Historical Events In September - 24

1845  The first baseball team is organized on September - 24.   

1848  Pieter Louis Tak, literary (The Chronicle) on September - 24.   

1850  Papal Bull issued, establishes Roman Catholic hierarchy in England on September - 24.   

1852  A new invention, the dirigible, is demonstrated on September - 24.   

1852  Henri Giffard, a French engineer, makes 1st dirigible flight on this day in history.   

1853  The first round-the-world trip by yacht (Cornelius Vanderbilt) on September - 24.   

1853  1st round-the-world trip by yacht (Cornelius Vanderbilt) on September - 24.   

1855  Alexandre Stievenard, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1856  Henry, 1st viscount Hardinge of Lahore, gov-gen of India, dies on this day in history.   

1859  On September - 24 julius Klengel, cellist/composer   

1860  On September - 24 samuel Rutherford Crockett, novelist   

1862  On September - 24 confederate Congress adopts confederacy seal   

1864  Battle of Pilot Knob MO on this day in history.   

1865  James Cooke walks tightrope from Cliff House to Seal Rocks, SF on this day in history.   

1865  Frantiszek Soltyk, composer, dies at 81 on September - 24.   

1869  Black Friday; Wall St panic after Gould & Fisk attempt to corner gold on this day in history.   

1869  On September - 24 the Black Friday Wall Street panic occurs when financiers Jay Gould and James Fisk attempt to corner the gold market.   

1870  On September - 24 georges Claude, inventor (neon light)   

1872  Franz Grillparzer's "Ein Bruderzwist in Habsburg," premieres in Vienna on September - 24.   

1875  William Walker, composer, dies at 66 on September - 24.   

1877  Battle of Shiroyama, decisive victory of the Imperial Japanese Army over the Satsuma Rebellion on this day in history.   

1881  Henry Morton Stanley signs contract with Congo monarch on this day in history.   

1881  Luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1883  National black convention meets in Louisville, Kentucky on this day in history.   

1884  Dixey, Rice & Gill's musical "Adonis," premieres in NYC on September - 24.   

1885  On this day in history 5 German warships depart to Zanzibar   

1885  Herman Bouber, Dutch actor/playwright (Sailor's Wives) on September - 24.   

1886  James Burke, NYC, actor (Mystery Theater, Great Guy) on this day in history.   

1889  Alexander Dey patents dial time recorder on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history pres of Mormon Church in Salt Lake City issues a manifesto advising members that teaching & practice of polygamy should be abandoned   

1890  Alan Herbert, England, journalist/writer (Punch, Helen) on September - 24.   

1892  Sam[uel] de Vries, actor (Wandering Jew) on this day in history.   

1892  On September - 24 cornelis A van Sypesteyn, Dutch governor of Suriname, dies at 69   

1893  On September - 24 julia Faye, Richmond VA, actress (10 Commandments, Samson & Delilah)   

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0015  Vitellius, Roman Emperor (d. 69) was born on this day in history.   

1301  On September - 24 birth of ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (d. 1372)   

1501  Girolamo Cardano, Italy, mathematician/astrologer (Ars Magna-1545) was born on September - 24.   

1513  On this day in history birth of catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, Queen of Sweden (d. 1535)   

1534  Guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (d. 1581) was born on this day in history.   

1564  William Adams, British navigator (d. 1620) was born on September - 24.   

1583  Albrecht Eusebius Wenzel von Wallenstein, German general was born on this day in history.   

1625  Johan de Witt, statesman/advisor of Holland was born on September - 24.   

0366  On September - 24 liberius, Italian Pope (352-66), dies   

0768  On this day in history pippin III, the short, King of France, dies at 53   

0786  Al-Hadi, Arabic kalief of Islam (185-86), dies on September - 24.   

0911  Ludwig III, the child, last Carolingian German King (899-911), dies on this day in history.   

1054  On September - 24 death of hermannus Contractus, scholar (b. 1013)   

1118  On September - 24 death of robert of Knaresborough, hermit (b. 1160)   

1120  On September - 24 death of welf II, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1072)   

1143  Innocent II, [Gregorio de' Papareschi], Ital Pope (1130-43), dies on September - 24.