<< June 2008 >> Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 MMVIII

June 24 in recent years 2008 (Tuesday) 2007 (Sunday) 2006 (Saturday) 2005 (Friday) 2004 (Thursday) 2003 (Tuesday) 2002 (Monday) 2001 (Sunday) 2000 (Saturday)

June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot June 2007 is the sixth month of that year It began on a Friday and 30 days later ended on a Saturday. June 2006 was a month with thirty days The following events also occurred during the month 2005: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October June 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September June 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September June 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September June 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 190 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces. 972 was a year in the 10th century. Events By Place Europe Otto II marries Theophanu, Byzantine The Battle at Cedynia (also Cidini Cydyna Ceden Cedin Zehden occurred on 24 June 972 during the rule of Duke Mieszko I, the first Christian Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
• 1128 - Battle of São Mamede, near Guimarães. The Battle of São Mamede ( Batalha de São Mamede in Portuguese; ˈsɐ̃ũ mɐˈmɛð(ɨ took place on June 24 1128 near Guimarães and is considered Portuguese forces led by Alfonso I defeat his mother D. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Afonso I ( English Alphonzo or Alphonse) more commonly known as Afonso Henriques (ɐˈfõsu ẽˈʁikɨʃ or also Affonso (Archaic Teresa and D. Fernão Peres de Trava. After this battle, the future king calls himself "Prince of Portugal", the first step towards "official independence" in 1139, after the Battle of Ourique. The Battle of Ourique (oˈɾik(ɨ took place in July 25 (St James day 1139, probably in the Countryside outside the town of Ourique,
• 1314 - End of the Battle of Bannockburn. The Battle of Bannockburn ( Blàr Allt a' Bhonnaich in Gaelic (24 June 1314 was a significant Scottish victory in the Wars of Scottish Independence Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeat Edward II of England. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Robert I King of Scots ( 11 July, 1274 &ndash 7 June, 1329) usually known in modern English as Robert the Bruce ( For the play see Edward II (play. For the film see Edward II (film. Scotland regains its independence.
• 1340 - Hundred Years' War: Battle of Sluys The French fleet was almost totally destroyed by the English Fleet commanded in person by Edward III of England. The Hundred Years' War (Guerre de Cent Ans was a prolonged conflict lasting from 1337 to 1453 between two royal houses for the French throne vacant with the extinction of the senior The decisive naval Battle of Sluys (slœys in Dutch, but frequently anglicised as /slɔɪz/ was fought on 24 June 1340 as one of the opening Edward III (13 November 1312 &ndash 21 June 1377 was one of the most successful English monarchs of the Middle Ages.
• 1374 - A sudden outbreak of St. John's Dance causes people in the streets of Aachen, Germany, to experience hallucinations and begin to jump and twitch uncontrollably until they collapse from exhaustion. Dancing mania (or choreomania, from the Greek: χορεία ( khoreia = 'dance' + μανία ( mania = 'madness’ was a Social phenomenon ( Ripuarian: Oche, Dutch: Aken, Spanish: Aquisgrán, Italian: Aquisgrana, French, Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A hallucination, in the broadest sense is a Perception in the absence of a stimulus.
• 1441 - Eton College founded. Eton College, or just Eton, is a world-famous British Independent school for boys founded in 1440 by King Henry VI.
• 1497 - John Cabot lands on North America in Newfoundland; first European exploration of the region since the Vikings. Giovanni Caboto ( c 1450 - c 1498 known in English as John Cabot, was an Italian Navigator and explorer commonly credited as the Newfoundland — ˈn(jufənˌlænd (Terre-Neuve Talamh an Éisc — is a large island 15 km off the east coast of A Viking is one of the Norse ( Scandinavian Explorers Warriors Merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas
• 1497 - Cornish traitors Michael An Gof and Thomas Flamank executed at Tyburn, London
• 1509 - Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon crowned King and Queen of England. Cornwall ( Kernow ˈkɛɹnɔʊ is the most southwesterly county of England, on the Peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar Michael Joseph (better known as Michael An Gof, where An Gof is Cornish for " Blacksmith " died 24 June 1497) Thomas Flamank (executed June 24, 1497) was a Lawyer from Cornwall who together with Michael An Gof led the Cornish Rebellion History The village was one of two manors of the Parish of St Marylebone, which was itself named after the stream St Marylebone being London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of Catherine of Aragon (16 December 1485 – 7 January 1536 also known as Catharine, Katherine or Katharine ( Castilian Infanta Catalina
• 1535 - The Anabaptist state of Münster is conquered and disbanded. Anabaptists ( Greek ανα (again twice + βαπτιζω (baptize thus "re-baptizers" are Christians of the Radical Reformation The Münster Rebellion was an attempt by radical Anabaptists to establish a Theocracy in the German city of Münster.
• 1571 - Miguel Lopez de Legazpi founded Manila, the capital of the Republic of the Philippines. The City of Manila The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP
• 1597 - The first Dutch voyage to the East Indies reaches Bantam (on Java). Bantam ( Banten) in Banten province near the western end of Java was a strategically important site and formerly a major trading city with a secure harbor Java (Jawa is an Island of Indonesia and the site of its Capital city Jakarta.
• 1662 - Dutch attempt but fail to capture Macau. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Macau topics.
• 1664 - The colony of New Jersey is founded. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States.
