Page 4: Historical Events In June - 24

1861  On June - 24 tennessee becomes 11th (&last) state to secede from US   

1861  Battle of Mathias Point, VA-US attacks Confederate batteries on this day in history.   

1863  Planning an invasion of Pennsylvania, Lee's army crosses Potomac on this day in history.   

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

1873  On this day in history thomas Carl Whitmer, composer   

1877  Aleksei M Remizov, Russian writer (Iveren) on June - 24.   

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

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

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

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

1882  On this day in history joseph Joachim Raff, German opera composer (Cavatine), dies at 60   

1884  On this day in history john Lynch is 1st black elected chairman of Republican convention   

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

1888  On June - 24 gerrit T Rietveld, Dutch architect (Juliana Hall, Sonsbeek Pavillion)   

1891  Irving Pichel, Pitts PA, actor/director (Mme Butterfly, Oliver Twist) on this day in history.   

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

1894  Decision to begin modern Olympics every 4 years on June - 24.   

1894  Decision to hold modern Olympics every 4 years on June - 24.   

1894  M F Sadi Carnot, president of France (1887-94), murdered at about 56 on June - 24.   

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

1897  Hail injures 26 in Topeka Kansas on June - 24.   

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

1899  On June - 24 bruce Marshall, writer   

1900  Dutch Social-Democratic Worker's party & Socialistenbond merge on this day in history.   

1900  On June - 24 memphis Minnie, rocker   

1901  Picasso displays his work for the very first time on June - 24.   

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

1901  On June - 24 harry Partch, Oakland Calif, composer (Oedipus)   

1902  King Edward VII develops appendicitis, delaying his coronation on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history russia prohibits meetings dealing with Zionist   

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

1904  Kurt Kusenberg, German writer (Wein Auf Lebenszeit) on June - 24.   

1906  Pierre Fournier, Paris France, violon cellist (Paris Conservatoire) on June - 24.   

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

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1244  On this day in history birth of hendrik I, the Child, 1st count of Hessen (1256-1308)   

1322  Johanna, duchess of Brabant/Limburg (Joyful Entry) was born on June - 24.   

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  On this day in history birth of johannes Brenz, German theologist (Dutch Brentians)   

1519  On this day in history 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  On June - 24 death of higbald of Lindisfarne   

1398  Death of Hongwu Emperor of China (b. 1328) on June - 24.   

1439  Death of Duke Frederick IV of Austria (b. 1382) on this day in history.   

1475  Albrecht von Eyb, German parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

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

1520  Death of Hosokawa Sumimoto, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1489) on June - 24.   

1572  Death of Adrianus van Gouda, lay brother, hanged on this day in history.   

1604  Death of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Lord Great Chamberlain of England (b. 1550) on June - 24.