Today in History for 24th August 2024

Historical Events

1511 - Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca, the capital of the Sultanate of Malacca
1572 - St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre of Protestants by Roman Catholics begins in Paris and later spreads to the French provinces
1968 - Northern Ireland's first civil rights march held; many more marches would be held over the following year and Loyalists organized counter-demonstrations to get the marches banned
1975 - Davey Lopes steals his 38th consecutive base, then thrown out stealing
1992 - Diplomatic relations are established between the People's Republic of China and South Korea.
2023 - BRICS meeting of emerging nations in South Africa agrees to invite six new nations to join, in attempt to balance global power of the US and Europe

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Famous Birthdays

1552 - Lavinia Fontana, Italian painter, born in Bologna, Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1614)
1889 - Simon Kimbangu/Kibangu, Congolese religious leader and founder of Kimbanguism, born in Nkamba, Congo (d. 1951)
1943 - Pini Zahavi, Israeli football agent, born in Ness Ziona, Israel
1965 - Reggie Miller, American NBA guard, 1987-2005 (Indiana Pacers; Olympic gold, 1996), born in Riverside, California
1972 - Todd Young, American politician (Senator-R-Indiana 2017-), born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
1979 - (Katherine) "Kaki" King, American guitarist, lap steel guitar player and composer, born in Atlanta, Georgia

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Famous Deaths

1939 - William Moule, Australian lawyer, politician and cricketer (Australia v England 1880), dies at 81
1988 - Max Shulman, American author (Dobie Gillis, Tender Trap), dies at 69
1992 - André Donner, Dutch jurist (2nd President European Court of Justice), dies at 74
1994 - Jason McRoy, English mountain bike racer, dies in a motorcycle accident at 23
1996 - John Christopherson, English artist and collector, dies at 75
1998 - E. G. Marshall [Everett Eugene Grunz], American actor (12 Angry Men, The Defenders), dies of lung cancer at 84

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