Historical Events In June - 24

1861  On June - 24 tennessee becomes 11th (&last) state to secede from US   

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

1863  Planning an invasion of Pennsylvania, Lee's army crosses Potomac on this day in history.   

1866  On this day in history 2nd Battle at Custozza: Prussian-Austria beats Italian army   

1873  On June - 24 thomas Carl Whitmer, composer   

1877  On this day in history aleksei M Remizov, Russian writer (Iveren)   

1879  Agrippina J Vaganova, Russian ballet dancer on June - 24.   

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

1881  On June - 24 200 drown as train runs off bridge near Cuautla Mexico   

1882  On this day in history nL expels umpire Richard Higham for dishonesty   

1882  Joseph Joachim Raff, German opera composer (Cavatine), dies at 60 on June - 24.   

1884  On this day in history john Lynch is 1st black elected chairman of Republican convention   

1885  British government of Salisbury forms on this day in history.   

1888  On this day in history gerrit T Rietveld, Dutch architect (Juliana Hall, Sonsbeek Pavillion)   

1891  Irving Pichel, Pitts PA, actor/director (Mme Butterfly, Oliver Twist) on this day in history.   

1891  Ann Sheppard Mounsey, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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

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

1894  On June - 24 m F Sadi Carnot, president of France (1887-94), murdered at about 56   

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

1897  On this day in history hail injures 26 in Topeka Kansas   

1898  American troops, drive Spanish forces from La Guasimas Cuba on June - 24.   

1899  Bruce Marshall, writer on June - 24.   

1900  Dutch Social-Democratic Worker's party & Socialistenbond merge on this day in history.   

1900  On June - 24 memphis Minnie, rocker   

1901  On this day in history 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  Harry Partch, Oakland Calif, composer (Oedipus) on this day in history.   

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 June - 24.   

1904  On June - 24 kurt Kusenberg, German writer (Wein Auf Lebenszeit)   

1906  Pierre Fournier, Paris France, violon cellist (Paris Conservatoire) on this day in history.   

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

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1244  On this day in history birth of hendrik I, the Child, 1st count of Hessen (1256-1308)   

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

1485  Johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (d. 1558) was born on June - 24.   

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  On June - 24 death of hongwu Emperor of China (b. 1328)   

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 this day in history 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 June - 24.   

1604  Death of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Lord Great Chamberlain of England (b. 1550) on this day in history.