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  On June - 24 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  Denis Dowling, baritone on June - 24.   

1911  On this day in history 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  53rd British Golf Open: J H Taylor shoots a 304 at Hoylake Hoylake on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history john Kubris, Czech resistance fighter   

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

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

1914  King Peter I of Serbia names son Alexander the Prince-regent on June - 24.   

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

1915  Charles James Dunn, Japanese scholar on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

1920  Chuvash Autonomous Region formed in RSFSR on June - 24.   

1920  On June - 24 chuvash Autonomous Region forms in RSFSR   

1920  On June - 24 bernhard Krol, composer   

1921  On June - 24 billy Casper, golfer   

1922  AFPA changes name to NFL, Chicago Staleys become Chicago Bears on June - 24.   

1922  Aadje [Alida WM] Lyre, Dutch twin daughter of Prince Hendrik(?) on June - 24.   

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

1923  On June - 24 pope Pius XI speaks against allies occupying Ruhrgebied   

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

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 June - 24.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

1244  Hendrik I, the Child, 1st count of Hessen (1256-1308) was born on this day in history.   

1322  Johanna, duchess of Brabant/Limburg (Joyful Entry) was born on this day in history.   

1343  On this day in history birth of jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre (d. 1373)   

1386  On this day in history birth of giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (d. 1456)   

1485  On this day in history birth of johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (d. 1558)   

1499  On this day in history birth of johannes Brenz, German theologist (Dutch Brentians)   

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 June - 24 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  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 this day in history.   

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

1572  On this day in history 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.