• 1692 - Kingston, Jamaica is founded. Kingston is the Capital and largest city of Jamaica and is located on the southeastern coast of the island country
• 1717 - The Grand Lodge of England, the first Freemasonic Grand Lodge (now the United Grand Lodge of England), is founded in London, England. Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE is the main governing body of Freemasonry within England and Wales and in some countries predominantly ex- London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• 1793 - First republican constitution in France adopted. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A constitution is a system for government often Codified as a written document that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1794 - Bowdoin College is founded. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Bowdoin College, founded in 1794 is a private liberal arts college located in the coastal New England town of Brunswick, Maine.
• 1812 - Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon's Grande Armée crosses the Neman River beginning his invasion of Russia. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815 involved Napoleon's French Empire and a shifting set of European allies and opposing coalitions Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. "Nieman" and "Niemen" redirects here For other uses see Neman and Nieman (disambiguation. The French invasion of Russia in 1812 was a turning point in the Napoleonic Wars. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
• 1813 - Battle of Beaver Dams : A British, and Indian joint force defeat the U. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Battle of Beaver Dams was a battle on June 24, 1813, during the War of 1812. S Army.
• 1821 - Battle of Carabobo - Battle of Carabobo was the decisive battle in the war of independence of Venezuela from Spain. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The Battle of Carabobo, 24 June 1821 was fought between independence fighters led by Simón Bolívar, and the Royalist forces led by Spanish Field Marshal Miguel The Battle of Carabobo, 24 June 1821 was fought between independence fighters led by Simón Bolívar, and the Royalist forces led by Spanish Field Marshal Miguel Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• 1859 - Battle of Solferino: (Battle of the Three Sovereigns). Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Battle of Solferino was fought on June 24, 1859 and resulted in the victory of the allied French Army under Napoleon III and Sardinian Sardinia and France defeat Austria in Solferino, northern Italy. Sardinia (sɑrˈdɪnɪə Sardegna Sardigna or Sardinnya is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily) This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Solferino is a small town in Lombardy, Italy, approximately 10  Kilometres south of Lake Garda. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• 1880 - First performance of O Canada, the song that would become the national anthem of Canada, at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year "O Canada" is the National anthem of Canada. The song was originally commissioned by the then Lieutenant Governor of Quebec the Honourable Théodore A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history traditions and struggles of its people recognized either by a nation's Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
• 1894 - Marie Francois Sadi Carnot assassinated by Sante Geronimo Caserio. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the French physicist and uncle of Marie François see Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot. Sante Geronimo Caserio ( September 8, 1873 - August 16, 1894) was an Italian anarchist and the assassin of Marie François Sadi
• 1901 - First exhibition of Pablo Picasso's work opens. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Martyr Patricio Clito Ruíz y Picasso (October 25 1881 &ndash April 8 1973
• 1902 - King Edward VII of the United Kingdom develops appendicitis, delaying his coronation. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Appendicitis (or epityphlitis) is a condition characterized by Inflammation of the appendix.
• 1913 - Greece and Serbia annul their alliance with Bulgaria. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian
• 1916 - Mary Pickford becomes first female film star to get million dollar contract. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Mary Pickford ( April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979) was an Academy Award -winning Canadian motion picture
• 1916 - Battle of the Somme begins with a week long artillery bombardment on the German Line. The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, fought from July to November 1916 was among the largest battles of the First World War
• 1918 - First airmail service in Canada from Montreal to Toronto. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Airmail (or air mail) is Mail that is transported by Aircraft. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario
• 1928 - With declining business, the Great Gorge and International Railway begins using one-person crews on trolley operations in Canada
• 1932 - A military coup ends the absolute power of the king of Siam (Thailand). Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Great Gorge and International Railway was a trolley belt line encompassing the Niagara Gorge. A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a Train Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj
• 1938 - A 450 metric ton meteorite strikes the earth in an empty field near Chicora, Pennsylvania. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the tonne or metric ton For other tons see Ton. A meteorite is a natural object originating in Outer space that survives an impact with the Earth 's surface Chicora is a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States.
• 1940 - France and Italy sign an armistice. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• 1945 - Moscow Victory Parade
• 1947 - Kenneth Arnold makes the first widely reported UFO sighting near Mount Rainier, Washington. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Moscow Victory Parade of 1945 was a Victory parade held after the defeat of Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kenneth A Arnold (born March 29, 1915 in Sebeka, Minnesota; died January 16 1984 in Bellevue, Washington Mount Rainier is an active Stratovolcano (also known as a composite volcano in Pierce County Washington, located southeast of Seattle, Washington Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
• 1948 - Start of the Berlin Blockade. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Berlin Blockade (24 June 1948 – 11 May 1949 was one of the first major international crises of the Cold war. The Soviet Union makes overland travel between the West with West Berlin impossible. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 West Berlin was the name given to the western part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990
• 1949 - The first Television Western, Hopalong Cassidy, is aired on NBC starring William Boyd. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Television Westerns are a sub-genre of the Western, a genre of film fiction and drama in which stories are set primarily in the later half of the 19th century in the American Hopalong Cassidy is a Cowboy -hero created in 1904 by Clarence E The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's William Boyd may refer to William Boyd 3rd Earl of Kilmarnock (died 1717 Scottish nobleman William Boyd 4th Earl of Kilmarnock (1704-1746
• 1957 - The U.S. Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary.
