Page 6: Historical Events In July - 24

1948  On July - 24 soviets blockades Berlin from the west   

1948  On July - 24 4 Duluth Minn Dukes (St Louis Cards Class C farm team) die in crash   

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

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

1950  On July - 24 v-2/WAC Corporal rocket launch; 1st launch from Cape Canaveral   

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

1952  Pres Truman settles 53-day steel strike on July - 24.   

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

1953  On this day in history 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  On this day in history brendan Behan's "Quare Fellow," premieres in London   

1957  On this day in history kTVC TV channel 6 in Ensign, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting   

1957  On July - 24 sacha Guitry, actor/playwright/director (Lovers & Thieves), dies at 72   

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

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

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

1960  On July - 24 carl Deis, composer, dies at 77   

1961  On this day in history a US commercial plane is hijacked to Cuba   

1961  On July - 24 edwin Newman becomes news anchor of the Today Show   

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  Erwin F Finlay-Freundlich, British astronomer, dies on July - 24.   

1965  Bob Dylan release "Like a Rolling Stone" on July - 24.   

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

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

1967  On July - 24 beatles sign a petition in The Times to legalize marijuana   

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

1967  Race riot in Cambridge Maryland on July - 24.   

1967  On July - 24 little Billy Rhodes, dies of stroke at 72   

1969  Apollo 11 returns to Earth on this day in history.   

1969  On July - 24 muhammad Ali is convicted for refusing induction in US Army on appeal   

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1380  Johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint was born on this day in history.   

1660  Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (d. 1718) was born on this day in history.   

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  John Newton, English cleric and hymnist (d. 1807) was born on July - 24.   

1738  On July - 24 birth of elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, Dutch author/poet (Sara Burgerhart)   

1757  Vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (d. 1825) was born on this day in history.   

1759  On this day in history birth of victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21)   

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

1240  Death of Konrad von Thüringen, fifth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights on this day in history.   

1345  On this day in history death of jacob van Artevelde, statesman, murdered   

1568  Death of Prince Don Carlos of Spain (b. 1545) on July - 24.   

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

1652  Johann Weichmann, composer, dies at 32 on July - 24.   

1712  Cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies on this day in history.   

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