Historical Events In August - 24
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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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