Historical Events In July - 24

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

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

1949  Inidian pitcher Bob Lemon hits 2 HRs to beat Senators, 7-5 on this day in history.   

1950  On July - 24 v-2/WAC Corporal rocket launch; first launch from Cape Canaveral   

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

1952  On July - 24 112ø F (44ø C), Louisville, Georgia (state record)   

1952  Pres Truman settles 53-day steel strike on this day in history.   

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

1953  On July - 24 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 this day in history.   

1956  Brendan Behan's "Quare Fellow," premieres in London on this day in history.   

1957  On July - 24 kTVC TV channel 6 in Ensign, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting   

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

1958  14 people named 1st life peers in UK on this day in history.   

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

1959  500,000th Dutch TV set registered on July - 24.   

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

1961  On July - 24 a US commercial plane is hijacked to Cuba   

1961  Edwin Newman becomes news anchor of the Today Show on July - 24.   

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

1965  Casey Stengel resigns as manager of the NY Mets on July - 24.   

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

1966  On July - 24 montgomery Clift actor, dies at 45   

1966  Tony Lema, US golfer, dies at 32 on this day in history.   

1967  Beatles sign a petition in The Times to legalize marijuana on this day in history.   

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  Race riot in Cambridge Maryland on July - 24.   

1967  Little Billy Rhodes, dies of stroke at 72 on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history 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 July - 24 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 this day in history 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  On July - 24 birth of vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (d. 1825)   

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

1115  Death of Matilda, Countess of Tuscany (b. 1046) on July - 24.   

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 July - 24.   

1568  Death of Prince Don Carlos of Spain (b. 1545) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies   

1739  On this day in history benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday