Historical Events In August - 24

1889  On August - 24 simon Kimbangu/Kibangu, Congo prophet   

1889  Jan E Matzeliger, Suriname inventor (shoe lacing machine), dies on August - 24.   

1890  On this day in history duke Kahanamoku, Hawaii, swimmer (Olympics-3 gold/2 silver-12, 20, 24)   

1891  On August - 24 thomas Edison patents motion picture camera   

1891  On this day in history alexander Mikhaylovich Dzegelyonok, composer   

1893  Tornado destroys coast of Savannah & Charleston, about 1000 die on August - 24.   

1894  Jean Rhys, [Ella Williams], Dominica, writer (Voyage in the Dark) on August - 24.   

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 August - 24 albert Claude, Belgium, biologist/physician (Nobel 1974)   

1899  On August - 24 johan J Fabricius, Dutch novelist (Island of Demons)   

1900  On this day in history preston Foster, Ocean City NJ, actor (Waterfront, Gunslinger)   

1902  Fernand Braudel, French historian (Civililization & Capitalism) on this day in history.   

1904  24th US Mens Tennis: Holcombe Ward beats William Clothier (108 64 97) on August - 24.   

1904  On August - 24 rod Redwing, NY, actor (Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory)   

1905  Chicago Cubs beat Phillies 2-1 in 20 innings on this day in history.   

1905  Donald Douglas, Scotland, actor (I Love You Again) on August - 24.   

1906  Cincinnati Red John Weimer no-hits Dodgers, 1-0 in 7 inning game on August - 24.   

1906  On August - 24 alfred Stevens, Belgian painter, dies   

1907  Pieter Louis Tak, writer (Chronicle), dies at 58 on August - 24.   

1908  Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 13 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

1909  On August - 24 workers start pouring concrete for Panama Canal   

1909  Ronnie Grieveson, S Afr cricket keeper/batsman (2 Tests v Eng 1939) on August - 24.   

1910  Bernhard Heiden, composer on August - 24.   

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  Alaska becomes a U.S. territory on this day in history.   

1912  On August - 24 nYC ticker tape parade for Jim Thorpe & victorious US olympians   

1912  On this day in history territory of Alaska organized   

1912  On August - 24 uS passes Anti-gag law, federal employees right to petition the govt   

1912  Durward Kirby, Indianapolis Ind, TV announcer (Garry Moore Show) on August - 24.   

1913  On August - 24 dorothy Comingore, [Linda Winters], LA CA, actress (Citizen Kane)   

1914  On this day in history battle at Bergen: Germans defeat Belgian/British troops   

1915  On August - 24 alice B[radley] Sheldon, US, sci-fi author (Byte Beautiful)   

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1113  On August - 24 birth of geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy   

1113  Geoffrey of Anjou, Count of Anjou (d. 1151) was born on this day in history.   

1198  King Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249) was born on August - 24.   

1210  On this day in history birth of floris IV, Count of Holland   

1358  King John I of Castile (d. 1390) was born on this day in history.   

1393  Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458) was born on this day in history.   

1420  Albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt) was born on August - 24.   

1531  Ercole Bottrigari, composer was born on August - 24.   

0079  On this day in history death of pliny the Elder, Roman writer and naturalist (b. 23)   

1103  On August - 24 magnus III Berbein, [Blootbeen], King of Norway (1093-1103), dies   

1217  On this day in history eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in battle   

1313  On this day in history henry VII, Roman Catholic German King/emperor (1308/12-13), dies   

1371  Death of Eduard, duke of Gelre (1361-71), assasinated on this day in history.   

1540  On August - 24 death of girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian painter (b. 1503)   

1542  Death of Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (b. 1483) on August - 24.   

1572  On August - 24 death of gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded