Historical Events In August - 24

1889  Simon Kimbangu/Kibangu, Congo prophet on this day in history.   

1889  Jan E Matzeliger, Suriname inventor (shoe lacing machine), dies on this day in history.   

1890  Duke Kahanamoku, Hawaii, swimmer (Olympics-3 gold/2 silver-12, 20, 24) on this day in history.   

1891  Thomas Edison patents motion picture camera on August - 24.   

1891  Alexander Mikhaylovich Dzegelyonok, composer on August - 24.   

1893  On this day in history tornado destroys coast of Savannah & Charleston, about 1000 die   

1894  Jean Rhys, [Ella Williams], Dominica, writer (Voyage in the Dark) on this day in history.   

1895  On this day in history john F Loudon, entrepreneur/colonial director, dies at 74   

1896  Phil Baker, Phila, comedian (Who's Whose) on August - 24.   

1898  On this day in history albert Claude, Belgium, biologist/physician (Nobel 1974)   

1899  On this day in history johan J Fabricius, Dutch novelist (Island of Demons)   

1900  Preston Foster, Ocean City NJ, actor (Waterfront, Gunslinger) on this day in history.   

1902  On August - 24 fernand Braudel, French historian (Civililization & Capitalism)   

1904  On August - 24 24th US Mens Tennis: Holcombe Ward beats William Clothier (108 64 97)   

1904  Rod Redwing, NY, actor (Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory) on this day in history.   

1905  Chicago Cubs beat Phillies 2-1 in 20 innings on this day in history.   

1905  On August - 24 donald Douglas, Scotland, actor (I Love You Again)   

1906  On August - 24 cincinnati Red John Weimer no-hits Dodgers, 1-0 in 7 inning game   

1906  Alfred Stevens, Belgian painter, dies on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history pieter Louis Tak, writer (Chronicle), dies at 58   

1908  On this day in history tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 13 for heavyweight boxing title   

1909  On August - 24 workers start pouring concrete for Panama Canal   

1909  On August - 24 ronnie Grieveson, S Afr cricket keeper/batsman (2 Tests v Eng 1939)   

1910  Bernhard Heiden, composer on this day in history.   

1911  Manuel d'Arriaga elected 1st president of Portugal on this day in history.   

1911  On August - 24 karl AF Schiller, West German economist/SPD-minister   

1912  On August - 24 alaska becomes a U.S. territory.   

1912  NYC ticker tape parade for Jim Thorpe & victorious US olympians on August - 24.   

1912  Territory of Alaska organized on this day in history.   

1912  On August - 24 uS passes Anti-gag law, federal employees right to petition the govt   

1912  On August - 24 durward Kirby, Indianapolis Ind, TV announcer (Garry Moore Show)   

1913  On this day in history dorothy Comingore, [Linda Winters], LA CA, actress (Citizen Kane)   

1914  Battle at Bergen: Germans defeat Belgian/British troops on this day in history.   

1915  Alice B[radley] Sheldon, US, sci-fi author (Byte Beautiful) on August - 24.   

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1113  On August - 24 birth of geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy   

1113  Geoffrey of Anjou, Count of Anjou (d. 1151) was born on August - 24.   

1198  King Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249) was born on this day in history.   

1210  Floris IV, Count of Holland was born on August - 24.   

1358  On August - 24 birth of king John I of Castile (d. 1390)   

1393  Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458) was born on this day in history.   

1420  Albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt) was born on this day in history.   

1531  On this day in history birth of ercole Bottrigari, composer   

0079  Death of Pliny the Elder, Roman writer and naturalist (b. 23) on August - 24.   

1103  Magnus III Berbein, [Blootbeen], King of Norway (1093-1103), dies on this day in history.   

1217  On August - 24 eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in battle   

1313  On this day in history henry VII, Roman Catholic German King/emperor (1308/12-13), dies   

1371  Death of Eduard, duke of Gelre (1361-71), assasinated on August - 24.   

1540  Death of Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian painter (b. 1503) on August - 24.   

1542  Death of Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (b. 1483) on this day in history.   

1572  Death of Gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded on August - 24.