
April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). There are 251 days remaining. ==Events== *1184 BC - Ancient Greeces enter Troy using the Trojan Horse (traditional). *1704 - The first regular newspaper in the 13 colonies, the Boston, Massachusetts ''New-Letter'', is published. *1800 - The United States Library of Congress is established when President John Adams signs legislation to appropriate USD5,000 to purchase "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress". *1862 - American Civil War: A flotilla commanded by United States Admiral David Farragut passes two Confederate States of America forts on the Mississippi River on its way to capture New Orleans, Louisiana. *1863 - The Keyesville Massacre: a massacre of 53 Native American men from the Tehachapi tribe in Keyesville, California. *1898 - Spanish-American War: Spain declaration of war on the United States. *1913 - The skyscraper Woolworth Building in New York City was opened. *1915 - Armenian Genocide: The Ottoman Empire began their genocide to annihilate the Armenian people of Anatolia. *1916 - Easter Uprising begins: The Irish Republican Brotherhood led by nationalist Patrick Pearse start a rebellion in Ireland. *1940 - World War II: Operation Demon – The United Kingdom begins evacuating Greece. *1953 - Winston Churchill is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. *1955 - Bandung Conference ends: Twenty-nine non-aligned nations of Asia and Africa finish a meeting that condemned colonialism, racism, and the Cold War. *1961 - The 17th century Sweden ship Vasa (ship) is salvaged. *1963- Marriage of Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra of Kent to Angus James Bruce Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey in London. *1964 - Mexico becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires Convention copyright treaty. *1967 - Astronaut Vladimir Komarov dies in Soyuz 1. * 1967 - Vietnam War: United States General William Westmoreland says in a news conference that the enemy had "gained support in the United States that gives him hope that he can win politically that which he cannot win militarily." *1968 - Mauritius becomes a member state of the United Nations. *1970 - The first People's Republic of China satellite, Dong Fang Hong I, is launched. * 1970 - The Gambia becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, with Dawda Jawara as the first Heads of State of the Gambia. *1975 - The Baader-Meinhof Gang blow up the West Germany embassy in Stockholm. *1980 - Eight United States servicemen died in Operation Eagle Claw as they attempted to end the Iran hostage crisis. *1981 - The first IBM PC is introduced. *1982 - In Harrogate, United Kingdom, Nicole wins the twenty-seventh Eurovision Song Contest for Germany singing "Ein bißchen Frieden" (A little bit of peace). *1984 - Apple Computer unveils its Apple IIc portable computer. *1990 - STS-31: The Hubble Space Telescope is launched by the Space Shuttle program Space Shuttle Discovery. *1990 - Gruinard Island, Scotland, is officially declared free of Anthrax disease after 48 years of quarantine. *1991 - Freddie Stowers is awarded the posthumous Medal of Honor for which he had been recommended in 1918. *1993 - An Provisional Irish Republican Army bomb devastates the Bishopsgate area of City of London. *1994 - The world's largest lollipop weighing 3,011 pounds (1,366 kg) is made in Denmark *1995 - The last Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 rolls off the assembly line. *1996 - In the United States, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 is introduced. *2004 - United States lifts economic sanctions imposed on Libya 18 years previously as a reward for its cooperation in eliminating weapons of mass destruction. *2005 - Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is Papal Inauguration as the 265th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church taking the name Pope Benedict XVI. ==Births== *1533 - William I of Orange (d. 1584) *1718 - Nathaniel Hone, Irish-born painter (d. 1784) *1815 - Anthony