• 1963 - Zanzibar is granted internal self-government by the UK. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Zanzibar ( is part of the East African republic of Tanzania. It consists of the Zanzibar Archipelago in the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• 1975 - An Eastern Air Lines Boeing 727 crashes at John F. Kennedy Airport, New York. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eastern Air Lines was a major United States Airline that existed from the late 1920s until 1991 WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout John F Kennedy International Airport is an International airport located in Queens County on Long Island in southeastern New York City about 12 miles (19 New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous 113 people die.
• 1981 - What would be the world's longest single-span suspension bridge for 17 years, the Humber Bridge opens, connecting Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The Humber Bridge is the fifth-largest single-span Suspension bridge in the world near Kingston upon Hull in England. Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England.
• 1982 - British Airways Flight 9, sometimes referred to as the Jakarta incident, flew into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung, resulting in the failure of all four engines. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) British Airways Flight 9, sometimes referred to as the Jakarta incident, was a scheduled British Airways flight from London Heathrow to Auckland Jakarta (also DKI Jakarta) is the Capital and largest city of Indonesia.
• 1983 - Space Shuttle program: STS-7 Mission Sally Ride, first female American astronaut, returns to earth. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) NASA 's Space Shuttle, officially called Space Transportation System ( STS) is the United States government's current manned Launch STS-7 was a Space shuttle mission by NASA using the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'', launched June 18, 1983. Sally Kristen Ride (born May 26, 1951) is an American Physicist and a former NASA Astronaut who in 1983 became the first American
• 1985 - STS-51-G Space Shuttle Discovery completed its mission, best remembered for having Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the first Arab and first Muslim in space, as a Payload Specialist. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) STS 51-G was the eighteenth flight of a space shuttle, and the fifth flight of ''Discovery''. Space Shuttle Discovery ( Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103 is one of the three currently operational orbiters in the Space Shuttle fleet of Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( Arabic: سلطان بن سلمان بن عبد العزيز آل سعود) is an officer in the Royal Saudi The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion In NASA vernacular a Payload Specialist (PS was an individual selected and trained by commercial or research organizations for flights of a specific payload on a
• 1993 - Yale computer science professor Dr. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) David Gelernter loses the sight in one eye, the hearing in one ear, and part of his right hand after receiving a mailbomb from the Unabomber. David Hillel Gelernter (born 1955 is a professor of Computer science at Yale University. A mailbomb (or mail bomb) also called parcel bomb, letter bomb or post bomb, is an Explosive device sent via the postal service
• 1994 - A United States Air Force B-52 aircraft crashes at Fairchild Air Force Base, killing all four members of its crew. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The B-52 crash at Fairchild Air Force Base was a fatal air crash that occurred on June 24 1994 killing the four crew members of a United States Air Force (USAF B-52 Fairchild AFB is a United States Air Force base under the operational control of the Air Mobility Command (AMC
• 1995 - South Africa defeats New Zealand in the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted by South Africa, and had the distinction of being the first Rugby World Cup in which every match The 1995 World cup was the first major sporting event in South Africa after Apartheid.
• 2002 - The Igandu train disaster in Tanzania kills 281, the worst train accident in African history. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Igandu train disaster was an accident which occurred in the early morning of the 24 June 2002 in the East African country of Tanzania when a large Tanzania ˌtænzəˈniːə officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya
• 2004 - Habib Dodo, the general secretary of the Communist Youth of Côte d'Ivoire is assassinated by pro-government forces. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Communist Youth of Côte d'Ivoire ( Jeunesse Communiste de Côte d'Ivoire) a political youth movement in Côte d'Ivoire.
• 2004 - In New York, capital punishment was declared unconstitutional. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment.
• 2007 - The Angora Fire starts near South Lake Tahoe, California destroying 200+ structures in its first 48 hours. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Angora Fire was a wind driven fire that started near North Upper Truckee Road subdivision near Angora Lakes, Fallen Leaf Lake, Echo Lake and South South Lake Tahoe is a city in El Dorado County, California, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.

Births

• 1244 - Henry I of Hesse (d. Henry I of Hesse ( German: Heinrich I "das Kind" (the child ( 24 June 1244 &ndash 21 December 1308, Marburg 1308)
• 1343 - Jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre (d. Jeanne de Valois, or Joan of France ( June 24, 1343, Chateauneuf-en-Loire &ndash November 3, 1373, Évreux) was the daughter 1473)
• 1386 - Giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (d. Saint Giovanni da Capestrano ( in English, Saint John Capistrano and in Hungarian, János Kapisztrán) June 24 1456)
• 1485 - Johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (d. This article is about the German religious leader For the video game character see List of Final Fantasy VII characters. 1558)
• 1519 - Theodore Beza, French theologian (d. Theodore Beza ( Théodore de Bèze or de Besze) ( June 24, 1519 &ndash October 13, 1605) was a French 1605)
