Page 4: Historical Events In July - 24

1898  Amelia Earhart, US aviator (1st woman to solo Atlantic) on this day in history.   

1899  Chief Dan George, actor (Little Big Man) on this day in history.   

1900  On July - 24 race riot in New Orleans, 2 white policemen killed   

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

1900  On this day in history ferdinand Hamet, Dutch missionary in Mongolia, murdered at 59   

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

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

1902  On July - 24 hans Chemin-Petit, composer   

1903  Robert Mills Delaney, composer on this day in history.   

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  Hugh Charles, songwriter/impressario on July - 24.   

1908  John Hayes wins 4th olympics marathon (2:55:18.4 world record) on this day in history.   

1909  On this day in history bkln Dodger Nap Rucker strikes out 16 Pitts Pirates   

1910  On this day in history matador Juan Belmonte (18) kills his 1st bull   

1910  Edward Ford, registrat Order of Merit on this day in history.   

1911  Hiram Bingham discovers Lost City of the Incas on July - 24.   

1913  On July - 24 george H Brown, film producer   

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

1915  On this day in history excursion ship Eastland capsizes in Lake Michigan, 852 die   

1915  Frank Thistlethwaite, vice chancellor (University of East Anglia) on July - 24.   

1916  On July - 24 bob Eberly, Mechanicsville NY, singer (Jimmy Dorsey Band)   

1917  John Hillaby, writer/traveller on July - 24.   

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

1918  On this day in history ruggiero Ricci, SF Calif, composer/violinist (Paganini)   

1919  On July - 24 race Riot in Washington DC (6 killed, 100 wounded)   

1919  On this day in history the birth of Peter Yates, British director   

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

1921  On July - 24 belgium's Leon Scieur wins Tour de France   

1922  On July - 24 charles Mathias Jr, (Sen-R-MD, 1969-86)   

1923  On July - 24 allied Powers & Turkey sign peace treaty, Lausanne   

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

1925  Insulin successfully used for the first time to treat a patient on July - 24.   

1925  Scopes guilty of teaching evolution in a Tn HS, fined $100 & costs on this day in history.   

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

1660  On July - 24 birth of charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (d. 1718)   

1686  On this day in history birth of benedetto Marcello, composer [or Aug 9]   

1720  Louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik was born on July - 24.   

1725  On this day in history birth of john Newton, English cleric and hymnist (d. 1807)   

1738  Elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, Dutch author/poet (Sara Burgerhart) was born on this day in history.   

1757  Vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (d. 1825) was born on this day in history.   

1759  Victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21) was born on July - 24.   

1115  Death of Matilda, Countess of Tuscany (b. 1046) on July - 24.   

1240  On July - 24 death of konrad von Thüringen, fifth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights   

1345  Death of Jacob van Artevelde, statesman, murdered on this day in history.   

1568  Death of Prince Don Carlos of Spain (b. 1545) on July - 24.   

1594  Death of John Boste, Catholic saint and martyr (b. 1544) on July - 24.   

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

1712  Cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies on July - 24.   

1739  Benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday on July - 24.