Page 6: Historical Events In July - 24

1948  On this day in history soviets blockades Berlin from the west   

1948  On this day in history 4 Duluth Minn Dukes (St Louis Cards Class C farm team) die in crash   

1949  On this day in history inidian pitcher Bob Lemon hits 2 HRs to beat Senators, 7-5   

1950  V-2/WAC Corporal rocket launch; first launch from Cape Canaveral on July - 24.   

1950  V-2/WAC Corporal rocket launch; 1st launch from Cape Canaveral on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history 112ø F (44ø C), Louisville, Georgia (state record)   

1952  Pres Truman settles 53-day steel strike on July - 24.   

1952  112°F (44°C), Louisville, Georgia (state record) on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history kEYT TV channel 3 in Santa Barbara, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting   

1954  Mary Church Terrell, educator/civil rights leader, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1955  Ali Sastroamidjojo of Govt resigns in Indonesia on July - 24.   

1956  On July - 24 brendan Behan's "Quare Fellow," premieres in London   

1957  KTVC TV channel 6 in Ensign, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1957  Sacha Guitry, actor/playwright/director (Lovers & Thieves), dies at 72 on July - 24.   

1958  14 people named 1st life peers in UK on July - 24.   

1959  VP Nixon argued with Khrushchev, known as "Kitchen Debate" on July - 24.   

1959  On this day in history 500,000th Dutch TV set registered   

1960  Carl Deis, composer, dies at 77 on July - 24.   

1961  On this day in history a US commercial plane is hijacked to Cuba   

1961  Edwin Newman becomes news anchor of the Today Show on this day in history.   

1962  On July - 24 victor Moore, comedian, dies of heart attack at 86   

1963  124 Unification church couples wed in Korea on this day in history.   

1964  Erwin F Finlay-Freundlich, British astronomer, dies on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history bob Dylan release "Like a Rolling Stone"   

1965  On July - 24 casey Stengel resigns as manager of the NY Mets   

1965  Constance Bennett, actress (Madame X, Topper), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1966  Montgomery Clift actor, dies at 45 on July - 24.   

1966  On this day in history tony Lema, US golfer, dies at 32   

1967  Beatles sign a petition in The Times to legalize marijuana on July - 24.   

1967  On July - 24 charles de Gaulle says 'Vive le Qu‚bec libre! Long live free Quebec!' A lot of pople are not happy at his remarks   

1967  On this day in history race riot in Cambridge Maryland   

1967  On July - 24 little Billy Rhodes, dies of stroke at 72   

1969  On July - 24 apollo 11 returns to Earth   

1969  On July - 24 muhammad Ali is convicted for refusing induction in US Army on appeal   

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1380  On this day in history birth of johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint   

1660  On this day in history birth of charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (d. 1718)   

1686  On July - 24 birth of benedetto Marcello, composer [or Aug 9]   

1720  Louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik was born on July - 24.   

1725  On July - 24 birth of john Newton, English cleric and hymnist (d. 1807)   

1738  On this day in history birth of elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, Dutch author/poet (Sara Burgerhart)   

1757  Vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (d. 1825) was born on this day in history.   

1759  On July - 24 birth of victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21)   

1115  Death of Matilda, Countess of Tuscany (b. 1046) on this day in history.   

1240  Death of Konrad von Thüringen, fifth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights on this day in history.   

1345  Death of Jacob van Artevelde, statesman, murdered on this day in history.   

1568  On July - 24 death of prince Don Carlos of Spain (b. 1545)   

1594  Death of John Boste, Catholic saint and martyr (b. 1544) on this day in history.   

1652  On July - 24 johann Weichmann, composer, dies at 32   

1712  Cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies on this day in history.   

1739  Benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday on July - 24.