Page 4: Historical Events In June - 24

1861  Tennessee becomes 11th (&last) state to secede from US on this day in history.   

1861  Battle of Mathias Point, VA-US attacks Confederate batteries on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history planning an invasion of Pennsylvania, Lee's army crosses Potomac   

1866  On this day in history 2nd Battle at Custozza: Prussian-Austria beats Italian army   

1873  Thomas Carl Whitmer, composer on June - 24.   

1877  Aleksei M Remizov, Russian writer (Iveren) on this day in history.   

1879  Agrippina J Vaganova, Russian ballet dancer on this day in history.   

1880  First performance of O Canada, the song that would become the national anthem of Canada, at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français on this day in history.   

1881  On June - 24 200 drown as train runs off bridge near Cuautla Mexico   

1882  NL expels umpire Richard Higham for dishonesty on June - 24.   

1882  On this day in history joseph Joachim Raff, German opera composer (Cavatine), dies at 60   

1884  On this day in history john Lynch is 1st black elected chairman of Republican convention   

1885  British government of Salisbury forms on this day in history.   

1888  On this day in history gerrit T Rietveld, Dutch architect (Juliana Hall, Sonsbeek Pavillion)   

1891  Irving Pichel, Pitts PA, actor/director (Mme Butterfly, Oliver Twist) on June - 24.   

1891  Ann Sheppard Mounsey, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1894  Decision to begin modern Olympics every 4 years on June - 24.   

1894  On this day in history decision to hold modern Olympics every 4 years   

1894  M F Sadi Carnot, president of France (1887-94), murdered at about 56 on this day in history.   

1895  Jack Dempsey, "Manassa Mauler", heavyweight boxing champion (1919-26) on this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history hail injures 26 in Topeka Kansas   

1898  American troops, drive Spanish forces from La Guasimas Cuba on June - 24.   

1899  On this day in history bruce Marshall, writer   

1900  Dutch Social-Democratic Worker's party & Socialistenbond merge on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history memphis Minnie, rocker   

1901  Picasso displays his work for the very first time on this day in history.   

1901  1st exhibition by Pablo Picasso, 19, opens in Paris on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history harry Partch, Oakland Calif, composer (Oedipus)   

1902  King Edward VII develops appendicitis, delaying his coronation on June - 24.   

1903  Russia prohibits meetings dealing with Zionist on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history ernest Leslie Bouts, motor-racing driver   

1904  On this day in history kurt Kusenberg, German writer (Wein Auf Lebenszeit)   

1906  On this day in history pierre Fournier, Paris France, violon cellist (Paris Conservatoire)   

1907  On June - 24 jose de Lima Siquiera, composer   

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1244  On June - 24 birth of hendrik I, the Child, 1st count of Hessen (1256-1308)   

1322  Johanna, duchess of Brabant/Limburg (Joyful Entry) was born on this day in history.   

1343  On June - 24 birth of jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre (d. 1373)   

1386  On this day in history birth of giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (d. 1456)   

1485  Johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (d. 1558) was born on June - 24.   

1499  Johannes Brenz, German theologist (Dutch Brentians) was born on June - 24.   

1519  On this day in history birth of theodore Beza, French theologian (d. 1605)   

1533  On June - 24 birth of robert Dudley, earl of Leicester/English commander-in-chief in Neth   

0803  On June - 24 death of higbald of Lindisfarne   

1398  Death of Hongwu Emperor of China (b. 1328) on this day in history.   

1439  On June - 24 death of duke Frederick IV of Austria (b. 1382)   

1475  On this day in history albrecht von Eyb, German parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt), dies at 54   

1519  Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander, dies at 39 on June - 24.   

1520  On June - 24 death of hosokawa Sumimoto, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1489)   

1572  Death of Adrianus van Gouda, lay brother, hanged on this day in history.   

1604  On June - 24 death of edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Lord Great Chamberlain of England (b. 1550)