Page 5: Historical Events In June - 24

1908  On this day in history a Kopff discovers asteroids #663 Gerlinde ʘ Judith   

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 this day in history.   

1908  On June - 24 grover Cleveland, 22nd & 24th Pres (1885-89, 93-97), dies at 71   

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

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

1910  On June - 24 50th British Golf Open: James Braid shoots a 299 at St Andrews Scot   

1910  On this day in history denis Dowling, baritone   

1911  17th US Golf Open: John McDermott shoots a 307 at Chicago GC in Ill on this day in history.   

1911  On June - 24 juan Manuel Fangio, racing driver   

1912  On this day in history brian Johnston, cricketer (BBC radio commentator & cake connoisseur)   

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  On this day in history 800 die as excursion steamer Eastland capsizes in Chicago   

1915  On June - 24 charles James Dunn, Japanese scholar   

1916  The most lucrative movie contract to the time was signed by actress, Mary Pickford. She inked the first sevenfigure Hollywood deal on this day in history.   

1916  Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to get a million dollar contract on June - 24.   

1916  On this day in history john Ciardi, poet/critic (translated Dante)   

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 this day in history.   

1920  Chuvash Autonomous Region forms in RSFSR on June - 24.   

1920  Bernhard Krol, composer on June - 24.   

1921  On this day in history billy Casper, golfer   

1922  On this day in history aFPA changes name to NFL, Chicago Staleys become Chicago Bears   

1922  Aadje [Alida WM] Lyre, Dutch twin daughter of Prince Hendrik(?) on June - 24.   

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

1923  Pope Pius XI speaks against allies occupying Ruhrgebied on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history jack Carter, Bkln NY, comedian/actor (Amazing Dobermans, Octagon)   

1924  On this day in history 59th British Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 301 at Hoylake Hoylake   

1924  On this day in history ranasinghe Premadasa, president of Sri Lanka (1989-93)   

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

1322  On this day in history birth of johanna, duchess of Brabant/Limburg (Joyful Entry)   

1343  Jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre (d. 1373) was born on this day in history.   

1386  On June - 24 birth of giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (d. 1456)   

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

1499  On this day in history birth of johannes Brenz, German theologist (Dutch Brentians)   

1519  On this day in history 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  On June - 24 death of higbald of Lindisfarne   

1398  Death of Hongwu Emperor of China (b. 1328) on June - 24.   

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 June - 24 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 this day in history.   

1604  On June - 24 death of edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Lord Great Chamberlain of England (b. 1550)