Page 5: Historical Events In August - 24

1916  Official inauguration of the Australian Comforts Fund (ACF) The ACF coordinated the activities of the various State "patriotic funds" set up in 1914 to collect money to send comfort parcels to service personnel overseas on this day in history.   

1916  Anita V Figueredo, physician/humanitarian on August - 24.   

1917  Dennis James, Jersey City NJ, wrestling announcer/TV host (PDQ) on this day in history.   

1918  On August - 24 sgt. Samuel Forsyth, NZ Engineers, attached to 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment, won the Victoria Cross at Grevillers, France   

1918  On this day in history chicago Cubs, win earliest pennent ever (season ended Sept 2)   

1918  On this day in history ray McIntire, chemical engineer   

1919  On this day in history cleveland pitcher Ray Caldwell is flattened by a bolt of lightning   

1919  "Drs P" [Heinz H Polzer], Swiss/Dutch songwriter/singer on this day in history.   

1921  Battle of Sakaray Valley begins between Turkey & Greece on this day in history.   

1921  Sam Tingle, Zimbabwean racing driver on August - 24.   

1922  1st Phillie to hit for cycle (Cy Williams) on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history paavo Nurmi runs world record 3 mile (14:11.2)   

1923  Helena Carter, [Helen Rickerts], US model/actress (River Lady) on this day in history.   

1923  Kate Douglas Wiggin, author (US kindergarten movement), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1924  On August - 24 louis Teicher, pianist (Ferante & Teicher-Exodus)   

1925  39th US Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats K McKane (36 60 62) on August - 24.   

1927  Roger Danneels, Flemish accordionist on August - 24.   

1928  A subway wreck occurs under Times Square in New York City on this day in history.   

1929  43rd US Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Phoebe H Watson (64 62) on August - 24.   

1931  On August - 24 france & USSR sign neutrality/no attack treaty   

1932  Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the U.S. nonstop, completing a 19-hour flight from Los Angeles to Newark, NJ on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history the first transcontinental non-stop flight by a woman, Amelia Earhart   

1932  On this day in history 1st transcontinental non-stop flight by a woman, Amelia Earhart   

1936  Australian Antarctic Territory created on August - 24.   

1937  On August - 24 republican offensive near Belchite Spain   

1938  England beat Australia by an innings & 579 runs at The Oval on this day in history.   

1939  Germany & USSR sign 10-year non-aggression pact on August - 24.   

1939  On August - 24 germany and Russia sign a 10-year non-agression pact.   

1939  On this day in history last man hanged in New South Wales axe murderer John Trevor Kelly.   

1939  On August - 24 w H Moule, cricketer (Australia v England 1880)/High Court judge, dies   

1939  Last man hanged in New South Wales: axe murderer John Trevor Kelly on this day in history.   

1940  On August - 24 luftwaffe bombs London   

1940  On August - 24 paul G Nipkow, German TV pioneer (Nipkow disk), dies at 80   

1942  Sea battle off Eastern Solomon Islands on this day in history.   

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1113  On this day in history birth of geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy   

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

1198  On August - 24 birth of king Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249)   

1210  Floris IV, Count of Holland was born on August - 24.   

1358  On this day in history birth of king John I of Castile (d. 1390)   

1393  Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458) was born on August - 24.   

1420  Albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt) was born on this day in history.   

1531  Ercole Bottrigari, composer was born on this day in history.   

0079  On August - 24 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 August - 24 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 August - 24.   

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  Death of Gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded on August - 24.