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

1873  Thomas Carl Whitmer, composer on June - 24.   

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

1879  On this day in history agrippina J Vaganova, Russian ballet dancer   

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

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

1882  NL expels umpire Richard Higham for dishonesty on June - 24.   

1882  Joseph Joachim Raff, German opera composer (Cavatine), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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

1885  On this day in history british government of Salisbury forms   

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

1891  On this day in history irving Pichel, Pitts PA, actor/director (Mme Butterfly, Oliver Twist)   

1891  Ann Sheppard Mounsey, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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

1894  On this day in history decision to hold modern Olympics every 4 years   

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

1895  Jack Dempsey, "Manassa Mauler", heavyweight boxing champion (1919-26) on June - 24.   

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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  On June - 24 ernest Leslie Bouts, motor-racing driver   

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

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

1907  On June - 24 jose de Lima Siquiera, composer   

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

1322  On June - 24 birth of johanna, duchess of Brabant/Limburg (Joyful Entry)   

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 June - 24 birth of johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (d. 1558)   

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

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 this day in history death of higbald of Lindisfarne   

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

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

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 June - 24 death of hosokawa Sumimoto, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1489)   

1572  Death of Adrianus van Gouda, lay brother, hanged on June - 24.   

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