Page 6: Historical Events In July - 24

1948  On July - 24 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 July - 24 inidian pitcher Bob Lemon hits 2 HRs to beat Senators, 7-5   

1950  On this day in history v-2/WAC Corporal rocket launch; first launch from Cape Canaveral   

1950  V-2/WAC Corporal rocket launch; 1st launch from Cape Canaveral on July - 24.   

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

1952  On this day in history pres Truman settles 53-day steel strike   

1952  112°F (44°C), Louisville, Georgia (state record) on July - 24.   

1953  KEYT TV channel 3 in Santa Barbara, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting on July - 24.   

1954  Mary Church Terrell, educator/civil rights leader, dies at 90 on July - 24.   

1955  On July - 24 ali Sastroamidjojo of Govt resigns in Indonesia   

1956  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1960  On this day in history carl Deis, composer, dies at 77   

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 July - 24.   

1962  Victor Moore, comedian, dies of heart attack at 86 on this day in history.   

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

1964  On July - 24 erwin F Finlay-Freundlich, British astronomer, dies   

1965  On July - 24 bob Dylan release "Like a Rolling Stone"   

1965  On this day in history casey Stengel resigns as manager of the NY Mets   

1965  On this day in history constance Bennett, actress (Madame X, Topper), dies at 59   

1966  Montgomery Clift actor, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1966  On July - 24 tony Lema, US golfer, dies at 32   

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

1967  Charles de Gaulle says 'Vive le Qu‚bec libre! Long live free Quebec!' A lot of pople are not happy at his remarks on this day in history.   

1967  On July - 24 race riot in Cambridge Maryland   

1967  Little Billy Rhodes, dies of stroke at 72 on July - 24.   

1969  On July - 24 apollo 11 returns to Earth   

1969  On this day in history 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  Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (d. 1718) was born on July - 24.   

1686  Benedetto Marcello, composer [or Aug 9] was born on this day in history.   

1720  On this day in history birth of louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik   

1725  On this day in history 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  On July - 24 birth of vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (d. 1825)   

1759  Victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21) was born on July - 24.   

1115  On July - 24 death of matilda, Countess of Tuscany (b. 1046)   

1240  On this day in history death of konrad von Thüringen, fifth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights   

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

1568  On this day in history death of prince Don Carlos of Spain (b. 1545)   

1594  Death of John Boste, Catholic saint and martyr (b. 1544) on July - 24.   

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

1712  On July - 24 cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies   

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