Historical Events In June - 24

1908  On June - 24 a Kopff discovers asteroids #663 Gerlinde ʘ Judith   

1908  On this day in history 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)   

1908  On this day in history hugo Distler, composer   

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

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 June - 24.   

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

1910  Denis Dowling, baritone on June - 24.   

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 June - 24.   

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

1913  John Kubris, Czech resistance fighter on June - 24.   

1913  On June - 24 frank Lynes, composer, dies at 55   

1914  G Neujmin discovers asteroid #789 Lena on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 June - 24.   

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

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

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

1920  On June - 24 bernhard Krol, composer   

1921  Billy Casper, golfer on this day in history.   

1922  AFPA changes name to NFL, Chicago Staleys become Chicago Bears on this day in history.   

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

1922  Walter Rathenau, German foreign minister, killed by anti-semites at 54 on this day in history.   

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

1923  On this day in history jack Carter, Bkln NY, comedian/actor (Amazing Dobermans, Octagon)   

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

1924  On June - 24 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 June - 24 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  On June - 24 birth of giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (d. 1456)   

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

1533  On this day in history birth of robert Dudley, earl of Leicester/English commander-in-chief in Neth   

0803  On this day in history death of higbald of Lindisfarne   

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  On June - 24 albrecht von Eyb, German parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt), dies at 54   

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

1520  Death of Hosokawa Sumimoto, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1489) on this day in history.   

1572  Death of Adrianus van Gouda, lay brother, hanged on this day in history.   

1604  Death of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Lord Great Chamberlain of England (b. 1550) on this day in history.