• 1533 - Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester (d. Robert Dudley may refer to Robert Dudley 1st Earl of Leicester, favourite of Queen Elizabeth I of England Robert Dudley styled Earl of Warwick Lord Leicester redirects here You may be looking for Lord Leycester, the name of several things in and around Warwick, United Kingdom 1588)
• 1535 - Joan of Spain, queen consort of Portugal (d. 1573)
• 1542 - St. John of the Cross, Spanish Carmelite mystic and poet (d. For another saint who lived around the same time and area see John of Avila. 1591)
• 1546 - Robert Parsons, English Jesuit priest (d. Robert Persons (born June 24 1546, Nether Stowey, Somerset, England - died April 15 1610, Rome 1610)
• 1663 - Jean Baptiste Massillon, French churchman (d. For the city in Ohio US see Massillon Ohio. Jean Baptiste Massillon ( June 24, 1663 - September 28, 1742)
• 1687 - Johann Albrecht Bengel, German scholar (d. Year 1742 ( MDCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Johann Albrecht Bengel ( June 24, 1687 - 1752 Lutheran Pietist Clergyman and scholar was born at Winnenden in Württemberg 1757)
• 1694 - Jean-Jacques Burlamaqui, Swiss publicist (d. Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jean-Jacques Burlamaqui ( June 24, 1694 - April 3, 1748) Swiss publicist was born at Geneva. 1748)
• 1704 - Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, French writer (d. Year 1748 ( MDCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jean-Baptiste de Boyer Marquis d'Argens ( June 24, 1704, Aix-en-Provence - January 11, 1771, Toulon) was a French 1771)
• 1774 - François Nicolas Benoît, Baron Haxo, French general (d. Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a François Nicolas Benoît Baron Haxo ( June 24, 1774 - June 25, 1838) French general and military engineer was born at Lunéville 1838)
• 1777 - John Ross, British naval officer and explorer (d. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir John Ross, CB, ( 24 June 1777 &ndash 30 August 1856) was a Scottish Rear admiral and Arctic 1856)
• 1795 - Ernst Heinrich Weber, German anatomist and physiologist (d. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Ernst Heinrich Weber ( Wittenberg, June 24, 1795 &ndash January 26, 1878) was a German Physician who is considered 1878)
• 1803 - George James Webb, English-born composer (d. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a George James Webb, born on June 24, 1803 near Salisbury in Wiltshire, England, died on October 7, 1887 in 1887)
• 1804 - Willard Richards, American religious leader (d. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Willard Richards ( June 24, 1804 &ndash March 11, 1854) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and served as Second 1854)
• 1811 - John Archibald Campbell, Justice of the U. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year John Archibald Campbell ( June 24, 1811 &ndash March 12, 1889) was an American Jurist. S. Supreme Court (d. 1889)
• 1813 - Henry Ward Beecher, American clergyman and reformer (d. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This is an article about Henry Beecher the American clergyman 1887)
• 1825 - Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia (d. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia ( 24 June 1825 - 10 August 1844) was the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas 1844)
• 1826 - George Goyder, surveyor-general of South Australia (d. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display George Woodroffe Goyder ( June 24 1826 &ndash November 2 1898) was a surveyor in South Australia during the latter 1898)
• 1842 - Ambrose Bierce, American author (disappeared 1914)
• 1850 - Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum, British field marshal (d. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24 1842 &ndash 1914? was an American Editorialist Journalist, short-story writer and Satirist. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener 1st Earl Kitchener, KG, KP, GCB, OM 1916)
• 1860 - Mercedes of Orleans, queen of Spain (d. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting María de las Mercedes d'Orléans y Borbón, aka Mercédés Marie des Graces d'Orleans-Montpensier ( 24 June 1860 - 26 June 1878 1878)
• 1882 - Carl Diem, German Olympic official (d. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Dr Carl Diem (born June 24, 1882, Würzburg &ndash December 17, 1962, Cologne) was a German sports administrator and 1962)
• 1882 - Athanase David, Canadian politician and businessman (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Louis Athanase David ( June 24, 1882 – January 26, 1953) was a Canadian Lawyer, Politician, and businessman 1953)
• 1883 - Victor Franz Hess, Austrian-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Victor Francis Hess ( June 24, 1883 &ndash December 17, 1964) was an Austrian American Physicist, and The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature 1964)
• 1886 - George Shiels, Northern Irish dramatist (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George Shiels ( 24 June 1886 - 19 September 1949) was an Irish Dramatist whose plays were a success both in his native 1949)
• 1888 - Gerrit Rietveld, Dutch architect (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Gerrit Thomas Rietveld ( June 24, 1888 – June 26, 1964) was a Dutch Furniture Designer and Architect 1964)
• 1893 - Roy O. Disney, a founder of the Walt Disney Company (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Roy Oliver Disney ( June 24, 1893 &ndash December 20, 1971) was with his younger brother Walt Disney, co-founder of what is now 1971)
• 1895 - Jack Dempsey, American boxer (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Jack "Manassa Mauler" Dempsey ( June 24, 1895 – May 31, 1983) was an American boxer who held the world 1983)
• 1897 - Daniel K. Ludwig, American shipping magnate (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Daniel K Ludwig ( June 24 1897, South Haven Michigan - August 27 1992) was a US shipping magnate and Billionaire. 1992)
• 1900 - Wilhelm Cauer, German mathematician (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Wilhelm Cauer ( June 24, 1900 &ndash April 22, 1945) was a German mathematician and scientist 1945)
