Page 6: Historical Events In July - 24

1948  Soviets blockades Berlin from the west on July - 24.   

1948  4 Duluth Minn Dukes (St Louis Cards Class C farm team) die in crash on this day in history.   

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

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

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 July - 24.   

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

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

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

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

1955  On this day in history ali Sastroamidjojo of Govt resigns in Indonesia   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

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

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 July - 24.   

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

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

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  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 this day in history.   

1967  On July - 24 race riot in Cambridge Maryland   

1967  On this day in history little Billy Rhodes, dies of stroke at 72   

1969  On July - 24 apollo 11 returns to Earth   

1969  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of benedetto Marcello, composer [or Aug 9]   

1720  On July - 24 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 this day in history birth of vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (d. 1825)   

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

1115  Death of Matilda, Countess of Tuscany (b. 1046) on July - 24.   

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  Death of Prince Don Carlos of Spain (b. 1545) on this day in history.   

1594  On this day in history 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 this day in history benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday