Page 4: Historical Events In October - 24

1917  Marshall Goldberg, NFL halfback (Chicago Cardinals) on October - 24.   

1918  On this day in history alexander Charles Lecocq, composer, dies at 86   

1920  On October - 24 louise H "Lous" Hensen, actress (Medea, Uncle Wanja)   

1922  German parliament mandates Ebert president until July 1925 on this day in history.   

1923  Gen Otto von Lossow calls Reichswehr to Berlin to form a dictatorship on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history denise Levertov, American poet/essayist (Joy Beneath the Skin)   

1924  On October - 24 christian Gen Feng Joe Siang occupies Beijing   

1924  On this day in history jose Casanovas, composer   

1925  On October - 24 jayaaram N Reddy, South African politician/banker   

1925  Jindrich S Baar, Czech pastor/writer (Lusy), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1926  On October - 24 harry Houdini's last performance, which was at the Garrick Theatre in Detroit, Michigan.   

1926  Y A Tittle, AAFC/NFL QB (Baltimore, SF, NY Giants, MVP 1963) on this day in history.   

1927  On October - 24 renato de Grandis, composer   

1928  On October - 24 gabriel Laub, Polish writer   

1929  On this day in history "Black Thursday", one of the biggest Wall Street crash, spells out the beginning of the great American depression.   

1929  On October - 24 "Black Thursday," beginning of stock market crash   

1929  On this day in history "Black Thursday," start of stock market crash, Dow Jones down 12.8%   

1929  On this day in history george H Crumb, Charleston WV, composer (Pulitzer 1968-Echoes of Time)   

1929  On October - 24 peter J Blok, Dutch historian, dies at 74   

1930  A bloodless coup d'état in Brazil ousts Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa, the last President of the First Republic. Getúlio Dornelles Vargas is then installed as "provisional president." on October - 24.   

1930  On October - 24 big Bopper, [JP Richardson], Sabine Pass Tx, vocalist (Chantiily Lace)   

1930  Renaat Verheijen, Flemish actor/director (Dr Faustus), dies at 26 on October - 24.   

1931  George Washington Bridge connecting NY to NJ opens on this day in history.   

1931  On this day in history gangster Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years for tax evasion   

1931  Sofiya Asgatovna Gubaydulina, composer on October - 24.   

1931  Murray Bisset, cricketer (S Afr)/Chief Justice of Rhodesia, dies on this day in history.   

1932  British govt signs trade treaty with USSR on October - 24.   

1933  On October - 24 langston Hughes' "Mulatto," premieres in NYC   

1933  Norman Rush, American writer on this day in history.   

1934  Arvind Apte, cricketer (brother of Madhav Scored 8 & 7 in one Test) on this day in history.   

1935  Italy invades Ethiopia on October - 24.   

1935  On October - 24 italy invades Ethiopia [10/2]   

1936  Annelien Kappeyne van de Coppello, Dutch politican (VVD) on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history uS forbids child labor in factories   

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0051  On this day in history birth of domitian, Roman Emperor (d. 96)   

1378  David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland (d. 1402) was born on October - 24.   

1607  On this day in history birth of john Lievensz, painter/etcher/wood carver   

1632  On October - 24 birth of antony van Leeuwenhoek, Hol, naturalist (Philosophical Transactions)   

1675  On this day in history birth of richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician (d. 1749)   

1710  On this day in history birth of alban Butler, English Catholic priest and writer (d. 1773)   

1763  Dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (d. 1839) was born on October - 24.   

1788  On October - 24 birth of sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb)   

0996  Hugo Capet, king of France (987-96), dies at 58 on October - 24.   

1375  On this day in history death of king Valdemar IV of Denmark (bc. 1320)   

1521  On this day in history robert Fayrfax, composer, dies at 57   

1537  Jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, dies on this day in history.   

1572  On this day in history death of edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508)   

1579  Albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51 on October - 24.   

1601  On this day in history tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54   

1649  Ferdinand van Boisschot, South Neth diplomat, dies at about 89 on this day in history.