Trollope, English novelist (d. 1882) *1856 - Henri Philippe Pétain, French soldier and statesman (d. 1951) *1876 - Erich Raeder, German]] naval commander (d. 1960) *1878 - Jean Crotti, Swiss artist (d. 1958) *1882 - Hugh Dowding, Scottish fighter pilot (d. 1970) *1889 - Sir Stafford Cripps, British politician (d. 1952) *1896 - Benjamin Whorf, American linguist (d. 1941) *1897 - Manuel Ávila Camacho, President of Mexico (d. 1955) *1899 - Oscar Zariski, mathematician (d. 1986) *1904 - Willem de Kooning, Dutch painter (d. 1997) *1905 - Robert Penn Warren, American poet, Pulitzer Prize winner (d. 1989) *1906 - William Joyce, Irish fascist (d. 1946) *1907 - William Sargant, British psychiatrist (d. 1988) *1914 - Justin Wilson, American humorist, celebrity chef, and writer (d. 2001) * 1914 - William Castle, director, producer (d. 1977) *1916 - Lou Thesz, American professional wrestler (d. 2002) *1922 - J.D. Cannon, American actor *1924 - Sir Clement Freud, British writer, radio personality, and politician *1926 - Thorbjörn Fälldin, Prime Minister of Sweden *1927 - Alan MacDiarmid, New Zealand chemist, Nobel Prize laureate *1930 - Jerome Callet, musician * 1930 - Richard Donner, director and producer *1934 - Shirley MacLaine, American actress and author *1936 - Jill Ireland, British actress (d. 1990) *1937 - Joe Henderson Tenor saxophone legend *1940 - Sue Grafton, author *1941 - John Williams (guitarist), Australian guitarist *1942 - Richard M. Daley, politician * 1942 - Barbra Streisand, singer, actress, and director *1952 - Jean-Paul Gaultier, fashion designer *1953 - Eric Bogosian, actor, writer * 1954 - Mumia Abu-Jamal, journalist and political activist *1960 - Paula Yates, British television presenter (d. 2000) *1962 - Jeff Minter, computer games programmer *1963 - Tony Blackplait, musician, director, and writer *1964 - Cedric the Entertainer, comedian and actor * 1964 - Djimon Hounsou, actor *1968 - Stacy Haiduk, actress *1972 - Chipper Jones, baseball player *1973 - Sachin Tendulkar, Indian cricket player *1977 - Carlos Beltran, baseball player *1982 - Kelly Clarkson, singer, winner of the first American Idol competition ==Deaths== *624 - Mellitus, third Archbishop of Canterbury *1342 - Pope Benedict XII (b. 1285) *1731 - Daniel Defoe, English writer (b. 1660) *1736 - Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (b. 1663) *1924 - G. Stanley Hall, psychologist (b. 1844) *1938 - George Grey Barnard, sculptor (b. 1863) *1942 - Lucy Maude Montgomery, Canadian author (b. 1874) *1947 - Willa Cather, American writer (b. 1873) *1965 - Louise Dresser, actress (b. 1878) *1967 - Vladimir Komarov, cosmonaut (b. 1927) *1974 - Bud Abbott, American actor and comedian (b. 1895) *1980 - Alejo Carpentier, Cuban writer (b. 1904) *1982 - Ville Ritola, Finnish athlete (b. 1896) *1986 - Wallis Simpson, American wife of Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (b. 1896) *1993 - Oliver Tambo, South AFrican activist, politician *1997 - Pat Paulsen, American comedian, politician *1997 - Eugene Stoner, American engineer, military designer *2001 - Al Hibbler, American singer *2004 - Estée Lauder (person), cosmetics entrepreneur (b. 1906) *2005 - Ezer Weizman, President of Israel (b. 1924) ==Holidays and observances== *Easter Sunday 1791, 1859, 2011. *Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day * Republic Day in the Gambia (1970) *The feast day of the following in the Roman Catholic Church: **Saint Egbert of Northumbria **Fidelis of Sigmaringen **Honorius **Deodatus **Bova and Doda **Wilfrid of York **William Firmat **Mary Euphrasia Pelletier *24-hour comics day *World Day for Laboratory Animals Link http://www.animalaid.org.uk/news/2005/0504wdla.htm == External links == * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/24 BBC: On This Day] * [http://www.tnl.net/when/4/24 Today in History: April 24] ---- April 23 - April 25 - March 24 - May 24 – historical anniversaries bs:24. april fo:24. apríl ga:24 Aibreán scn:24 di aprili simple:April 24 th:24 เมษายน vi:24 tháng 4
