Births on March 24

Eugène Tisserant

Born on March 24, 1884

Eugène Tisserant, French cardinal (d. 1972)

Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant (pronounced [øʒɛn ɡabʁijɛl ʒɛʁvɛ loʁɑ̃ tisʁɑ̃]; 24 March 1884 – 21 February 1972) was a French prelate and cardinal of the Catholic Church. Elevated to the cardinalate in 1936, Tisserant was a prominent and long-time member of the Roman Curia.

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Events on 1884

27 Mar

Cincinnati riots of 1884
A mob in Cincinnati, Ohio, attacks members of a jury which had returned a verdict of manslaughter in what was seen as a clear case of murder; over the next few days the mob would riot and eventually destroy the courthouse.
20 Apr

Humanum genus
Pope Leo XIII publishes the encyclical Humanum genus.
14 Oct

Photographic film
American inventor George Eastman receives a U.S. Government patent on his new paper-strip photographic film.
22 Oct

Prime meridian (Greenwich)
The Royal Observatory in Britain is adopted as the prime meridian of longitude by the International Meridian Conference.
10 Dec

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is published.

Births on March 24

Eugène Tisserant

Born on March 24, 1884

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Events on 1884

Cincinnati riots of 1884

Humanum genus

Photographic film

Prime meridian (Greenwich)

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn