Page 4: Historical Events In July - 24

1898  On this day in history amelia Earhart, US aviator (1st woman to solo Atlantic)   

1899  Chief Dan George, actor (Little Big Man) on July - 24.   

1900  Race riot in New Orleans, 2 white policemen killed on July - 24.   

1900  Zelda Fitzgerald, 1st wife of F Scott on this day in history.   

1900  On July - 24 ferdinand Hamet, Dutch missionary in Mongolia, murdered at 59   

1901  On this day in history o. Henry is released from prison in Austin, Texas after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank.   

1902  On July - 24 trumper a century before lunch 4th Test Cricket v England   

1902  Hans Chemin-Petit, composer on this day in history.   

1903  Robert Mills Delaney, composer on July - 24.   

1904  On this day in history james R Killian Jr, MIT pres (1948-59)   

1905  Treaty of Bjorko: Emperor Wilhelm II/czar Nicholas II on July - 24.   

1907  On this day in history hugh Charles, songwriter/impressario   

1908  On July - 24 john Hayes wins 4th olympics marathon (2:55:18.4 world record)   

1909  Bkln Dodger Nap Rucker strikes out 16 Pitts Pirates on July - 24.   

1910  Matador Juan Belmonte (18) kills his 1st bull on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history edward Ford, registrat Order of Merit   

1911  On July - 24 hiram Bingham discovers Lost City of the Incas   

1913  George H Brown, film producer on July - 24.   

1914  David Miles Bensuan-Butt, economist on this day in history.   

1915  Excursion ship Eastland capsizes in Lake Michigan, 852 die on this day in history.   

1915  On July - 24 frank Thistlethwaite, vice chancellor (University of East Anglia)   

1916  Bob Eberly, Mechanicsville NY, singer (Jimmy Dorsey Band) on July - 24.   

1917  On this day in history john Hillaby, writer/traveller   

1918  Sgt. Richard Charles TRAVIS, 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment, won the Victoria Cross at Hebuterne, France on July - 24.   

1918  On July - 24 ruggiero Ricci, SF Calif, composer/violinist (Paganini)   

1919  Race Riot in Washington DC (6 killed, 100 wounded) on July - 24.   

1919  The birth of Peter Yates, British director on this day in history.   

1920  Alexander H Cohen, NYC, Broadway producer (Beyond the Fringe) on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history belgium's Leon Scieur wins Tour de France   

1922  Charles Mathias Jr, (Sen-R-MD, 1969-86) on July - 24.   

1923  Allied Powers & Turkey sign peace treaty, Lausanne on July - 24.   

1924  David Loram, British vice-admiral (Supreme Allied Commander) on this day in history.   

1925  On this day in history insulin successfully used for the first time to treat a patient   

1925  Scopes guilty of teaching evolution in a Tn HS, fined $100 & costs on July - 24.   

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1380  Johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint was born on July - 24.   

1660  Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (d. 1718) was born on this day in history.   

1686  On July - 24 birth of benedetto Marcello, composer [or Aug 9]   

1720  On July - 24 birth of louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik   

1725  John Newton, English cleric and hymnist (d. 1807) was born on this day in history.   

1738  On July - 24 birth of elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, Dutch author/poet (Sara Burgerhart)   

1757  On this day in history birth of vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (d. 1825)   

1759  Victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21) was born on this day in history.   

1115  On this day in history death of matilda, Countess of Tuscany (b. 1046)   

1240  Death of Konrad von Thüringen, fifth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights on July - 24.   

1345  On this day in history death of jacob van Artevelde, statesman, murdered   

1568  On July - 24 death of prince Don Carlos of Spain (b. 1545)   

1594  On this day in history death of john Boste, Catholic saint and martyr (b. 1544)   

1652  On this day in history johann Weichmann, composer, dies at 32   

1712  On July - 24 cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies   

1739  On this day in history benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday