Historical Events In July - 24

1948  Soviets blockades Berlin from the west on this day in history.   

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

1949  Inidian pitcher Bob Lemon hits 2 HRs to beat Senators, 7-5 on July - 24.   

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

1950  V-2/WAC Corporal rocket launch; 1st launch from Cape Canaveral on July - 24.   

1952  On this day in history 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 July - 24.   

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

1955  On July - 24 ali Sastroamidjojo of Govt resigns in Indonesia   

1956  Brendan Behan's "Quare Fellow," premieres in London on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history kTVC TV channel 6 in Ensign, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting   

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

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

1959  On this day in history vP Nixon argued with Khrushchev, known as "Kitchen Debate"   

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

1960  On July - 24 carl Deis, composer, dies at 77   

1961  A US commercial plane is hijacked to Cuba on this day in history.   

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

1962  Victor Moore, comedian, dies of heart attack at 86 on July - 24.   

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

1964  Erwin F Finlay-Freundlich, British astronomer, dies on July - 24.   

1965  Bob Dylan release "Like a Rolling Stone" on this day in history.   

1965  Casey Stengel resigns as manager of the NY Mets on July - 24.   

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

1966  On July - 24 montgomery Clift actor, dies at 45   

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

1967  Beatles sign a petition in The Times to legalize marijuana on July - 24.   

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

1967  Race riot in Cambridge Maryland on this day in history.   

1967  Little Billy Rhodes, dies of stroke at 72 on July - 24.   

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

1969  Muhammad Ali is convicted for refusing induction in US Army on appeal on July - 24.   

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1380  On July - 24 birth of johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 July - 24.   

1345  On this day in history death of jacob van Artevelde, statesman, murdered   

1568  Death of Prince Don Carlos of Spain (b. 1545) on July - 24.   

1594  Death of John Boste, Catholic saint and martyr (b. 1544) on this day in history.   

1652  Johann Weichmann, composer, dies at 32 on this day in history.   

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

1739  Benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday on July - 24.