Page 5: Historical Events In September - 24

1922  Neurenberg fusion congress USDP-SPD; picks Karl Kautsky on this day in history.   

1922  Cornell MacNeil, US, singer/actor (La Traviata) on this day in history.   

1923  On September - 24 premiere of 1st celluloid film "Das Leben auf dem Dorfe" (Berlin)   

1923  On September - 24 ladislav Fuks, writer   

1924  Boston, Massachusetts opens its airport on this day in history.   

1924  Jean-Pierre Warner, British high court judge on September - 24.   

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

1927  NHL's Toronto St Patricks become the Maple Leafs on this day in history.   

1927  On September - 24 nHL's Toronto St Patricks become Maple Leafs   

1927  Richard Swift, composer on this day in history.   

1928  On September - 24 cohan/Lardner's musical "Elmer the Great," premieres in NYC   

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

1929  Lt James H Doolittle guides a Consolidated N-Y-2 Biplane over Mitchell Field in NY in the first all-instrument flight on September - 24.   

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

1929  George McNicol, principal (Aberdeen University) on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history g Kaufman & M Hart's "Once in a Lifetime," premieres in NY   

1931  Round-robin playoff among NYC's 3 major league teams, to raise money for unemployed, concludes with Brooklyn losing to both Giants & Yanks on this day in history.   

1932  On September - 24 nY Gov Franklin D Roosevelt visits LA   

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  Earl Bascom and Weldon Bascom produce the first rodeo ever held outdoors under electric lights at Columbia, Mississippi on September - 24.   

1938  Alice Marble wins her 2nd singles US tennis title on September - 24.   

1939  On September - 24 carl Laenmie, film producer, dies   

1940  On September - 24 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  On September - 24 jimmy Foxx hits his 500th career HR   

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

1942  On this day in history general Blamey assumes command of Allied Land Forces in New Guinea   

1942  On this day in history 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  On this day in history soviet forces reconquer Smolensk   

1946  Yanks set season attendance record of 2,309,029 besting 1929 Cubs on this day in history.   

1948  Mildred Gillars, charged with treason as Nazi radio propagandist Axis Sally, pleads innocent in Washington, DC on September - 24.   

1948  On September - 24 mildred Gillars (Axis Sally) pleads innocent in Wash DC   

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0015  On this day in history 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  On September - 24 birth of girolamo Cardano, Italy, mathematician/astrologer (Ars Magna-1545)   

1513  Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, Queen of Sweden (d. 1535) was born on this day in history.   

1534  On this day in history birth of guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (d. 1581)   

1564  William Adams, British navigator (d. 1620) was born on September - 24.   

1583  Albrecht Eusebius Wenzel von Wallenstein, German general was born on this day in history.   

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

0366  Liberius, Italian Pope (352-66), dies on September - 24.   

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  Ludwig III, the child, last Carolingian German King (899-911), dies on this day in history.   

1054  On this day in history death of hermannus Contractus, scholar (b. 1013)   

1118  Death of Robert of Knaresborough, hermit (b. 1160) on this day in history.   

1120  On September - 24 death of welf II, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1072)   

1143  On September - 24 innocent II, [Gregorio de' Papareschi], Ital Pope (1130-43), dies