April 24 in History

Forced to abdicate in favour of Eardwulf

The Bayeux Tapestry shows a comet interpreted by onlookers as a threatening omen for Harold's reign.

Edmund de la Pole is imprisoned after Philip of Burgundy surrenders the Yorkist claimant to Henry VII.

commissions Cromwell to prepare the case for a divorce

Created Knight of the Garter

Mary marries Francis and later becomes Queen Consort of France

Mary Queen of Scots marries the French dauphin Francis

Francis marries Mary Queen of Scots and strengthens the Franco Scottish alliance

Intercepts Mary with 800 men & takes her to Dunbar Castle informing her of a rebellion

Escorted by Bothwell to Dunbar Castle believing there may be a rebellion in Edinburgh

Intercepted by Bothwell with 800 men on her return to Edinburgh

Appointed Pope

James I introduces a Bill to classify all catholics as excommunicates

James I introduces a Bill to classify all catholics as excommunicates

Charles presses the Commons to decide quickly whether it will grant subsidies.

Charles presses the Commons to decide quickly whether it will grant subsidies.

Charles reports Hotham's refusal to Parliament and demands redress.

Charles reports Hotham's refusal to Parliament and demands redress.

Lockyer joins soldiers at Bishopsgate who resist orders to leave London before grievances over pay and service are resolved.

A congress assembles at the Free Imperial City of Aachen, called Aix-la-Chapelle, in the west of the Holy Roman Empire

Hebert is executed alongside some of his fellow Hebertists

Mexico is proclaimed independent

Oudinot lays siege to Rome

Begins the 1st single handed yacht voyage around the world

Loses the North-West Manchester by-election by just 429 votes

Bridges issues final instructions for the 1st Australian Division's role in the ANZAC landing.

Mustafa Kemal keeps the 19th Division ready as a mobile reserve on the eve of the Allied landings.

Sinclair-MacLagan's 3rd Australian Brigade embarks as the covering force for the ANZAC landing.

Hamilton coordinates with naval commanders to allocate bombardment and transport support for the landings.

Godley's New Zealand and Australian Division prepares to follow the first Australian waves ashore.

Returns to Ireland with a brigade of German POWs in a German submarine

Declaration of Provisional Government of the Irish Republic from the rebel held GPO

24-29 April, during the Easter Rebellion seeks immediate independence for Ireland

Declaration of Provisional Government of the Irish Republic from the rebel held GPO. 24-29 April, the rebellion seeks independence for Ireland

Leaves Elephant Island in the James Caird with five companions to seek rescue from South Georgia

Declaration of Provisional Government of the Irish Republic from the rebel held GPO

24-29 April, leads 125 men & captures the Boland mill during the Easter Rebelion

Lenin and Stalin guide the work of the 7th Alln Conference of the Bolshevik Party

Lenin and Stalin guide the work of the 7th Alln Conference of the Bolshevik Party

Elliott's 15th Australian Brigade counterattacks at night during the recapture of Villers-Bretonneux.

Glasgow's 13th Australian Brigade advances from the south during the Villers-Bretonneux counterattack.

Haig supports the counterattack that restores the Allied position east of Amiens.

Mosul is declared part of Iraq

Ducat captains Villa to an extra-time FA Cup final victory over Huddersfield Town.

Berlin Treaty of friendship & neutrality between Germany & Russia

Berlin Treaty of friendship & neutrality between Germany & Russia

A German-Soviet non-aggression pact is concluded.

Berlin Treaty of friendship & neutrality between Germany & Russia

Berlin Treaty of friendship & neutrality between Germany & Russia

Germany and the Soviet Union sign the Treaty of Berlin, renewing the neutral relationship established after Rapallo.

Stresemann signs the Treaty of Berlin with the Soviet Union while maintaining Germany's western Locarno policy.

Berlin Treaty of friendship & neutrality between Germany & Russia

Berlin Treaty of friendship & neutrality between Germany & Russia

Accompanies Churchill during his 4th budget speech

Churchill makes his 4th budget speech

Henlein demands full independence for the Sudeten Germans

Henlein demands full independence for the Sudeten Germans

Appointed President of Estonia

The Sudeten Germans demands for autonomy is rejected by the Prague Government

The Sudeten Germans demands for autonomy is rejected by the Prague Government

Presses for stronger action while Allied commanders delay a frontal assault.

Faces frustration over delays in the Allied attack on Narvik.

Resists an immediate frontal assault because of terrain and troop readiness.

Mackesy resists an immediate frontal assault on Narvik because of the risks to his troops.

Coordinates Norwegian pressure on Dietl's isolated mountain troops.

Appointed Reich Commissioner for Norway

Appointed Reich Commissioner for Norway

Appointed Reich Commissioner for Norway

Approves Operation Ironclad in Cabinet, invasion of Madagascar with the Free French. Agrees the invasion of Madagascar with the Free French

Approves Operation Ironclad in Cabinet, invasion of Madagascar with the Free French. Agrees the invasion of Madagascar with the Free French

Approves Operation Ironclad in Cabinet, invasion of Madagascar with the Free French

Executed by the Germans during a raid on Greek parisans

Arranges for photograps of Buchenwald camp victims to be circulated around the Cabinet

1st day of the battle, defends Berlin with 4 Divs, 60,000 men & 50-60 tanks

The Government recaptures Manadalay from the Kachin rebels

Leads the National Liberation Party which captures San Jose

The Government recaptures Manadalay from the Kachin rebels

Picado resigns & the regular army is disbanded

Parliament ratifes Amman becoming capital of an enlarged Jordan

Bethlehem, Hebron, Nablus and Ramallah become part of the Kingdom of Jordan

Bethlehem, Hebron, Nablus and Ramallah become part of the Kingdom of Jordan

The eastern part of Jerusalem will be ruled by Jordan

Bethlehem, Hebron, Nablus and Ramallah become part of the Kingdom of Jordan

The Jordanian Parliament ratifies a proposal to annex Palestinian land

Bethlehem, Hebron, Nablus and Ramallah become part of the Kingdom of Jordan

Churchill is knighted

Says Asia will never forget the 1st atom bomb dropped by the USA. Resolutions passed include arms reduction & abolition of nuclear weapons

Speaks out in support of unification between Cyprus & Greece

Attends the Bandung Conference and promotes Afro-Asian cooperation and non-alignment.