• 1901 - Harry Partch, American composer (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Harry Partch ( June 24, 1901 &ndash September 3, 1974) was an American Composer and instrument creator 1974)
• 1904 - Phil Harris, American singer, songwriter and comedian (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Phil Harris (born Wonga Philip Harris) ( June 24, 1904 – August 11, 1995) was an American Singer, 1995)
• 1906 - Pierre Fournier, French cellist (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Pierre Fournier ( June 24, 1906 &ndash January 8, 1986) was a French cellist who was called the "aristocrat of cellists" 1986)
• 1906 - Willard Maas, American educator and experimental filmmaker (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Willard Maas (b 24 June 1906 - 2 January 1971) was an American Experimental filmmaker and poet 1971)
• 1907 - Arseny Tarkovsky, Russian poet (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Arseny Alexandrovich Tarkovsky (Арсений Александрович Тарковский, Elisavetgrad &ndash May 27 1989, Moscow 1989)
• 1908 - Hugo Distler, German composer (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Hugo Distler ( June 24, 1908 – November 1, 1942) was a German Composer. 1942)
• 1908 - Guru Gopinath, Indian classical dancer (d 1987)
• 1908 - Alfons Rebane, Estonian military officer (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Guru Gopinath ( Malayalam: ഗുരു ഗോപിനാഥ്)( June 24, 1908 - October 9, 1987) is an Indian classical Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Alfons Vilhelm Robert Rebane ( June 24, 1908 &ndash March 8, 1976) was an Estonian military commander 1976)
• 1911 - Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentine Formula One driver and five-time World Driving Champion (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Juan Manuel Fangio ( Balcarce, June 24, 1911 - Buenos Aires, July 17, 1995) nicknamed "El Chueco" ("knock-kneed" The Formula One World Drivers' Championship (WDC is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA) to the most successful Formula One 1995)
• 1911 - Ernesto Sábato, Argentinian writer
• 1912 - Brian Johnston, British cricket commentator (d 1994)
• 1914 - Pearl Witherington CBE, British WW II secret agent
• 1915 - Fred Hoyle, British astronomer (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Ernesto Sabato (born June 24, 1911) is an Argentine writer of Italian and Arbëreshë (Italian Albanian descent Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Brian Alexander Johnston MC (24 June 1912 - 5 January 1994 (known as Johnners) was a Cricket commentator for the BBC from 1946 until his Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Cecile Pearl Witherington Cornioley CBE ( June 24 1914 - February 24 2008) was a World War II SOE agent Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Sir Fred Hoyle FRS ( 24 June, 1915  &ndash 20 August, 2001) was an English Astronomer primarily 2001)
• 1922 - Tata Giacobetti, Italian singer (Quartetto Cetra)
• 1924 - Kurt Furgler, member of the Swiss Federal Council
• 1927 - Martin Lewis Perl, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1930 - Claude Chabrol, French film director
• 1930 - William B. Ziff, Jr., American publishing executive (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Giovanni "Tata" Giacobetti ( 24 June 1922 - 2 December 1988) was one of the singers of Quartetto Cetra, a very famous Quartetto Cetra, or simply I Cetra, was an Italian vocal quartet established during 1940s Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kurt Furgler ( June 24, 1924 - July 23, 2008) was a Swiss politician and Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1972-1986 Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martin Lewis Perl (born June 24, 1927 in New York) is an American Physicist, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Claude Chabrol (klod ʃaˈbʁɔl in French (born 24 June 1930 Paris) is a French film director and has become well-known since his first film William Bernard Ziff Jr ( June 24, 1930 – September 9, 2006) was an American publishing executive 2006)
• 1931 - Billy Casper, American golfer
• 1934 - Jean-Pierre Ferland, Québec singer
• 1935 - Terry Riley, American composer
• 1938 - Lawrence Block, an acclaimed contemporary American crime writer
• 1941 - Julia Kristeva, Bulgarian-French philosopher, psychoanalyst, and novelist
• 1942 - Michele Lee, American actress
• 1944 - Jeff Beck, English musician (The Yardbirds)
• 1944 - Arthur Brown, English musician
• 1944 - John "Charlie" Whitney, English guitarist (Family, Streetwalkers, Axis Point)
• 1944 - Chris Wood, English musician (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Billy Casper is also the name of the protagonist of A Kestrel for a Knave. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jean-Pierre Ferland (born June 24, 1932, Montreal) is a Canadian singer and songwriter Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Terry Riley (born June 24 1935) is an American composer associated with the minimalist school Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lawrence Block (born June 24, 1938) is an acclaimed contemporary American crime writer best known for two long-running New York -set series about Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Julia Kristeva (Юлия Кръстева (born 24 June 1941) is a Bulgarian - French Philosopher, Literary critic, Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michele Lee (born on June 24, 1942) is a Tony and Emmy -nominated American Singer, Dancer, Actress Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck (born June 24, 1944 to Arnold and Ethel Beck in Wallington, England) is an English The Yardbirds are an English rock band noted for starting the careers of three of rock's most famous Guitarists Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck Arthur Brown (born Arthur Wilton 24 June 1942, Whitby, Yorkshire) is an English Rock and roll Singer Richard John Whitney (born June 24, 1944) AKA John "Charlie" Whitney is a British rock Guitarist and a former member of both Family This article is about the British rock band For other uses see Family (disambiguation. Streetwalkers were an English rock band of the mid-1970s led by two former members of Family, vocalist Roger Chapman and guitarist John "Charlie" For other people by this name see Chris Wood. Christopher Gordon Blandford 'Chris' Wood (born 24 June 1944, in 1983)
