Historical Events In June - 24

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

1861  On June - 24 battle of Mathias Point, VA-US attacks Confederate batteries   

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 this day in history.   

1873  On June - 24 thomas Carl Whitmer, composer   

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

1879  On June - 24 agrippina J Vaganova, Russian ballet dancer   

1880  First performance of O Canada, the song that would become the national anthem of Canada, at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français on this day in history.   

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

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

1882  On this day in history joseph Joachim Raff, German opera composer (Cavatine), dies at 60   

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

1885  On June - 24 british government of Salisbury forms   

1888  Gerrit T Rietveld, Dutch architect (Juliana Hall, Sonsbeek Pavillion) on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history irving Pichel, Pitts PA, actor/director (Mme Butterfly, Oliver Twist)   

1891  On this day in history ann Sheppard Mounsey, composer, dies at 80   

1894  On this day in history decision to begin modern Olympics every 4 years   

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

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

1895  On this day in history jack Dempsey, "Manassa Mauler", heavyweight boxing champion (1919-26)   

1897  Hail injures 26 in Topeka Kansas on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history american troops, drive Spanish forces from La Guasimas Cuba   

1899  On this day in history bruce Marshall, writer   

1900  On June - 24 dutch Social-Democratic Worker's party & Socialistenbond merge   

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 June - 24.   

1901  On June - 24 harry Partch, Oakland Calif, composer (Oedipus)   

1902  King Edward VII develops appendicitis, delaying his coronation on June - 24.   

1903  On June - 24 russia prohibits meetings dealing with Zionist   

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

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

1906  On this day in history pierre Fournier, Paris France, violon cellist (Paris Conservatoire)   

1907  Jose de Lima Siquiera, composer on June - 24.   

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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  On June - 24 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 June - 24.   

1499  On June - 24 birth of johannes Brenz, German theologist (Dutch Brentians)   

1519  On June - 24 birth of theodore Beza, French theologian (d. 1605)   

1533  On this day in history birth of robert Dudley, earl of Leicester/English commander-in-chief in Neth   

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

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 this day in history.   

1475  Albrecht von Eyb, German parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

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 June - 24.   

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