Historical Events In July - 24
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1925 On this day in history ignacio Aldecoa, Spanish writer (Gran Sol, Caballo the Pica)
1926 On this day in history hans-Gunther Winkler, Germany, equestrian jumper (Olympic-gold-1956)
1927 On this day in history opening of the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing in Ypres, Belgium The gate records the names of over 56,000 allied soldiers, among them 6,176 Australian soldiers of the First Australian Imperial Force (AIF), missing in the battles near Ypres during the First World War
1927 On July - 24 the Menin Gate war memorial is unveiled at Ypres.
1927 On July - 24 james J Howard, (Rep-D-NJ, 1965- )
1929 On this day in history pres Hoover proclaims Kellogg-Briand Pact which renounces war
1929 On July - 24 nY to SF foot race ends (2½ months) winner is 60 year old Monteverde
1931 On this day in history george Gunn gets 183 & son of a gunn George Vernon 100* same innings
1931 Marie WF Treub, Dutch economist/minister of finance, dies at 75 on this day in history.
1933 German judge Vogt signs deed of accusation against Van der Lubbe on this day in history.
1933 Max von Schillings, composer, dies at 65 on July - 24.
1934 The first ptarmigan hatched & reared in captivity, Ithaca, NY on this day in history.
1934 1st ptarmigan hatched & reared in captivity, Ithaca, NY on this day in history.
1935 On July - 24 1st greeting telegram sent in Britain
1936 118ø F (48ø C), Minden, Nebraska (state record) on this day in history.
1936 121ø F (49ø C), near Alton, Kansas (state record) on July - 24.
1936 118°F (48°C), Minden, Nebraska (state record) on this day in history.
1936 On this day in history james Philip Dunn, composer, dies at 52
1937 On this day in history alabama drops charges against 5 blacks accused of rape in Scottsboro
1938 Instant coffee invented on July - 24.
1940 On this day in history 1st illegal "Newsletter of Pieter It Hen" publishes in Netherlands
1941 On this day in history fDR demands Japanese troops out of Indo-China
1942 HMCS St. Croix (Destroyer) sinks the U-90 on July - 24.
1942 The Bureau of Aeronautics issued a Planning Directive calling for procurement of four Sikorsky helicopters for study and development by Navy and Coast Guard aviation forces on July - 24.
1942 Irving Berlin's musical "This is the Army," premieres in NYC on July - 24.
1943 On this day in history revolt in Italy; Mussolini is deposed by Badoglio.
1943 RAF bombs Hamburg (20,000 dead) on this day in history.
1944 Following 43 days of naval gunfire and air bombardment, Naval Task Force lands Marines on Tinian on this day in history.
1944 On this day in history russians liberate the Majdanek extermination camp.
1944 300 allied bombers drop fire bombs on Allied/German positions on this day in history.
1944 Jan Postma, leader of illegal Dutch party (CPN), executed at 49 on July - 24.
1945 On this day in history uS destroyer Underhill torpedoed West of Guam
1946 On this day in history 9 Spokane baseball players (Western League), die in a bus crash
1947 On July - 24 ernest Austin, composer, dies at 72
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