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 this day in history.   

1908  On June - 24 hugo Distler, composer   

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

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

1909  On this day in history milton Katims, NYC, conductor/violist (WOR-NYC)   

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

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

1912  Brian Johnston, cricketer (BBC radio commentator & cake connoisseur) on June - 24.   

1913  On this day in history 53rd British Golf Open: J H Taylor shoots a 304 at Hoylake Hoylake   

1913  John Kubris, Czech resistance fighter on this day in history.   

1913  Frank Lynes, composer, dies at 55 on June - 24.   

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

1914  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1916  On June - 24 john Ciardi, poet/critic (translated Dante)   

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

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 June - 24.   

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

1920  Bernhard Krol, composer on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history billy Casper, golfer   

1922  On this day in history aFPA changes name to NFL, Chicago Staleys become Chicago Bears   

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

1922  On June - 24 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  On June - 24 jack Carter, Bkln NY, comedian/actor (Amazing Dobermans, Octagon)   

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

1924  Ranasinghe Premadasa, president of Sri Lanka (1989-93) on this day in history.   

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1244  On this day in history birth of hendrik I, the Child, 1st count of Hessen (1256-1308)   

1322  Johanna, duchess of Brabant/Limburg (Joyful Entry) was born on June - 24.   

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  Theodore Beza, French theologian (d. 1605) was born on June - 24.   

1533  Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester/English commander-in-chief in Neth was born on this day in history.   

0803  On this day in history death of higbald of Lindisfarne   

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

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

1520  Death of Hosokawa Sumimoto, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1489) on June - 24.   

1572  Death of Adrianus van Gouda, lay brother, hanged on June - 24.   

1604  On June - 24 death of edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Lord Great Chamberlain of England (b. 1550)