Historical Events In July - 24

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1950  V-2/WAC Corporal rocket launch; 1st launch from Cape Canaveral on this day in history.   

1952  112ø F (44ø C), Louisville, Georgia (state record) on this day in history.   

1952  Pres Truman settles 53-day steel strike on July - 24.   

1952  112°F (44°C), Louisville, Georgia (state record) on this day in history.   

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

1954  Mary Church Terrell, educator/civil rights leader, dies at 90 on July - 24.   

1955  Ali Sastroamidjojo of Govt resigns in Indonesia on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history brendan Behan's "Quare Fellow," premieres in London   

1957  On July - 24 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 July - 24 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 this day in history 500,000th Dutch TV set registered   

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

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

1961  Edwin Newman becomes news anchor of the Today Show on this day in history.   

1962  Victor Moore, comedian, dies of heart attack at 86 on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history 124 Unification church couples wed in Korea   

1964  On July - 24 erwin F Finlay-Freundlich, British astronomer, dies   

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

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

1965  Constance Bennett, actress (Madame X, Topper), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1966  Montgomery Clift actor, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history tony Lema, US golfer, dies at 32   

1967  On this day in history beatles sign a petition in The Times to legalize marijuana   

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 this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history race riot in Cambridge Maryland   

1967  Little Billy Rhodes, dies of stroke at 72 on this day in history.   

1969  Apollo 11 returns to Earth on July - 24.   

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

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1380  Johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint was born on July - 24.   

1660  On July - 24 birth of charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (d. 1718)   

1686  Benedetto Marcello, composer [or Aug 9] was born on this day in history.   

1720  On this day in history birth of louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik   

1725  John Newton, English cleric and hymnist (d. 1807) was born on July - 24.   

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

1757  On July - 24 birth of vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (d. 1825)   

1759  On this day in history birth of victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21)   

1115  On this day in history death of matilda, Countess of Tuscany (b. 1046)   

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

1345  On July - 24 death of jacob van Artevelde, statesman, murdered   

1568  On this day in history death of prince Don Carlos of Spain (b. 1545)   

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

1652  On this day in history johann Weichmann, composer, dies at 32   

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.