24th December: Today In History

Today is 24th December,  the 358 day of 2015. There are 07 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight In History;
Birthdays:
  1167King John, King of England, responisble for signing the Magna Carta
  1754George Crabbe, English poet
  1822Matthew Arnold, English poet and critic
  1888Michael Curtiz, US film director; 'White Christmas' & 'Casablanca'
  1905Howard Hughes, American tycoon, film director, pilot & aircraft builder
  1932Colin Cowdrey, MCC President and former England test captain
  1945Lemmy, Member of the pop group 'Motorhead'

Events:
  1524Vasco da Gama, the Portugese navigator and explorer, died
  1814The war between America & Britain ended with the signing of a peace treaty, in Ghent
  1863The author of 'Vanity Fair', W.M.Thackery, died in London
  1871Verdi's 'Aida' was performed for the first time, in Cairo
  1904The London Coliseum opened, with Britains first revolving stage
  1914The first air-raid on British soil took place at Dover, when a single bomb was dropped
  1965In Leicestershire a meteorite weighing about 100lbs hit the ground
  1990The Queensland coast, in Australia, was hit by winds of up to 150mph

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