Historical Events In July - 24

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

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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1955  On this day in history 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 this day in history sacha Guitry, actor/playwright/director (Lovers & Thieves), dies at 72  

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

1959  On July - 24 vP Nixon argued with Khrushchev, known as "Kitchen Debate"  

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

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  124 Unification church couples wed in Korea on July - 24.  

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

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

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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 July - 24.  

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

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 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 July - 24.  

1720  On this day in history 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  Elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, Dutch author/poet (Sara Burgerhart) was born on this day in history.  

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

1240  On this day in history 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  On July - 24 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  Benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday on July - 24.