Page 5: Historical Events In September - 24

1922  On this day in history neurenberg fusion congress USDP-SPD; picks Karl Kautsky   

1922  On this day in history cornell MacNeil, US, singer/actor (La Traviata)   

1923  Premiere of 1st celluloid film "Das Leben auf dem Dorfe" (Berlin) on September - 24.   

1923  Ladislav Fuks, writer on September - 24.   

1924  On this day in history boston, Massachusetts opens its airport   

1924  On this day in history jean-Pierre Warner, British high court judge   

1926  Cardinals clinch NL pennant by beating Giants 6-4 on September - 24.   

1927  On this day in history nHL's Toronto St Patricks become the Maple Leafs   

1927  NHL's Toronto St Patricks become Maple Leafs on September - 24.   

1927  Richard Swift, composer on September - 24.   

1928  Cohan/Lardner's musical "Elmer the Great," premieres in NYC on September - 24.   

1929  On September - 24 lieutenant James H. (Jimmy) Doolittle pilots a biplane over Mitchel Field in New York to make the first all-instrument flight.   

1929  Lt James H Doolittle guides a Consolidated N-Y-2 Biplane over Mitchell Field in NY in the first all-instrument flight on this day in history.   

1929  On September - 24 lt James H Doolittle guides a Consolidated N-Y-2 Biplane over Mitchell Field in NY in 1st all-instrument flight   

1929  George McNicol, principal (Aberdeen University) on September - 24.   

1930  G Kaufman & M Hart's "Once in a Lifetime," premieres in NY on September - 24.   

1931  On September - 24 round-robin playoff among NYC's 3 major league teams, to raise money for unemployed, concludes with Brooklyn losing to both Giants & Yanks   

1932  NY Gov Franklin D Roosevelt visits LA on September - 24.   

1934  2500 fans see Babe Ruth's farewell Yankee appearance at Yankee Stadium on this day in history.   

1934  Edwin Lehare, composer, dies at 69 on September - 24.   

1935  On this day in history earl Bascom and Weldon Bascom produce the first rodeo ever held outdoors under electric lights at Columbia, Mississippi   

1938  On September - 24 alice Marble wins her 2nd singles US tennis title   

1939  Carl Laenmie, film producer, dies on September - 24.   

1940  On this day in history the Cdn. Navy received 6 former US Navy "4 stackers" destroyers and renames them HMCS Annapolis, Columbia,Niagra, St. Clair ST. Croix and St. Francis   

1940  Jimmy Foxx hits his 500th career HR on September - 24.   

1941  On this day in history 9 Allied govts pledged adherence to Atlantic Charter   

1941  Nine Allied governments pledge adherence to the common principles of policy set forth in the Atlantic Charter on September - 24.   

1942  On this day in history 3,000 Tuczyn Jews are killed after resisting and escaping a Nazi attack. Only 15 survive.   

1942  On September - 24 general Blamey assumes command of Allied Land Forces in New Guinea   

1942  On September - 24 hMS SOMALI lost north of Iceland after being stuck by 1 torpedo from German U.703 on 20th in Greenland Sea.floundered while being towed by 'Ashanti', went down in bad weather, 45 men lost   

1943  Soviet forces reconquer Smolensk on this day in history.   

1946  Yanks set season attendance record of 2,309,029 besting 1929 Cubs on September - 24.   

1948  On this day in history mildred Gillars, charged with treason as Nazi radio propagandist Axis Sally, pleads innocent in Washington, DC.   

1948  Mildred Gillars (Axis Sally) pleads innocent in Wash DC on September - 24.   

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0015  On September - 24 birth of vitellius, Roman Emperor (d. 69)   

1301  On this day in history birth of ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (d. 1372)   

1501  Girolamo Cardano, Italy, mathematician/astrologer (Ars Magna-1545) was born on this day in history.   

1513  On September - 24 birth of catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, Queen of Sweden (d. 1535)   

1534  Guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (d. 1581) was born on September - 24.   

1564  On this day in history birth of william Adams, British navigator (d. 1620)   

1583  On this day in history birth of albrecht Eusebius Wenzel von Wallenstein, German general   

1625  On this day in history birth of johan de Witt, statesman/advisor of Holland   

0366  Liberius, Italian Pope (352-66), dies on this day in history.   

0768  Pippin III, the short, King of France, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

0786  On this day in history al-Hadi, Arabic kalief of Islam (185-86), dies   

0911  On September - 24 ludwig III, the child, last Carolingian German King (899-911), dies   

1054  Death of Hermannus Contractus, scholar (b. 1013) on this day in history.   

1118  On September - 24 death of robert of Knaresborough, hermit (b. 1160)   

1120  Death of Welf II, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1072) on September - 24.   

1143  On this day in history innocent II, [Gregorio de' Papareschi], Ital Pope (1130-43), dies