Historical Events In June - 24

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

1861  On this day in history battle of Mathias Point, VA-US attacks Confederate batteries  

1863  On this day in history planning an invasion of Pennsylvania, Lee's army crosses Potomac  

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

1873  On this day in history thomas Carl Whitmer, composer  

1877  On this day in history aleksei M Remizov, Russian writer (Iveren)  

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

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 this day in history.  

1882  On June - 24 nL expels umpire Richard Higham for dishonesty  

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

1884  John Lynch is 1st black elected chairman of Republican convention on this day in history.  

1885  British government of Salisbury forms on June - 24.  

1888  Gerrit T Rietveld, Dutch architect (Juliana Hall, Sonsbeek Pavillion) on June - 24.  

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  On this day in history m F Sadi Carnot, president of France (1887-94), murdered at about 56  

1895  On this day in history 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  Bruce Marshall, writer on June - 24.  

1900  On June - 24 dutch Social-Democratic Worker's party & Socialistenbond merge  

1900  Memphis Minnie, rocker on this day in history.  

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

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

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 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  On June - 24 pierre Fournier, Paris France, violon cellist (Paris Conservatoire)  

1907  On June - 24 jose de Lima Siquiera, composer  

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1244  On June - 24 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 June - 24 birth of jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre (d. 1373)  

1386  On June - 24 birth of giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (d. 1456)  

1485  Johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (d. 1558) was born on this day in history.  

1499  On June - 24 birth of johannes Brenz, German theologist (Dutch Brentians)  

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

1533  On this day in history birth of robert Dudley, earl of Leicester/English commander-in-chief in Neth  

0803  On this day in history 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 June - 24.  

1475  On this day in history albrecht von Eyb, German parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt), dies at 54  

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

1520  On this day in history death of hosokawa Sumimoto, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1489)  

1572  On this day in history death of adrianus van Gouda, lay brother, hanged  

1604  On this day in history death of edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Lord Great Chamberlain of England (b. 1550)