutch painter/engraver   

1670  Christian Ludwig Boxberg, composer was born on April - 24.   

1706  Giovanni Battista Martini, composer was born on this day in history.   

0624  On April - 24 death of mellitus, third Archbishop of Canterbury   

0709  On this day in history wilfried, bishop of York, dies at about 76   

0729  Egbert[us], English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at 89 on this day in history.   

1077  Geza I, King of Hungary (1074-7), dies on April - 24.   

1185  On this day in history death of antoku Taira, emperor of Japan (1180-85), drowns   

1338  On April - 24 death of marquis Theodore I of Montferrat (b. 1291)   

1530  On this day in history jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (De partu Virginis), dies   

1617  On this day in history death of carlo Concino, French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered