Page 6: Historical Events In July - 24

1948  Soviets blockades Berlin from the west on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1954  On July - 24 mary Church Terrell, educator/civil rights leader, dies at 90   

1955  On this day in history ali Sastroamidjojo of Govt resigns in Indonesia   

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  On this day in history sacha Guitry, actor/playwright/director (Lovers & Thieves), dies at 72   

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

1959  On this day in history vP Nixon argued with Khrushchev, known as "Kitchen Debate"   

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

1960  Carl Deis, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1961  A US commercial plane is hijacked to Cuba on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 124 Unification church couples wed in Korea   

1964  On this day in history erwin F Finlay-Freundlich, British astronomer, dies   

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

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

1965  Constance Bennett, actress (Madame X, Topper), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history montgomery Clift actor, dies at 45   

1966  On this day in history tony Lema, US golfer, dies at 32   

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

1967  On July - 24 charles de Gaulle says 'Vive le Qu‚bec libre! Long live free Quebec!' A lot of pople are not happy at his remarks   

1967  On July - 24 race riot in Cambridge Maryland   

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  On July - 24 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 July - 24.   

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  Elizabeth "Betje" Wolff-Bekker, Dutch author/poet (Sara Burgerhart) was born on this day in history.   

1757  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history death of john Boste, Catholic saint and martyr (b. 1544)   

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