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April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). There are 251 days remaining. ==Events== *1184 BC - Ancient Greeces enter Troy using the Trojan Horse (traditional). *1704 - The first regular newspaper in the 13 colonies, the Boston, Massachusetts ''New-Letter'', is published. *1800 - The United States Library of Congress is established when President John Adams signs legislation to appropriate USD5,000 to purchase "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress". *1862 - American Civil War: A flotilla commanded by United States Admiral David Farragut passes two Confederate States of America forts on the Mississippi River on its way to capture New Orleans, Louisiana. *1863 - The Keyesville Massacre: a massacre of 53 Native American men from the Tehachapi tribe in Keyesville, California. *1898 - Spanish-American War: Spain declaration of war on the United States. *1913 - The skyscraper Woolworth Building in New York City was opened. *1915 - Armenian Genocide: The Ottoman Empire began their genocide to annihilate the Armenian people of Anatolia. *1916 - Easter Uprising begins: The Irish Republican Brotherhood led by nationalist Patrick Pearse start a rebellion in Ireland. *1940 - World War II: Operation Demon – The United Kingdom begins evacuating Greece. *1953 - Winston Churchill is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. *1955 - Bandung Conference ends: Twenty-nine non-aligned nations of Asia and Africa finish a meeting that condemned colonialism, racism, and the Cold War. *1961 - The 17th century Sweden ship Vasa (ship) is salvaged. *1963- Marriage of Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra of Kent to Angus James Bruce Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey in London. *1964 - Mexico becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires Convention copyright treaty. *1967 - Astronaut Vladimir Komarov dies in Soyuz 1. * 1967 - Vietnam War: United States General William Westmoreland says in a news conference that the enemy had "gained support in the United States that gives him hope that he can win politically that which he cannot win militarily." *1968 - Mauritius becomes a member state of the United Nations. *1970 - The first People's Republic of China satellite, Dong Fang Hong I, is launched. * 1970 - The Gambia becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, with Dawda Jawara as the first Heads of State of the Gambia. *1975 - The Baader-Meinhof Gang blow up the West Germany embassy in Stockholm. *1980 - Eight United States servicemen died in Operation Eagle Claw as they attempted to end the Iran hostage crisis. *1981 - The first IBM PC is introduced. *1982 - In Harrogate, United Kingdom, Nicole wins the twenty-seventh Eurovision Song Contest for Germany singing "Ein bißchen Frieden" (A little bit of peace). *1984 - Apple Computer unveils its Apple IIc portable computer. *1990 - STS-31: The Hubble Space Telescope is launched by the Space Shuttle program Space Shuttle Discovery. *1990 - Gruinard Island, Scotland, is officially declared free of Anthrax disease after 48 years of quarantine. *1991 - Freddie Stowers is awarded the posthumous Medal of Honor for which he had been recommended in 1918. *1993 - An Provisional Irish Republican Army bomb devastates the Bishopsgate area of City of London. *1994 - The world's largest lollipop weighing 3,011 pounds (1,366 kg) is made in Denmark *1995 - The last Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 rolls off the assembly line. *1996 - In the United States, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 is introduced. *2004 - United States lifts economic sanctions imposed on Libya 18 years previously as a reward for its cooperation in eliminating weapons of mass destruction. *2005 - Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is Papal Inauguration as the 265th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church taking the name Pope Benedict XVI. ==Births== *1533 - William I of Orange (d. 1584) *1718 - Nathaniel Hone, Irish-born painter (d. 1784) *1815 - Anthony