Page 4: Historical Events In June - 24

1861  On this day in history tennessee becomes 11th (&last) state to secede from US   

1861  Battle of Mathias Point, VA-US attacks Confederate batteries on June - 24.   

1863  On June - 24 planning an invasion of Pennsylvania, Lee's army crosses Potomac   

1866  2nd Battle at Custozza: Prussian-Austria beats Italian army on June - 24.   

1873  Thomas Carl Whitmer, composer on June - 24.   

1877  On June - 24 aleksei M Remizov, Russian writer (Iveren)   

1879  Agrippina J Vaganova, Russian ballet dancer on June - 24.   

1880  First performance of O Canada, the song that would become the national anthem of Canada, at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français on this day in history.   

1881  200 drown as train runs off bridge near Cuautla Mexico on June - 24.   

1882  On this day in history nL expels umpire Richard Higham for dishonesty   

1882  Joseph Joachim Raff, German opera composer (Cavatine), dies at 60 on June - 24.   

1884  On June - 24 john Lynch is 1st black elected chairman of Republican convention   

1885  British government of Salisbury forms on this day in history.   

1888  On this day in history gerrit T Rietveld, Dutch architect (Juliana Hall, Sonsbeek Pavillion)   

1891  Irving Pichel, Pitts PA, actor/director (Mme Butterfly, Oliver Twist) on June - 24.   

1891  Ann Sheppard Mounsey, composer, dies at 80 on June - 24.   

1894  Decision to begin modern Olympics every 4 years on this day in history.   

1894  Decision to hold modern Olympics every 4 years on this day in history.   

1894  M F Sadi Carnot, president of France (1887-94), murdered at about 56 on this day in history.   

1895  On June - 24 jack Dempsey, "Manassa Mauler", heavyweight boxing champion (1919-26)   

1897  On this day in history hail injures 26 in Topeka Kansas   

1898  American troops, drive Spanish forces from La Guasimas Cuba on this day in history.   

1899  Bruce Marshall, writer on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history dutch Social-Democratic Worker's party & Socialistenbond merge   

1900  Memphis Minnie, rocker on June - 24.   

1901  Picasso displays his work for the very first time on this day in history.   

1901  On June - 24 1st exhibition by Pablo Picasso, 19, opens in Paris   

1901  On this day in history harry Partch, Oakland Calif, composer (Oedipus)   

1902  On this day in history king Edward VII develops appendicitis, delaying his coronation.   

1903  On June - 24 russia prohibits meetings dealing with Zionist   

1903  On this day in history ernest Leslie Bouts, motor-racing driver   

1904  On June - 24 kurt Kusenberg, German writer (Wein Auf Lebenszeit)   

1906  Pierre Fournier, Paris France, violon cellist (Paris Conservatoire) on this day in history.   

1907  Jose de Lima Siquiera, composer on June - 24.   

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1244  Hendrik I, the Child, 1st count of Hessen (1256-1308) was born on this day in history.   

1322  Johanna, duchess of Brabant/Limburg (Joyful Entry) was born on this day in history.   

1343  On this day in history birth of jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre (d. 1373)   

1386  Giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (d. 1456) was born on June - 24.   

1485  On this day in history birth of johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (d. 1558)   

1499  Johannes Brenz, German theologist (Dutch Brentians) was born on this day in history.   

1519  On June - 24 birth of theodore Beza, French theologian (d. 1605)   

1533  Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester/English commander-in-chief in Neth was born on this day in history.   

0803  Death of Higbald of Lindisfarne on this day in history.   

1398  On June - 24 death of hongwu Emperor of China (b. 1328)   

1439  On this day in history death of duke Frederick IV of Austria (b. 1382)   

1475  Albrecht von Eyb, German parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt), dies at 54 on June - 24.   

1519  Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander, dies at 39 on June - 24.   

1520  Death of Hosokawa Sumimoto, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1489) on this day in history.   

1572  On June - 24 death of adrianus van Gouda, lay brother, hanged   

1604  Death of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Lord Great Chamberlain of England (b. 1550) on this day in history.