Page 5: Historical Events In June - 24

1908  On this day in history a Kopff discovers asteroids #663 Gerlinde ʘ Judith   

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 June - 24.   

1908  Hugo Distler, composer on this day in history.   

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

1909  15th US Golf Open: George Sargent shoots a 290 at Englewood GC NJ on June - 24.   

1909  Milton Katims, NYC, conductor/violist (WOR-NYC) on this day in history.   

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

1910  On June - 24 denis Dowling, baritone   

1911  On June - 24 17th US Golf Open: John McDermott shoots a 307 at Chicago GC in Ill   

1911  On June - 24 juan Manuel Fangio, racing driver   

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

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

1913  On June - 24 john Kubris, Czech resistance fighter   

1913  Frank Lynes, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

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  800 die as excursion steamer Eastland capsizes in Chicago on this day in history.   

1915  Charles James Dunn, Japanese scholar on June - 24.   

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

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

1916  John Ciardi, poet/critic (translated Dante) on this day in history.   

1917  Russian Black Sea fleet mutiny at Sebastopol on June - 24.   

1919  On June - 24 al Molinaro, Kenosha Wisc, actor (Murray-Odd Couple, Al-Happy Days)   

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  Bernhard Krol, composer on June - 24.   

1921  On June - 24 billy Casper, golfer   

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

1922  On June - 24 aadje [Alida WM] Lyre, Dutch twin daughter of Prince Hendrik(?)   

1922  Walter Rathenau, German foreign minister, killed by anti-semites at 54 on June - 24.   

1923  Pope Pius XI speaks against allies occupying Ruhrgebied on June - 24.   

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 this day in history 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  Jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre (d. 1373) was born on this day in history.   

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

1519  On June - 24 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 this day in history.   

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  Albrecht von Eyb, German parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt), dies at 54 on June - 24.   

1519  Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

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