Historical Events In July - 24

1898  On July - 24 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 July - 24.   

1900  Ferdinand Hamet, Dutch missionary in Mongolia, murdered at 59 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history hans Chemin-Petit, composer   

1903  On this day in history robert Mills Delaney, composer   

1904  James R Killian Jr, MIT pres (1948-59) on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history treaty of Bjorko: Emperor Wilhelm II/czar Nicholas II   

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  Bkln Dodger Nap Rucker strikes out 16 Pitts Pirates on this day in history.   

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

1910  On July - 24 edward Ford, registrat Order of Merit   

1911  Hiram Bingham discovers Lost City of the Incas on this day in history.   

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

1914  On this day in history david Miles Bensuan-Butt, economist   

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

1915  Frank Thistlethwaite, vice chancellor (University of East Anglia) on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history bob Eberly, Mechanicsville NY, singer (Jimmy Dorsey Band)   

1917  On July - 24 john Hillaby, writer/traveller   

1918  On this day in history 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  Race Riot in Washington DC (6 killed, 100 wounded) on this day in history.   

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

1920  Alexander H Cohen, NYC, Broadway producer (Beyond the Fringe) on July - 24.   

1921  Belgium's Leon Scieur wins Tour de France on July - 24.   

1922  Charles Mathias Jr, (Sen-R-MD, 1969-86) on this day in history.   

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

1924  On July - 24 david Loram, British vice-admiral (Supreme Allied Commander)   

1925  Insulin successfully used for the first time to treat a patient on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1725  On July - 24 birth of john Newton, English cleric and hymnist (d. 1807)   

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 July - 24.   

1115  On July - 24 death of matilda, Countess of Tuscany (b. 1046)   

1240  Death of Konrad von Thüringen, fifth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights on this day in history.   

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

1568  Death of Prince Don Carlos of Spain (b. 1545) on this day in history.   

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

1652  On July - 24 johann Weichmann, composer, dies at 32   

1712  On this day in history cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies   

1739  Benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday on this day in history.