Page 3: Historical Events In December - 24

1867  Manuel de Oliveira Lima, Brazilian historian/diplomat on this day in history.   

1868  Emanuel Lasker, Germany, world chess champion (1894-21) on this day in history.   

1869  On this day in history henriette GA Roland Holst-van der Schalk, Dutch poet (Women in Forest)   

1869  Edwin M[cMasters] Stanton, US Secretary of War (1861-65), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1870  Rosario Scalero, composer on this day in history.   

1871  On December - 24 giusseppi Verdi's "Aida" premieres in Cairo, at Suez canal opening   

1871  On this day in history verdi's 'Aida' performed for the first time, in Cairo   

1871  Henri Stroethoff, Dutch actor (A Chique Little Boy) on December - 24.   

1874  On this day in history pope Pius IX proclaims a jubilee for 1875   

1879  On this day in history stanislav Pylypovych Lyudkevych, composer   

1881  Bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer on December - 24.   

1884  On December - 24 austria-Hungary admits King Leopold II's Congo Free State   

1885  Arthur Dolphin, cricketer (Yorkshire & England keeper, later Test ump) on December - 24.   

1885  Louis-Prosper Gachard, Belgian historian, dies at 85 on December - 24.   

1887  On this day in history louis Jouvet, Crozon France, actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise)   

1888  The birth of Michael Curtiz, American director on this day in history.   

1889  Bicycle with a back-pedal brake patented on December - 24.   

1889  On December - 24 daniel Stover and William Hance patent bicycle with back pedal brake   

1889  Daniel Stover & William Hance patent bicycle with back pedal brake on December - 24.   

1889  On December - 24 vladimir Sokoloff, Moscow Russia, actor (Road to Morocco)   

1893  Henry Ford completes his 1st useful gas motor on this day in history.   

1893  Carl Brisson, Copenhagen Denmark, actor (Murder at the Vanities) on December - 24.   

1894  On this day in history scheveningse fishing boats destroyed by storm   

1894  Georges Guynemer, French WW I pilot on this day in history.   

1898  On December - 24 herman Heijermans' "Ghetto," premieres in Amsterdam   

1898  Eugeniusz Pankiewicz, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1900  On December - 24 herman Heijermans' "Hope of Blessing" premieres in Amsterdam   

1904  On this day in history german SW Africa abolishes slavery of young children   

1904  Daniel K Womack, singer/guitarist on this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history juliaan Dillens, Flemish sculptor, dies at 55   

1905  On December - 24 howard Hughes born   

1905  The birth of Howard Hughes, American tycoon on this day in history.   

1905  On December - 24 anna "Ans" van Dike ("the Young"), Jewish nazi collaborator   

1906  Reginald A Fessenden became first to broadcast music over radio (Mass) on December - 24.   

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0003  On this day in history birth of galba, Roman Emperor (d. 69)   

1167  John "without a land", king of England (1199-1216) was born on December - 24.   

1389  On this day in history birth of john VI, Duke of Brittany (d. 1442)   

1475  On December - 24 birth of thomas Murner, German writer (d.c. 1537)   

1491  On this day in history birth of ignatius of Loyola, Spanish founder of the Jesuit order (d. 1556)   

1508  Pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (d. 1567) was born on December - 24.   

1564  Abraham C Bloemaert, painter/cartoonist/engraver was born on this day in history.   

1588  Constance of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1631) was born on December - 24.   

0427  On this day in history death of archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople   

1069  Godfried II, with the Beard, duke of Neder-Lutherans, dies on this day in history.   

1257  On December - 24 death of john I, Count of Hainaut (b. 1218)   

1380  John von Neumarkt, German bishop/Chancellor Karel IV, dies on December - 24.   

1453  On this day in history john Dunstable, English composer, dies   

1524  On this day in history vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer/viceroy of Cochin, dies at about 55   

1541  Andreas R Bodenstein von Carlstadt, radical Lutheran, dies at about 61 on this day in history.   

1548  On this day in history maximilian of Egmond, Dutch count/stadholder of Frisia, dies