Historical Events In July - 24

2005  Lance Armstrong wins a record seventh straight Tours de France before his scheduled retirement on this day in history.  

2012  On this day in history john Dramani becomes President of Ghana after the death of President John Atta Mills  

2013  22 are left dead after a conflict between the Knights Templar Cartel and Mexican police in Michoacan on July - 24.  

2014  116 people are killed after Air Algérie Flight 5017 crashed in Mali on this day in history.  

2017  On July - 24 polish President Andrzej Duda vetoes 2 laws to put Polish courts under political control  

2017  Donald Trump ’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner says he did not collude with Russia after meeting with Senate investigators on this day in history.  

2017  On July - 24 taliban suicide bus bombing in Kabul kills at least 38, mainly employees of Afghan ministry of mines and petroleum  

2017  Taliban suicide bomber on a motorbikes kills at least 26 and injuries 50 in Lahore, Pakistan on this day in history.  

2018  On July - 24 wildfires near Athens, Greece, kill 91 with 104 injured, over 600 rescued from the coast by boats  

2018  On this day in history first bison born in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, in 140 years, after being reintroduced  

2018  On this day in history singer Demi Lovato is hospitalized after a drug overdose in Los Angeles  

2019  19-year-old Hungarian swimmer Kristóf Milák breaks Michael Phelps ' 10 year old 200m butterfly world record at the World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea; swims 1:50.73, 0.78s faster than Phelps on this day in history.  

2019  Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after defeating Jeremy Hunt in a leadership contest, succeeding Theresa May on July - 24.  

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1380  On this day in history birth of johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint  

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 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  Vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (d. 1825) was born on July - 24.  

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

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 July - 24.  

1345  On July - 24 death of jacob van Artevelde, statesman, murdered  

1568  On this day in history death of prince Don Carlos of Spain (b. 1545)  

1594  Death of John Boste, Catholic saint and martyr (b. 1544) on July - 24.  

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