Page 5: Historical Events In June - 24

1908  On June - 24 a Kopff discovers asteroids #663 Gerlinde ʘ Judith   

1908  On June - 24 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)   

1908  On June - 24 hugo Distler, composer   

1908  Grover Cleveland, 22nd & 24th Pres (1885-89, 93-97), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

1909  On this day in history milton Katims, NYC, conductor/violist (WOR-NYC)   

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

1910  Denis Dowling, baritone on this day in history.   

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

1911  On June - 24 juan Manuel Fangio, racing driver   

1912  On June - 24 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  On this day in history john Kubris, Czech resistance fighter   

1913  On this day in history frank Lynes, composer, dies at 55   

1914  On this day in history g Neujmin discovers asteroid #789 Lena   

1914  King Peter I of Serbia names son Alexander the Prince-regent on June - 24.   

1915  On this day in history 800 die as excursion steamer Eastland capsizes in Chicago   

1915  On this day in history charles James Dunn, Japanese scholar   

1916  On June - 24 the most lucrative movie contract to the time was signed by actress, Mary Pickford. She inked the first sevenfigure Hollywood deal.   

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

1916  John Ciardi, poet/critic (translated Dante) on this day in history.   

1917  Russian Black Sea fleet mutiny at Sebastopol on June - 24.   

1919  On June - 24 al Molinaro, Kenosha Wisc, actor (Murray-Odd Couple, Al-Happy Days)   

1920  On June - 24 chuvash Autonomous Region formed in RSFSR   

1920  Chuvash Autonomous Region forms in RSFSR on this day in history.   

1920  On June - 24 bernhard Krol, composer   

1921  Billy Casper, golfer on June - 24.   

1922  AFPA changes name to NFL, Chicago Staleys become Chicago Bears on this day in history.   

1922  On June - 24 aadje [Alida WM] Lyre, Dutch twin daughter of Prince Hendrik(?)   

1922  On June - 24 walter Rathenau, German foreign minister, killed by anti-semites at 54   

1923  On June - 24 pope Pius XI speaks against allies occupying Ruhrgebied   

1923  Jack Carter, Bkln NY, comedian/actor (Amazing Dobermans, Octagon) on June - 24.   

1924  59th British Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 301 at Hoylake Hoylake on June - 24.   

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

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1244  On June - 24 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  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  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  On this day in history 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 June - 24.   

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

1519  Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1520  Death of Hosokawa Sumimoto, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1489) on this day in history.   

1572  On June - 24 death of adrianus van Gouda, lay brother, hanged   

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