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  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  On June - 24 50th British Golf Open: James Braid shoots a 299 at St Andrews Scot  

1910  On this day in history denis Dowling, baritone  

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

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

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 June - 24.  

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 June - 24.  

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 June - 24.  

1915  On June - 24 charles James Dunn, Japanese scholar  

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  On this day in history 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  Al Molinaro, Kenosha Wisc, actor (Murray-Odd Couple, Al-Happy Days) on June - 24.  

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

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

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  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  Jack Carter, Bkln NY, comedian/actor (Amazing Dobermans, Octagon) on this day in history.  

1924  On this day in history 59th British Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 301 at Hoylake Hoylake  

1924  On this day in history ranasinghe Premadasa, president of Sri Lanka (1989-93)  

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1244  On June - 24 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 June - 24.  

1386  Giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (d. 1456) was born on this day in history.  

1485  On June - 24 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 this day in history.  

1533  On June - 24 birth of robert Dudley, earl of Leicester/English commander-in-chief in Neth  

0803  Death of Higbald of Lindisfarne on June - 24.  

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 this day in history albrecht von Eyb, German parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt), dies at 54  

1519  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1604  On this day in history death of edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Lord Great Chamberlain of England (b. 1550)