Page 5: Historical Events In June - 24

1908  Hugo Distler, composer   

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

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

1909  Milton Katims, NYC, conductor/violist (WOR-NYC)   

1910  50th British Golf Open: James Braid shoots a 299 at St Andrews Scot.   

1910  Denis Dowling, baritone.   

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

1911  Juan Manuel Fangio, racing driver.   

1912  Brian Johnston, cricketer (BBC radio commentator and cake connoisseur).   

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

1913  John Kubris, Czech resistance fighter.   

1913  Frank Lynes, composer, dies at 55.   

1914  G Neujmin discovers asteroid #789 Lena.   

1914  King Peter I of Serbia names son Alexander the Prince-regent   

1915  800 die as excursion steamer Eastland capsizes in Chicago.   

1915  Charles James Dunn, Japanese scholar   

1916  The most lucrative movie contract to the time was signed by actress, Mary Pickford. She inked the inaugural sevenfigure Hollywood deal   

1916  Mary Pickford is recorded as becoming the inaugural female film star to get a million dollar contract   

1916  John Ciardi, poet/critic (translated Dante).   

1917  Russian Black Sea fleet mutiny at Sebastopol.   

1919  Al Molinaro, Kenosha Wisc, actor (Murray-Odd Couple, Al-Happy Days).   

1920  Chuvash Autonomous Region formed in RSFSR.   

1920  Chuvash Autonomous Region forms in RSFSR   

1920  Bernhard Krol, composer   

1921  Billy Casper, golfer   

1922  AFPA changes name to NFL, Chicago Staleys become Chicago Bears.   

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

1922  Walter Rathenau, German foreign minister, killed by anti-semites at 54   

1923  Pope Pius XI speaks against allies occupying Ruhrgebied.   

1923  Jack Carter, Bkln NY, comedian/actor (Amazing Dobermans, Octagon).   

1924  59th British Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 301 at Hoylake Hoylake   

1924  Ranasinghe Premadasa, president of Sri Lanka (1989-93).   

1928  32nd US Golf Open: Johnny Farrell shoots a 294 at Olympia Fields Ill.   

1930  Claude Chabrol, French film director is born   

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1244  Hendrik I, the Child, 1st count of Hessen (1256-1308) was born on June - 24.   

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

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 this day in history.   

0803  Death of Higbald of Lindisfarne on this day in history.   

1398  Death of Hongwu Emperor of China (b. 1328) on this day in history.   

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  On June - 24 lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander, dies at 39   

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 June - 24.   

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