Page 4: Historical Events In June - 24

1861  Tennessee becomes 11th (&last) state to secede from US on June - 24.   

1861  Battle of Mathias Point, VA-US attacks Confederate batteries on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history planning an invasion of Pennsylvania, Lee's army crosses Potomac   

1866  2nd Battle at Custozza: Prussian-Austria beats Italian army on June - 24.   

1873  Thomas Carl Whitmer, composer on this day in history.   

1877  Aleksei M Remizov, Russian writer (Iveren) on this day in history.   

1879  Agrippina J Vaganova, Russian ballet dancer on this day in history.   

1880  First performance of O Canada, the song that would become the national anthem of Canada, at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français on June - 24.   

1881  200 drown as train runs off bridge near Cuautla Mexico on this day in history.   

1882  NL expels umpire Richard Higham for dishonesty on this day in history.   

1882  Joseph Joachim Raff, German opera composer (Cavatine), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1884  On June - 24 john Lynch is 1st black elected chairman of Republican convention   

1885  On June - 24 british government of Salisbury forms   

1888  On June - 24 gerrit T Rietveld, Dutch architect (Juliana Hall, Sonsbeek Pavillion)   

1891  On June - 24 irving Pichel, Pitts PA, actor/director (Mme Butterfly, Oliver Twist)   

1891  Ann Sheppard Mounsey, composer, dies at 80 on June - 24.   

1894  Decision to begin modern Olympics every 4 years on June - 24.   

1894  On June - 24 decision to hold modern Olympics every 4 years   

1894  M F Sadi Carnot, president of France (1887-94), murdered at about 56 on this day in history.   

1895  Jack Dempsey, "Manassa Mauler", heavyweight boxing champion (1919-26) on this day in history.   

1897  On June - 24 hail injures 26 in Topeka Kansas   

1898  American troops, drive Spanish forces from La Guasimas Cuba on this day in history.   

1899  On this day in history bruce Marshall, writer   

1900  Dutch Social-Democratic Worker's party & Socialistenbond merge on June - 24.   

1900  On this day in history memphis Minnie, rocker   

1901  On June - 24 picasso displays his work for the very first time   

1901  1st exhibition by Pablo Picasso, 19, opens in Paris on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history harry Partch, Oakland Calif, composer (Oedipus)   

1902  King Edward VII develops appendicitis, delaying his coronation on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history russia prohibits meetings dealing with Zionist   

1903  Ernest Leslie Bouts, motor-racing driver on this day in history.   

1904  Kurt Kusenberg, German writer (Wein Auf Lebenszeit) on June - 24.   

1906  Pierre Fournier, Paris France, violon cellist (Paris Conservatoire) on June - 24.   

1907  Jose de Lima Siquiera, composer on this day in history.   

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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  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 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 June - 24.   

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

1398  On this day in history death of hongwu Emperor of China (b. 1328)   

1439  Death of Duke Frederick IV of Austria (b. 1382) on this day in history.   

1475  On this day in history albrecht von Eyb, German parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt), dies at 54   

1519  Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander, dies at 39 on June - 24.   

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.