Historical Events In December - 24

1867  On December - 24 manuel de Oliveira Lima, Brazilian historian/diplomat   

1868  Emanuel Lasker, Germany, world chess champion (1894-21) on December - 24.   

1869  On this day in history henriette GA Roland Holst-van der Schalk, Dutch poet (Women in Forest)   

1869  On December - 24 edwin M[cMasters] Stanton, US Secretary of War (1861-65), dies at 55   

1870  Rosario Scalero, composer on this day in history.   

1871  On December - 24 giusseppi Verdi's "Aida" premieres in Cairo, at Suez canal opening   

1871  Verdi's 'Aida' performed for the first time, in Cairo on this day in history.   

1871  On this day in history henri Stroethoff, Dutch actor (A Chique Little Boy)   

1874  On this day in history pope Pius IX proclaims a jubilee for 1875   

1879  Stanislav Pylypovych Lyudkevych, composer on December - 24.   

1881  On December - 24 bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer   

1884  On this day in history austria-Hungary admits King Leopold II's Congo Free State   

1885  Arthur Dolphin, cricketer (Yorkshire & England keeper, later Test ump) on this day in history.   

1885  Louis-Prosper Gachard, Belgian historian, dies at 85 on December - 24.   

1887  On December - 24 louis Jouvet, Crozon France, actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise)   

1888  The birth of Michael Curtiz, American director on this day in history.   

1889  Bicycle with a back-pedal brake patented on December - 24.   

1889  Daniel Stover and William Hance patent bicycle with back pedal brake on December - 24.   

1889  On December - 24 daniel Stover & William Hance patent bicycle with back pedal brake   

1889  Vladimir Sokoloff, Moscow Russia, actor (Road to Morocco) on December - 24.   

1893  On this day in history henry Ford completes his 1st useful gas motor   

1893  Carl Brisson, Copenhagen Denmark, actor (Murder at the Vanities) on December - 24.   

1894  On December - 24 scheveningse fishing boats destroyed by storm   

1894  On December - 24 georges Guynemer, French WW I pilot   

1898  Herman Heijermans' "Ghetto," premieres in Amsterdam on December - 24.   

1898  Eugeniusz Pankiewicz, composer, dies at 41 on December - 24.   

1900  On this day in history herman Heijermans' "Hope of Blessing" premieres in Amsterdam   

1904  German SW Africa abolishes slavery of young children on December - 24.   

1904  On this day in history daniel K Womack, singer/guitarist   

1904  Juliaan Dillens, Flemish sculptor, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history howard Hughes born   

1905  On December - 24 the birth of Howard Hughes, American tycoon   

1905  Anna "Ans" van Dike ("the Young"), Jewish nazi collaborator on December - 24.   

1906  Reginald A Fessenden became first to broadcast music over radio (Mass) on this day in history.   

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0003  On this day in history birth of galba, Roman Emperor (d. 69)   

1167  On this day in history birth of john "without a land", king of England (1199-1216)   

1389  John VI, Duke of Brittany (d. 1442) was born on this day in history.   

1475  Thomas Murner, German writer (d.c. 1537) was born on this day in history.   

1491  Ignatius of Loyola, Spanish founder of the Jesuit order (d. 1556) was born on December - 24.   

1508  Pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (d. 1567) was born on December - 24.   

1564  Abraham C Bloemaert, painter/cartoonist/engraver was born on this day in history.   

1588  On December - 24 birth of constance of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1631)   

0427  Death of Archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople on this day in history.   

1069  Godfried II, with the Beard, duke of Neder-Lutherans, dies on this day in history.   

1257  Death of John I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218) on December - 24.   

1380  John von Neumarkt, German bishop/Chancellor Karel IV, dies on this day in history.   

1453  John Dunstable, English composer, dies on December - 24.   

1524  Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer/viceroy of Cochin, dies at about 55 on December - 24.   

1541  On December - 24 andreas R Bodenstein von Carlstadt, radical Lutheran, dies at about 61   

1548  On December - 24 maximilian of Egmond, Dutch count/stadholder of Frisia, dies