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 this day in history.   

1873  Thomas Carl Whitmer, composer on this day in history.   

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

1879  Agrippina J Vaganova, Russian ballet dancer on this day in history.   

1880  On June - 24 first performance of O Canada, the song that would become the national anthem of Canada, at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français.   

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

1882  NL expels umpire Richard Higham for dishonesty on this day in history.   

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

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  Gerrit T Rietveld, Dutch architect (Juliana Hall, Sonsbeek Pavillion) on this day in history.   

1891  On June - 24 irving Pichel, Pitts PA, actor/director (Mme Butterfly, Oliver Twist)   

1891  On this day in history ann Sheppard Mounsey, composer, dies at 80   

1894  On June - 24 decision to begin modern Olympics every 4 years   

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 this day in history 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 June - 24.   

1899  On this day in history bruce Marshall, writer   

1900  Dutch Social-Democratic Worker's party & Socialistenbond merge on June - 24.   

1900  On June - 24 memphis Minnie, rocker   

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

1901  On this day in history 1st exhibition by Pablo Picasso, 19, opens in Paris   

1901  Harry Partch, Oakland Calif, composer (Oedipus) on this day in history.   

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  Ernest Leslie Bouts, motor-racing driver on this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history kurt Kusenberg, German writer (Wein Auf Lebenszeit)   

1906  On this day in history pierre Fournier, Paris France, violon cellist (Paris Conservatoire)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1386  On this day in history birth of giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (d. 1456)   

1485  Johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (d. 1558) was born on June - 24.   

1499  Johannes Brenz, German theologist (Dutch Brentians) was born on June - 24.   

1519  Theodore Beza, French theologian (d. 1605) was born on this day in history.   

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

0803  On this day in history death of higbald of Lindisfarne   

1398  Death of Hongwu Emperor of China (b. 1328) on this day in history.   

1439  Death of Duke Frederick IV of Austria (b. 1382) on June - 24.   

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

1519  On June - 24 lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander, dies at 39   

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.