Historical Events In July - 24

1948  On July - 24 soviets blockades Berlin from the west  

1948  On this day in history 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  On July - 24 v-2/WAC Corporal rocket launch; first launch from Cape Canaveral  

1950  On this day in history v-2/WAC Corporal rocket launch; 1st launch from Cape Canaveral  

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

1952  On July - 24 pres Truman settles 53-day steel strike  

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

1953  On July - 24 kEYT TV channel 3 in Santa Barbara, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting  

1954  On July - 24 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 July - 24.  

1957  On July - 24 kTVC TV channel 6 in Ensign, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting  

1957  On July - 24 sacha Guitry, actor/playwright/director (Lovers & Thieves), dies at 72  

1958  14 people named 1st life peers in UK on July - 24.  

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

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

1964  On this day in history erwin F Finlay-Freundlich, British astronomer, dies  

1965  On this day in history bob Dylan release "Like a Rolling Stone"  

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

1965  On July - 24 constance Bennett, actress (Madame X, Topper), dies at 59  

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

1967  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1969  Apollo 11 returns to Earth on July - 24.  

1969  On this day in history muhammad Ali is convicted for refusing induction in US Army on appeal  

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

1660  On this day in history birth of charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (d. 1718)  

1686  On July - 24 birth of benedetto Marcello, composer [or Aug 9]  

1720  Louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik was born on July - 24.  

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

1738  On July - 24 birth of elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, Dutch author/poet (Sara Burgerhart)  

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

1759  Victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21) was born on this day in history.  

1115  On July - 24 death of matilda, Countess of Tuscany (b. 1046)  

1240  On July - 24 death of konrad von Thüringen, fifth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights  

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  Death of John Boste, Catholic saint and martyr (b. 1544) on July - 24.  

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

1712  Cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies on this day in history.  

1739  On this day in history benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday