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 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  Thomas Carl Whitmer, composer on this day in history.   

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

1879  On June - 24 agrippina J Vaganova, Russian ballet dancer   

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 June - 24.   

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

1884  On June - 24 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  Irving Pichel, Pitts PA, actor/director (Mme Butterfly, Oliver Twist) on June - 24.   

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  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  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 June - 24.   

1899  On this day in history bruce Marshall, writer   

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

1901  Harry Partch, Oakland Calif, composer (Oedipus) on June - 24.   

1902  On June - 24 king Edward VII develops appendicitis, delaying his coronation.   

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

1903  On June - 24 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 this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history jose de Lima Siquiera, composer   

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1244  Hendrik I, the Child, 1st count of Hessen (1256-1308) was born on June - 24.   

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of theodore Beza, French theologian (d. 1605)   

1533  On June - 24 birth of robert Dudley, earl of Leicester/English commander-in-chief in Neth   

0803  Death of Higbald of Lindisfarne on June - 24.   

1398  On this day in history death of hongwu Emperor of China (b. 1328)   

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 June - 24.   

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

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.