• 1945 - Colin Blunstone, English musician (The Zombies)
• 1945 - George Pataki, American politician
• 1945 - Wayne Cashman, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1946 - Ellison Onizuka, American astronaut (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Colin Edward Michael Blunstone (born 24 June 1945 in Hatfield Hertfordshire) is an English pop Singer/songwriter, best zombie is a reanimated human corpse Stories of zombies originated in the Afro-Caribbean spiritual belief system of Vodou, which told of the people being controlled George Elmer Pataki (born June 24, 1945) is an American politician who was the 53rd Governor of New York serving three consecutive Wayne Cashman (born June 24, 1945 in Kingston Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player and a former NHL head coach Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ellison Shoji Onizuka ( June 24, 1946 - January 28, 1986) was a Japanese-American Astronaut from Kealakekua, 1986)
• 1946 - Robert Reich, American politician and political commentator
• 1946 - David Collenette, Canadian politician
• 1947 - Peter Weller, American actor
• 1947 - Mick Fleetwood, English musician (Fleetwood Mac)
• 1948 - Patrick Moraz, Swiss keyboard player (Yes)
• 1949 - John Illsley, English bassist (Dire Straits)
• 1950 - Mercedes Lackey, American author
• 1950 - Nancy Allen, American actress
• 1951 - David Rodigan, radio DJ/actor
• 1952 - Stephen Pusey, British-born artist
• 1953 - Ivo Lill, Estonian artist
• 1955 - Gurumayi Chidvilasananda, Guru of Siddha Yoga
• 1955 - Betsy Randle, American actress
• 1956 - Joe Penny, English actor
• 1958 - Jean Charest, Premier of Québec
• 1958 - John Tortorella, American ice hockey coach
• 1960 - Trisha Meili, the "Central Park Jogger"
• 1960 - Karin Pilsäter, Swedish politician
• 1961 - Dennis Danell, American musician (Social Distortion) (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Robert Bernard Reich (born June 24, 1945) is an American politician academic writer and political commentator David Michael Collenette, PC (born June 24 1946 in London) was a Canadian Politician representing the Liberal Party Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Frederick Weller (born June 24, 1947) is an Academy Award -nominated American film and stage Actor, director and Lecturer Michael John Kells "Mick" Fleetwood (born on June 24, 1947 in Redruth, Cornwall, UK) is a British -born musician Fleetwood Mac are a British / American Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Patrick Philippe Moraz (born June 24, 1948 in Villars-Ste-Croix Morges, Switzerland) is a Progressive rock Keyboard player Yes are an English Progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Illsley (born on 24 June, 1949, in Leicester, England) was the bass player for the English Rock band Dire Straits was a British rock band, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals his brother David Knopfler (guitar Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mercedes Lackey (born June 24, 1950) New York New York (also known as Misty Lackey) is a prolific American author of fantasy novels Nancy Anne Allen (born June 24, 1950) is an American actress. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January David Rodigan, born 24 June 1951 on a military base in Hanover, Germany, is a British radio DJ who also performs as Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stephen Pusey (born 1952 is an artist After graduating from St Martins School of Art, UK in 1975 Pusey created Monumental Public Murals around Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ivo Lill ( June 24, 1953 in Tallinn, Estonia) is a notable Estonian glass Artist. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Swami Chidvilasananda the monastic name of Malti Shetty ( Mumbai, India, June 24 1955) is the current Guru of the Siddha Yoga lineage Siddha Yoga is a New religious movement that is based in part on the Hindu spiritual traditions of Vedanta and Kashmir Shaivism It has Betsy May Randle ( June 24, 1951, in Chicago Illinois) is an American actress best known for her role as Amy Matthews on Boy Meets World Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joe Penny (born June 24, 1956 in London, England) is an actor Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John James Charest PC MNA (known as Jean Charest) ʒɑ̃ ʃɑʀe (born June 24, 1958) is a Canadian John Tortorella (Born June 24, 1958 in Boston, Massachusetts, U Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Trisha Meili (born June 24, 1960) often described in the media as the Central Park Jogger, was the victim in a high-profile Assault and Anna Karin Pilsater (born 24 June 1960) is a Swedish Politician with the Liberal People's Party. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dennis Eric Danell ( June 24, 1961 - February 29, 2000) was the founding Guitarist for the seminal Southern California Social Distortion (sometimes referred to simply as Social D) is an American Punk rock band formed in 1978 2000)
• 1961 - Iain Glen, Scottish actor
• 1961 - Bernie Nicholls, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1961 - Curt Smith, English musician and songwriter (Tears for Fears)
• 1963 - Anatoly Borisovich Jurkin, Russian writer
• 1963 - Preki, Serbian-born American soccer player
• 1963 - Mike Wieringo, American comic book artist (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Iain Glen (born 24 June 1961) is a Scottish Film and stage Actor. Bernie Irvine Nicholls (born June 24, 1961 in Haliburton, Ontario) is a former professional Ice hockey centre. Curt Smith (born June 24 1961, Bath, Somerset) is an English Singer, Bassist, Synthesizer player Tears for Fears (sometimes informally abbreviated to TFF are Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anatoly Borisovich Jurkin ( Russian language: Анатолий Борисович Юркин) ( June 24, 1963) is a Russian Predrag Radosavljević ( Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Радосављевић commonly known in the United States as Preki (Преки (born June 24 Michael Lance "Mike" Wieringo ( June 24, 1963 &ndash August 12, 2007) who sometimes signed his work under the name ' Ringo 2007)
