Births on October 24

Octave Lapize

Born on October 24, 1887

Octave Lapize, French cyclist and pilot (d. 1917)

Octave Lapize (pronounced [ɔktav lapiz]; 24 October 1887 – 14 July 1917) was a French professional road racing cyclist and track cyclist.Most famous for winning the 1910 Tour de France and a bronze medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in the men's 100 kilometres, he was a three-time winner of one-day classics, Paris–Roubaix and Paris–Brussels.

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Events on 1887

20 Jan

Pearl Harbor
The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base.
4 Apr

Susanna M. Salter
Argonia, Kansas elects Susanna M. Salter as the first female mayor in the United States.
10 Apr

Pope Leo XIII
On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America.
28 Apr

Guillaume Schnaebelé
A week after being arrested by the Prussian Secret Police, French police inspector Guillaume Schnaebelé is released on order of William I, German Emperor, defusing a possible war.
11 Nov

Haymarket affair
August Spies, Albert Parsons, Adolph Fischer and George Engel are executed as a result of the Haymarket affair.

Births on October 24

Octave Lapize

Born on October 24, 1887

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Events on 1887

Pearl Harbor

Susanna M. Salter

Pope Leo XIII

Guillaume Schnaebelé

Haymarket affair