Nehru participates in the Bandung Conference, whose final declaration promotes peaceful coexistence and international cooperation.

Kerensky develops his views through provisional government after 1917.

Lee left Dallas by bus for New Orleans after failing to secure new employment in the Dallas area.

After reaching New Orleans, Lee stayed temporarily with his aunt Lillian Murret while searching for work.

Lee Harvey Oswald rents a room in Dallas but stores some of his possessions in Ruth Paines garage

Arrives with Cuban revolutionaries to support insurgents fighting the Congolese government in the east.

About 100 B-52s drop bombs northwest of Saigon near the Kampuchean border

Urges coordination among Indochinese movements against US-backed governments

200,000 people attend an anti war demonstrations in Washington DC

Deploys the Particles and Fields subsatellite from Casper before the return to Earth.

Pilots Casper during the burn that sends Apollo 16 from lunar orbit toward Earth.

Occupation of the West German embassy & murder of Andreas von Mirbach and Dr. Heinz Hillegaart

Occupation of the West German embassy & murder of Andreas von Mirbach and Dr. Heinz Hillegaart

The West German embassy in Stockholm was seized by members of the RAF; two of the hostages are murdered as the German Government under Chancellor Helmut Schmidt refuses to give in to their demands

Ends curbs on grain exports to Russia

Turkeys military Government permits the foundation of political parties

Scores twice in a 6-0 victory over Real Betis as Real Madrid secure the league title.

Coaches Real Madrid to their twenty-third Spanish league championship.

Appointed Federal Vice Chancellor

Sings on Headless Cross, strengthening the late-1980s Black Sabbath line-up.

Nazarbayev becomes republican head of state before independence

Nursultan Nazarbayev becomes President of the Kazakh SSR

Mobutu announces an end to the formal one-party system and permits political pluralism.

The Serb deputies form the Assembly of the Serb People in Bosnia and Herzegovina representative of the Bosnian Serb population, ending the tripartite coalition

The Serb deputies form the Assembly of the Serb People in Bosnia and Herzegovina representative of the Bosnian Serb population, ending the tripartite coalition

The IRA bomb Bishopsgate, 1 killed & 40 injured, 300 million pounds worth of damage

The IRA bomb Bishopsgate, 1 killed & 40 injured, 300 million pounds worth of damage

Government record concerning the IRA: The IRA bomb Bishopsgate, 1 killed & 40 injured, 300 million pounds worth of damage

Historical IRA record under Conservative Party Government: The IRA bomb Bishopsgate, 1 killed & 40 injured, 300 million pounds worth of damage

IRA context for John Roy Major: The IRA bomb Bishopsgate, 1 killed & 40 injured, 300 million pounds worth of damage

Israeli and PLO negotiators agreed on an accord to give the Palestinians control of health care, taxation, education and other services in West Bank areas still controlled by Israel

Israeli and PLO negotiators agreed on an accord to give the Palestinians control of health care, taxation, education and other services in West Bank areas still controlled by Israel

Secures State Duma confirmation of Sergei Kiriyenko after repeated parliamentary resistance.

US forces catch a Turkish special team entering Krkuk

Formally inaugurated during the Papal Inauguration Mass

Announces that a ruling which prevented women from watching men playing sports in stadiums would soon be reversed

Heads the government as the Bundestag approves legislation accompanying German ratification of the Lisbon Treaty.

Scores in stoppage time at Camp Nou to confirm Chelsea's place in the final.

Scores all four Borussia Dortmund goals in the Champions League semi-final first leg.

Analysis of Akatsuki data shows that thermal tides play a major role in maintaining Venus's atmospheric super-rotation.

Signs a major aid package after congressional approval.

Birth of Edmund Cartwright

Birth of Henri Philippe Petain, in the Pas de Calais, son of a peasant familly

Hugh Dowding is born in Moffat, Scotland.

The future commander of RAF Fighter Command is born.

Birth of Anthony Edward Visconti, later record producer, arranger, musician and major glam rock collaborator.

Birth of Anthony Visconti. Birth of Anthony Edward Visconti

Death of Jacques Rene Herbert, executed

Death of Anastasi Siouli, executed by the Nazis

Death of Wallis Simpson

Defeated in battle & drowned, & loses the Imperial Sword

Becomes undisputed Emperor but Japan sinks into civil war between the Shoguns

Defeats the Taira clan

Cromwell routs a detachment of Royalist horse at Islip during his raid against the king's artillery train.

Wachtmeister commands the Swedish squadron defeated by the Danish fleet at Fehmarn.

Delays a frontal assault because of terrain and troop readiness.

1st day of the Battle of Berlin with 1,000,000 plus Russians against 60,000 Germans

1st day of the battle, defends Berlin with 4 Divs, 60,000 men & 50-60 tanks

Rides to the Tower with an escort led John de Vere with fears of unrest