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  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  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 this day in history.   

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

1953  On this day in history kEYT TV channel 3 in Santa Barbara, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting   

1954  Mary Church Terrell, educator/civil rights leader, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1955  On July - 24 ali Sastroamidjojo of Govt resigns in Indonesia   

1956  On July - 24 brendan Behan's "Quare Fellow," premieres in London   

1957  KTVC TV channel 6 in Ensign, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

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

1958  On this day in history 14 people named 1st life peers in UK   

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

1959  500,000th Dutch TV set registered on July - 24.   

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

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

1961  On July - 24 edwin Newman becomes news anchor of the Today Show   

1962  On this day in history victor Moore, comedian, dies of heart attack at 86   

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

1965  Constance Bennett, actress (Madame X, Topper), dies at 59 on July - 24.   

1966  Montgomery Clift actor, dies at 45 on July - 24.   

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

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  On July - 24 little Billy Rhodes, dies of stroke at 72   

1969  Apollo 11 returns to Earth on July - 24.   

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 this day in history.   

1660  Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (d. 1718) was born on this day in history.   

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

1720  Louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik was born on this day in history.   

1725  On this day in history birth of john Newton, English cleric and hymnist (d. 1807)   

1738  Elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, Dutch author/poet (Sara Burgerhart) was born on July - 24.   

1757  Vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (d. 1825) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of jacob van Artevelde, statesman, murdered   

1568  Death of Prince Don Carlos of Spain (b. 1545) on July - 24.   

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  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.