• 1964 - Gary Suter, American ice hockey player
• 1965 - Uwe Krupp, German ice hockey player
• 1966 - Hope Sandoval, American singer-songwriter
• 1966 - Adrienne Shelly, American actress, director and screenwriter (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Gary Suter was born in Madison, Wisconsin on June 24 1964. He played his Junior hockey for the Dubuque Fighting Saints Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Uwe Krupp OO-vah KROOP (born June 24 1965 in Cologne, West Germany) is a retired German hockey defenceman Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Hope Sandoval (born June 24 1966 is an American Singer-songwriter who was lead singer for Mazzy Star and later Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions Adrienne Shelly ( June 24, 1966 &ndash November 1, 2006) sometimes credited as Adrienne Shelley, was an American 2006)
• 1967 - Bill Huard, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1967 - Richard Kruspe-Bernstein, German musician (Rammstein)
• 1967 - Janez Lapajne, Slovenian film director
• 1967 - Scott Oden, American writer
• 1967 - Sherry Stringfield, American actress
• 1969 - Sissel Kyrkjebø, Norwegian singer
• 1970 - Glenn Medeiros, American singer
• 1972 - Robbie McEwen, Australian cyclist
• 1972 - Denis Zvegelj, Slovenian rower
• 1973 - Alexander Beyer, German actor
• 1973 - Ji Jin Hee, South Korean actor
• 1975 - Carla Gallo, American actress
• 1975 - Marek Malik, Czech ice hockey player
• 1976 - Louisa Leaman, English author
• 1976 - Brock Olivo, American football player
• 1977 - Dimosthenis Dikoudis, Greek basketball player
• 1978 - Luis García, Spanish footballer
• 1978 - Pantelis Kafes, Greek footballer
• 1978 - Shunsuke Nakamura, Japanese footballer
• 1978 - Ariel Pink, American musician
• 1978 - Juan Román Riquelme, Argentine footballer
• 1978 - Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen, Finnish guitarist (Nightwish)
• 1979 - Petra Němcová, Czechoslovakian-born supermodel
• 1979 - Craig Shergold, British internet folklore subject
• 1980 - Cicinho, Brazilian footballer
• 1980 - Andrew Jones, Australian racing driver
• 1980 - Minka Kelly, American actress
• 1982 - Brian Fitzgerald, American writer
• 1982 - Kevin Nolan, English footballer
• 1982 - Mark Penney, Canadian film director
• 1982 - Jarret Stoll, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1982 - Clint Bajada, Maltese television and radio presenter
• 1983 - John Lloyd Cruz, Filipino Actor
• 1984 - J.J. Redick, American basketball player
• 1985 - Kyle Searles, American actor
• 1985 - Yukina Shirakawa, Japanese gravure idol
• 1986 - Stuart Broad, English cricketer
• 1986 - Phil Hughes, American baseball player
• 1986 - Solange Knowles, American singer
• 1987 - Arturo Lupoli, Italian footballer
• 1987 - Lionel Messi, Argentine footballer

Deaths

• 803 - Higbald of Lindisfarne
• 1398 - Hongwu Emperor of China (b. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Billy Huard (b June 24 1967 in Welland Ontario) is a former professional Ice hockey player Richard Zven Kruspe (born 24 June, 1967) is a German musician most notable as the founder and lead-guitarist for the German ("Dance Rammstein (ˈʀamʃtaɪ̯n is a German Industrial metal band founded in Berlin, and consisting of Till Lindemann ( lead vocals Janez Lapajne la-pie-nay Slovenian Film director, * June 24 1967, Celje, Slovenia. Scott Oden (born June 24 1967 in Columbus Indiana is an American Historical novelist writing books about Ancient Persia and Egypt Sherry Lea Stringfield (born June 24, 1967) is an American actress. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sissel Kyrkjebø (born June 24, 1969 in Bergen, Norway) also known as just Sissel, is a Norwegian soprano Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Glenn Alan Medeiros (born June 24, 1970) is an American Singer-songwriter of Portuguese ancestry from the state of Hawaii Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robbie McEwen (born June 24, 1972 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian professional Road bicycle racer, specializing Denis Žvegelj, born on June 24, 1972 in Jesenice, SR Slovenia is an ex Slovenian Rower and Olympic medallist Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Alexander Beyer ( * June 24 1973 in Erfurt) is a German Actor. Ji Jin-Hee ( June 24, 1971) or Jin-Hee Ji is a South Korean actor best known for his roles as lead actor in various South Korean drama series which includes Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carla Gallo (born June 24 1975) is an American actress best known for roles in the Television series Undeclared Marek Malík (born June 23 1975 in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic) is an Ice hockey defenceman currently an unrestricted Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Louisa Leaman (born 24 June 1976) is a Writer and behaviour expert based in London UK. James Brockman Olivo ( June 24, 1976 -) was born in St Louis Missouri and raised in Hermann Missouri. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Dimosthenis Dikoudis, also known as Dimos Dikoudis, Demos Dikoudis, and Dimosthenis Ntikoudis ( Δημοσθένης Ντικούδης; Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Luis Javier García Sanz (born June 24 1978 in Badalona, Spain) commonly known as Luis García, is a Spanish Pantelis Kafes (Παντελής Καφές (born on June 24 1978 in Veria, Greece) is a Greek football player who Shunsuke Nakamura is not to be confused with Shinsuke Nakamura, the Japanese Professional wrestler / MMA fighter is a Japanese Ariel Pink (born Ariel Marcus Rosenberg on June 24, 1978) is a Los Angeles based Avant-garde musician who is sometimes associated Juan Román Riquelme (born June 24 Erno “Emppu” Matti Juhani Vuorinen (born June 24, 1978 in Kitee, Finland) is a Finnish Guitarist, mostly famous as a member Nightwish is a symphonic Power metal band formed in 1996 in the town of Kitee, Finland. