Historical Events In July - 24

1948  On this day in history soviets blockades Berlin from the west   

1948  4 Duluth Minn Dukes (St Louis Cards Class C farm team) die in crash on July - 24.   

1949  On July - 24 inidian pitcher Bob Lemon hits 2 HRs to beat Senators, 7-5   

1950  On this day in history v-2/WAC Corporal rocket launch; first launch from Cape Canaveral   

1950  On July - 24 v-2/WAC Corporal rocket launch; 1st launch from Cape Canaveral   

1952  On July - 24 112ø F (44ø C), Louisville, Georgia (state record)   

1952  On this day in history pres Truman settles 53-day steel strike   

1952  112°F (44°C), Louisville, Georgia (state record) on July - 24.   

1953  KEYT TV channel 3 in Santa Barbara, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history mary Church Terrell, educator/civil rights leader, dies at 90   

1955  Ali Sastroamidjojo of Govt resigns in Indonesia on July - 24.   

1956  On July - 24 brendan Behan's "Quare Fellow," premieres in London   

1957  KTVC TV channel 6 in Ensign, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting on July - 24.   

1957  Sacha Guitry, actor/playwright/director (Lovers & Thieves), dies at 72 on July - 24.   

1958  14 people named 1st life peers in UK on this day in history.   

1959  VP Nixon argued with Khrushchev, known as "Kitchen Debate" on July - 24.   

1959  500,000th Dutch TV set registered on July - 24.   

1960  Carl Deis, composer, dies at 77 on July - 24.   

1961  On this day in history a US commercial plane is hijacked to Cuba   

1961  On this day in history edwin Newman becomes news anchor of the Today Show   

1962  On July - 24 victor Moore, comedian, dies of heart attack at 86   

1963  On July - 24 124 Unification church couples wed in Korea   

1964  Erwin F Finlay-Freundlich, British astronomer, dies on this day in history.   

1965  On July - 24 bob Dylan release "Like a Rolling Stone"   

1965  On July - 24 casey Stengel resigns as manager of the NY Mets   

1965  On this day in history constance Bennett, actress (Madame X, Topper), dies at 59   

1966  Montgomery Clift actor, dies at 45 on July - 24.   

1966  On July - 24 tony Lema, US golfer, dies at 32   

1967  On July - 24 beatles sign a petition in The Times to legalize marijuana   

1967  On July - 24 charles de Gaulle says 'Vive le Qu‚bec libre! Long live free Quebec!' A lot of pople are not happy at his remarks   

1967  Race riot in Cambridge Maryland on July - 24.   

1967  On July - 24 little Billy Rhodes, dies of stroke at 72   

1969  Apollo 11 returns to Earth on this day in history.   

1969  On July - 24 muhammad Ali is convicted for refusing induction in US Army on appeal   

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1380  Johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint was born on this day in history.   

1660  Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (d. 1718) was born on July - 24.   

1686  Benedetto Marcello, composer [or Aug 9] was born on July - 24.   

1720  On July - 24 birth of louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik   

1725  On July - 24 birth of john Newton, English cleric and hymnist (d. 1807)   

1738  On this day in history birth of elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, Dutch author/poet (Sara Burgerhart)   

1757  Vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (d. 1825) was born on July - 24.   

1759  Victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21) was born on July - 24.   

1115  Death of Matilda, Countess of Tuscany (b. 1046) on this day in history.   

1240  Death of Konrad von Thüringen, fifth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights on this day in history.   

1345  Death of Jacob van Artevelde, statesman, murdered on this day in history.   

1568  On July - 24 death of prince Don Carlos of Spain (b. 1545)   

1594  On July - 24 death of john Boste, Catholic saint and martyr (b. 1544)   

1652  Johann Weichmann, composer, dies at 32 on July - 24.   

1712  On this day in history cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies   

1739  On July - 24 benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday