Page 6: 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  On this day in history inidian pitcher Bob Lemon hits 2 HRs to beat Senators, 7-5   

1950  On July - 24 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  112ø F (44ø C), Louisville, Georgia (state record) on July - 24.   

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

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 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  KTVC TV channel 6 in Ensign, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1957  Sacha Guitry, actor/playwright/director (Lovers & Thieves), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

1959  VP Nixon argued with Khrushchev, known as "Kitchen Debate" on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history 500,000th Dutch TV set registered   

1960  On this day in history carl Deis, composer, dies at 77   

1961  On July - 24 a US commercial plane is hijacked to Cuba   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

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 this day in history montgomery Clift actor, dies at 45   

1966  Tony Lema, US golfer, dies at 32 on this day in history.   

1967  On July - 24 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 July - 24 race riot in Cambridge Maryland   

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

1969  On this day in history apollo 11 returns to Earth   

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 July - 24.   

1660  On this day in history 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 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  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  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 this day in history 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 July - 24 cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies   

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