Trollope, English novelist (d. 1882) *1856 - Henri Philippe Pétain, French soldier and statesman (d. 1951) *1876 - Erich Raeder, German]] naval commander (d. 1960) *1878 - Jean Crotti, Swiss artist (d. 1958) *1882 - Hugh Dowding, Scottish fighter pilot (d. 1970) *1889 - Sir Stafford Cripps, British politician (d. 1952) *1896 - Benjamin Whorf, American linguist (d. 1941) *1897 - Manuel Ávila Camacho, President of Mexico (d. 1955) *1899 - Oscar Zariski, mathematician (d. 1986) *1904 - Willem de Kooning, Dutch painter (d. 1997) *1905 - Robert Penn Warren, American poet, Pulitzer Prize winner (d. 1989) *1906 - William Joyce, Irish fascist (d. 1946) *1907 - William Sargant, British psychiatrist (d. 1988) *1914 - Justin Wilson, American humorist, celebrity chef, and writer (d. 2001) * 1914 - William Castle, director, producer (d. 1977) *1916 - Lou Thesz, American professional wrestler (d. 2002) *1922 - J.D. Cannon, American actor *1924 - Sir Clement Freud, British writer, radio personality, and politician *1926 - Thorbjörn Fälldin, Prime Minister of Sweden *1927 - Alan MacDiarmid, New Zealand chemist, Nobel Prize laureate *1930 - Jerome Callet, musician * 1930 - Richard Donner, director and producer *1934 - Shirley MacLaine, American actress and author *1936 - Jill Ireland, British actress (d. 1990) *1937 - Joe Henderson Tenor saxophone legend *1940 - Sue Grafton, author *1941 - John Williams (guitarist), Australian guitarist *1942 - Richard M. Daley, politician * 1942 - Barbra Streisand, singer, actress, and director *1952 - Jean-Paul Gaultier, fashion designer *1953 - Eric Bogosian, actor, writer * 1954 - Mumia Abu-Jamal, journalist and political activist *1960 - Paula Yates, British television presenter (d. 2000) *1962 - Jeff Minter, computer games programmer *1963 - Tony Blackplait, musician, director, and writer *1964 - Cedric the Entertainer, comedian and actor * 1964 - Djimon Hounsou, actor *1968 - Stacy Haiduk, actress *1972 - Chipper Jones, baseball player *1973 - Sachin Tendulkar, Indian cricket player *1977 - Carlos Beltran, baseball player *1982 - Kelly Clarkson, singer, winner of the first American Idol competition ==Deaths== *624 - Mellitus, third Archbishop of Canterbury *1342 - Pope Benedict XII (b. 1285) *1731 - Daniel Defoe, English writer (b. 1660) *1736 - Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (b. 1663) *1924 - G. Stanley Hall, psychologist (b. 1844) *1938 - George Grey Barnard, sculptor (b. 1863) *1942 - Lucy Maude Montgomery, Canadian author (b. 1874) *1947 - Willa Cather, American writer (b. 1873) *1965 - Louise Dresser, actress (b. 1878) *1967 - Vladimir Komarov, cosmonaut (b. 1927) *1974 - Bud Abbott, American actor and comedian (b. 1895) *1980 - Alejo Carpentier, Cuban writer (b. 1904) *1982 - Ville Ritola, Finnish athlete (b. 1896) *1986 - Wallis Simpson, American wife of Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (b. 1896) *1993 - Oliver Tambo, South AFrican activist, politician *1997 - Pat Paulsen, American comedian, politician *1997 - Eugene Stoner, American engineer, military designer *2001 - Al Hibbler, American singer *2004 - Estée Lauder (person), cosmetics entrepreneur (b. 1906) *2005 - Ezer Weizman, President of Israel (b. 1924) ==Holidays and observances== *Easter Sunday 1791, 1859, 2011. *Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day * Republic Day in the Gambia (1970) *The feast day of the following in the Roman Catholic Church: **Saint Egbert of Northumbria **Fidelis of Sigmaringen **Honorius **Deodatus **Bova and Doda **Wilfrid of York **William Firmat **Mary Euphrasia Pelletier *24-hour comics day *World Day for Laboratory Animals Link http://www.animalaid.org.uk/news/2005/0504wdla.htm == External links == * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/24 BBC: On This Day] * [http://www.tnl.net/when/4/24 Today in History: April 24] ---- April 23 - April 25 - March 24 - May 24 – historical anniversaries bs:24. april fo:24. apríl ga:24 Aibreán scn:24 di aprili simple:April 24 th:24 เมษายน vi:24 tháng 4
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