Page 8: Historical Events In July - 24

2005  On this day in history lance Armstrong wins a record seventh straight Tours de France before his scheduled retirement.   

2012  On July - 24 john Dramani becomes President of Ghana after the death of President John Atta Mills   

2013  22 are left dead after a conflict between the Knights Templar Cartel and Mexican police in Michoacan on July - 24.   

2014  On this day in history 116 people are killed after Air Algérie Flight 5017 crashed in Mali   

2017  Polish President Andrzej Duda vetoes 2 laws to put Polish courts under political control on July - 24.   

2017  On this day in history donald Trump ’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner says he did not collude with Russia after meeting with Senate investigators   

2017  On July - 24 taliban suicide bus bombing in Kabul kills at least 38, mainly employees of Afghan ministry of mines and petroleum   

2017  On July - 24 taliban suicide bomber on a motorbikes kills at least 26 and injuries 50 in Lahore, Pakistan   

2018  Wildfires near Athens, Greece, kill 91 with 104 injured, over 600 rescued from the coast by boats on July - 24.   

2018  First bison born in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, in 140 years, after being reintroduced on July - 24.   

2018  Singer Demi Lovato is hospitalized after a drug overdose in Los Angeles on July - 24.   

2019  On this day in history 19-year-old Hungarian swimmer Kristóf Milák breaks Michael Phelps ' 10 year old 200m butterfly world record at the World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea; swims 1:50.73, 0.78s faster than Phelps   

2019  Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after defeating Jeremy Hunt in a leadership contest, succeeding Theresa May on July - 24.   

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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 this day in history.   

1686  On July - 24 birth of benedetto Marcello, composer [or Aug 9]   

1720  Louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik was born on this day in history.   

1725  On this day in history 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  Vladimir Borovikovsky, Russian painter (d. 1825) was born on July - 24.   

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

1115  Death of Matilda, Countess of Tuscany (b. 1046) on this day in history.   

1240  Death of Konrad von Thüringen, fifth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights on July - 24.   

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

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

1594  On July - 24 death of john Boste, Catholic saint and martyr (b. 1544)   

1652  On this day in history johann Weichmann, composer, dies at 32   

1712  Cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies on July - 24.   

1739  Benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday on this day in history.