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  Hugo Distler, composer on June - 24.   

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

1909  On June - 24 15th US Golf Open: George Sargent shoots a 290 at Englewood GC NJ   

1909  Milton Katims, NYC, conductor/violist (WOR-NYC) on this day in history.   

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

1910  On this day in history denis Dowling, baritone   

1911  On June - 24 17th US Golf Open: John McDermott shoots a 307 at Chicago GC in Ill   

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 this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history frank Lynes, composer, dies at 55   

1914  On June - 24 g Neujmin discovers asteroid #789 Lena   

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 this day in history 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 June - 24 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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history chuvash Autonomous Region forms in RSFSR   

1920  On this day in history bernhard Krol, composer   

1921  Billy Casper, golfer on June - 24.   

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

1922  On June - 24 aadje [Alida WM] Lyre, Dutch twin daughter of Prince Hendrik(?)   

1922  Walter Rathenau, German foreign minister, killed by anti-semites at 54 on June - 24.   

1923  On this day in history pope Pius XI speaks against allies occupying Ruhrgebied   

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

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

1322  On June - 24 birth of johanna, duchess of Brabant/Limburg (Joyful Entry)   

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

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

1485  Johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (d. 1558) was born on this day in history.   

1499  Johannes Brenz, German theologist (Dutch Brentians) was born on this day in history.   

1519  Theodore Beza, French theologian (d. 1605) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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.