Historical Events In April - 24

1856  On April - 24 henri POBJ Pétain, French marshal (Verdun/Vichy regime)   

1863  On April - 24 skirmish at Okolona/Birmingham, Mississippi (Grierson's Raid)   

1864  George AA Alting van Geusau, dir-gen (PTT)/Dutch Min of War (1918-20) on April - 24.   

1865  Fire alarm & police telegraph system put into operation (SF) on April - 24.   

1866  On April - 24 victoria BC is connected to British Columbia mainland via cable and telegraph.   

1867  Black demonstrators stage ride-ins on Richmond Va streetcars on April - 24.   

1867  On this day in history in Manhattan, Kansas a 5.1 quake is the largest historical earthquake in Kansas.   

1867  Fannie Thomas, became oldest known American (113 y 273 d at death) on this day in history.   

1872  Volcano Vesuvius erupts on April - 24.   

1873  Theodor Korner von Siegringen, Austrian general/president on April - 24.   

1874  John Russell Pope, US, architect (Jefferson Memorial) on this day in history.   

1875  Jeno Huszka, composer on this day in history.   

1875  Jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura, composer, dies at 58 on April - 24.   

1877  Last federal occupying troops withdraw from south (New Orleans) on April - 24.   

1877  Charles Cuvillier, composer on April - 24.   

1880  Amateur Athletic Association, governing body for men's athletics in England and Wales, is founded in Oxford, England on April - 24.   

1880  On April - 24 amateur Athletic Association, governing body for men's athletics in England & Wales, is founded in Oxford, England   

1883  On April - 24 28 Surinamers depart to Amsterdam World's Fair   

1883  On April - 24 jaroslav Hasek, Czech writer (Brave soldier Schweik) [or April 30]   

1884  National Medical Association of Black physicians organizes (Atlanta) on April - 24.   

1886  On April - 24 kurt Pinthus, writer   

1888  Eastman Kodak forms on this day in history.   

1889  On April - 24 [Richard] Stafford Cripps, Engl min of Plane-manufacturing (1942-45)   

1891  Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Final Problem" on this day in history.   

1891  Count Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian gen/fieldmarshal, dies on this day in history.   

1892  Jack Hulbert, Ely England, actor (Into the Blue, Bulldog Jack) on this day in history.   

1893  On April - 24 robert Harron, NYC, actor (Birth of a Nation, Intolerance)   

1894  On April - 24 french cyclist Henri Desgrange rides 100km in world record 2:39:18   

1895  On this day in history joshua Slocum completes around-the-world voyage in 11-m boat   

1895  On this day in history s Constantine Timoshenko, Russian marshal/people's commissioner   

1897  The first journalist to be named White House news reporter was William Price, who began working the prestigious beat for the "Washington Star" this day on April - 24.   

1897  1st reporter, William Price (Wash Star), assigned to White House on April - 24.   

1897  On this day in history benjamin Lee Whorf, linguist (or 1797)   

1898  On this day in history spain declares war on US rejecting ultimatum to withdraw from Cuba   

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1533  William I of Orange (d. 1584) was born on this day in history.   

1538  On April - 24 birth of gugliemo Gonzaga, composer   

1581  On this day in history birth of vincent de Paul, French saint (d. 1660)   

1594  Benedikt Lechler, composer was born on April - 24.   

1620  John Graunt, statistician, founder of science of demography was born on April - 24.   

1660  Cornelis Dusart, Dutch painter/engraver was born on this day in history.   

1670  Christian Ludwig Boxberg, composer was born on this day in history.   

1706  On April - 24 birth of giovanni Battista Martini, composer   

0624  On this day in history death of mellitus, third Archbishop of Canterbury   

0709  Wilfried, bishop of York, dies at about 76 on this day in history.   

0729  Egbert[us], English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at 89 on this day in history.   

1077  On April - 24 geza I, King of Hungary (1074-7), dies   

1185  On this day in history death of antoku Taira, emperor of Japan (1180-85), drowns   

1338  Death of Marquis Theodore I of Montferrat (b. 1291) on April - 24.   

1530  Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (De partu Virginis), dies on April - 24.   

1617  On this day in history death of carlo Concino, French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered