Page 5: Historical Events In June - 24

1908  A Kopff discovers asteroids #663 Gerlinde ʘ Judith on this day in history.   

1908  Yanks replace Clark Griffith with Kid Elberfeld as manager who is destined to have worse won-lost pct of any Yankee mgr 27-71 (.276) on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history hugo Distler, composer   

1908  On this day in history grover Cleveland, 22nd & 24th Pres (1885-89, 93-97), dies at 71   

1909  On this day in history 15th US Golf Open: George Sargent shoots a 290 at Englewood GC NJ   

1909  Milton Katims, NYC, conductor/violist (WOR-NYC) on June - 24.   

1910  50th British Golf Open: James Braid shoots a 299 at St Andrews Scot on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history denis Dowling, baritone   

1911  17th US Golf Open: John McDermott shoots a 307 at Chicago GC in Ill on this day in history.   

1911  Juan Manuel Fangio, racing driver on this day in history.   

1912  Brian Johnston, cricketer (BBC radio commentator & cake connoisseur) on this day in history.   

1913  53rd British Golf Open: J H Taylor shoots a 304 at Hoylake Hoylake on June - 24.   

1913  On June - 24 john Kubris, Czech resistance fighter   

1913  On this day in history frank Lynes, composer, dies at 55   

1914  On this day in history g Neujmin discovers asteroid #789 Lena   

1914  On June - 24 king Peter I of Serbia names son Alexander the Prince-regent   

1915  On June - 24 800 die as excursion steamer Eastland capsizes in Chicago   

1915  On this day in history charles James Dunn, Japanese scholar   

1916  On June - 24 the most lucrative movie contract to the time was signed by actress, Mary Pickford. She inked the first sevenfigure Hollywood deal.   

1916  Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to get a million dollar contract on June - 24.   

1916  John Ciardi, poet/critic (translated Dante) on June - 24.   

1917  Russian Black Sea fleet mutiny at Sebastopol on this day in history.   

1919  Al Molinaro, Kenosha Wisc, actor (Murray-Odd Couple, Al-Happy Days) on this day in history.   

1920  Chuvash Autonomous Region formed in RSFSR on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history chuvash Autonomous Region forms in RSFSR   

1920  On this day in history bernhard Krol, composer   

1921  Billy Casper, golfer on June - 24.   

1922  On June - 24 aFPA changes name to NFL, Chicago Staleys become Chicago Bears   

1922  On this day in history aadje [Alida WM] Lyre, Dutch twin daughter of Prince Hendrik(?)   

1922  On this day in history walter Rathenau, German foreign minister, killed by anti-semites at 54   

1923  Pope Pius XI speaks against allies occupying Ruhrgebied on this day in history.   

1923  Jack Carter, Bkln NY, comedian/actor (Amazing Dobermans, Octagon) on June - 24.   

1924  59th British Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 301 at Hoylake Hoylake on June - 24.   

1924  On this day in history ranasinghe Premadasa, president of Sri Lanka (1989-93)   

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1244  On June - 24 birth of hendrik I, the Child, 1st count of Hessen (1256-1308)   

1322  On this day in history birth of johanna, duchess of Brabant/Limburg (Joyful Entry)   

1343  On June - 24 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  On this day in history birth of johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (d. 1558)   

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 June - 24.   

0803  Death of Higbald of Lindisfarne on June - 24.   

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

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  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  On June - 24 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)