Historical Events In June - 24
Wednesday, 17 April 2024
1861 Tennessee becomes 11th (&last) state to secede from US on June - 24.
1861 Battle of Mathias Point, VA-US attacks Confederate batteries on June - 24.
1863 Planning an invasion of Pennsylvania, Lee's army crosses Potomac on June - 24.
1866 On this day in history 2nd Battle at Custozza: Prussian-Austria beats Italian army
1873 Thomas Carl Whitmer, composer on June - 24.
1877 Aleksei M Remizov, Russian writer (Iveren) on this day in history.
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 British government of Salisbury forms on June - 24.
1888 Gerrit T Rietveld, Dutch architect (Juliana Hall, Sonsbeek Pavillion) on this day in history.
1891 On this day in history irving Pichel, Pitts PA, actor/director (Mme Butterfly, Oliver Twist)
1891 On June - 24 ann Sheppard Mounsey, composer, dies at 80
1894 On this day in history decision to begin modern Olympics every 4 years
1894 On June - 24 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 this day in history.
1897 Hail injures 26 in Topeka Kansas on June - 24.
1898 American troops, drive Spanish forces from La Guasimas Cuba on June - 24.
1899 Bruce Marshall, writer on this day in history.
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 this day in history 1st exhibition by Pablo Picasso, 19, opens in Paris
1901 On June - 24 harry Partch, Oakland Calif, composer (Oedipus)
1902 On June - 24 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 Kurt Kusenberg, German writer (Wein Auf Lebenszeit) on this day in history.
1906 Pierre Fournier, Paris France, violon cellist (Paris Conservatoire) on this day in history.
1907 Jose de Lima Siquiera, composer on this day in history.
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