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Petra Němcová (ˈnjɛmtsovaː pronounced NYEMtzovah; born 24 June 1979 in Karviná, Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic) is a fashion Craig Shergold (born 24 June 1979) is a British former Cancer patient who is most famous for receiving over 35 million Greeting cards Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Cícero João de Cézare, nicknamed Cicinho (siˈsĩɲu Si-sin-yo (born June 24 1980 in Pradópolis, São Paulo, Brazil Andrew Jones, (born 24 June 1980 in Albury New South Wales, Australia) is a Racing driver for Brad Jones Racing in the V8 Supercar Minka Kelly (born June 24, 1980) is an American Actress. She currently stars in the NBC series Friday Night Lights Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Kevin Anthony Jance Nolan (born June 24 1982 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer who currently captains Mark Penney (born 24th June 1982 in Toronto Canada) is a Canadian film director Jarret Stoll (born June 24, 1982 in Melville Saskatchewan) is a professional Ice hockey player currently playing for the Los Angeles Clint Bajada, born on 24th June 1982 in Paola Malta, is a Television & Radio personality Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) John Lloyd Cruz (born on June 24 1983 is a Filipino actor and model. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Jonathan Clay "J J" Redick (born June 24 1984 in Cookeville, Tennessee) is an American professional Basketball Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Kyle Evan Searles (born) is an American Actor best known for his recurring role on 7th Heaven, The George Lopez Show is a Japanese Gravure idol. She is from Shizuoka Pref, Japan. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Stuart Christopher John Broad (born 24 June 1986 in Nottingham, England is an English Test and One Day International Cricketer He plays for Philip J Hughes (born June 24, 1986 in Mission Viejo California) is a Major League Baseball Right-handed Starting pitcher Solange Piaget Knowles (born June 24 1986 professionally known as Solange, is an American actress, R&B and pop singer songwriter Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Arturo Lupoli (born 24 June 1987 in Brescia, Italy) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward currently for Norwich City Lionel Andrés Messi (born June 24 1987 in Rosario) is an Argentine footballer who plays for FC Barcelona in La Liga. Events By Place Europe Nicephorus I of the Byzantine Empire and Charlemagne of the Holy Roman Empire settle Higbald of Lindisfarne (or Hygebald) was Bishop of Lindisfarne from 780 until his death on June 24 803. Early life Zhu Yuanzhang was born in 1328 in Pei County Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province as the youngest of four sons 1328)
• 1439 - Duke Frederick IV of Austria (b. Frederick IV Duke of Further of Austria, also known as Frederick of the Empty Pockets ( 1382 - June 24, 1439) was the Habsburg 1382)
• 1519 - Lucrezia Borgia, Duchess of Ferrara (b. This article is about the historical person For the biographical opera see Lucrezia Borgia (opera. 1480)
• 1520 - Hosokawa Sumimoto, Japanese samurai commander (b. was a Samurai commander in the Muromachi period during the 16th century of Japan 1489)
• 1604 - Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Lord Great Chamberlain of England (b. Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford ( 12 April 1550 &ndash 24 June 1604) was an Elizabethan Courtier, Playwright The Lord Great Chamberlain of England is the sixth of the Great Officers of State, ranking beneath the Lord Privy Seal and above the Lord High Constable 1550)
• 1637 - Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (b. Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc ( December 1, 1580 &ndash June 24, 1637) was a French Astronomer, antiquary and savant 1580)
• 1643 - John Hampden, English politician (b. John Hampden (c 1595 &ndash 1643 was an English politician the eldest son of William Hampden of Hampden House, Great Hampden in Buckinghamshire 1595)
• 1766 - Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles, French soldier (b. Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Adrien-Maurice 3rd duc de Noailles ( September 29, 1678 &ndash June 24, 1766) was a French Aristocrat and Soldier 1678)
• 1778 - Pieter Burmann the Younger, Dutch philologist (b. Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Pieter Burman (Petrus Burmannus often cited as Burmann October 23, 1713 &ndash June 24, 1778) called by himself the Younger ( 1714)
• 1803 - Matthew Thornton, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Matthew Thornton (1714 &ndash June 24, 1803) was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New 1714)
• 1817 - Thomas McKean, American lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Thomas McKean (March 19 1734 June 24 1817 was an American Lawyer and Politician from New Castle, Delaware, and Philadelphia 1734)
• 1835 - Andreas Vokos Miaoulis, Greek admiral and politician, commander of Greek naval forces in Greek War of Independence (b. Year 1734 ( MDCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common "Andreas Miaoulis" redirects here For the son of Dimitrios Miaoulis see Andreas Miaoulis (son of Dimitrios. The Greek War of Independence (1821–1829 also commonly known as the Greek Revolution (Ελληνική Επανάσταση Elliniki Epanastasi; Ottoman 1769)
• 1894 - Marie François Sadi Carnot, French statesman (b. Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the French physicist and uncle of Marie François see Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot. 1837)
• 1908 - Grover Cleveland, President of the United States (heart failure) (b. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18 1837 June 24 1908 was both the twenty-second and twenty-fourth President of the United States. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1837)
• 1909 - Sarah Orne Jewett, American writer (b. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Sarah Orne Jewett ( September 3, 1849 &ndash June 24, 1909) was an American Novelist and Short story writer best known 1849)
• 1922 - Walther Rathenau, German Minister of Foreign Affairs (assassinated) (b. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Walther Rathenau ( September 29, 1867 – June 24, 1922) was a German industrialist politician writer and statesman who served as 1867)
• 1935 - Carlos Gardel, Argentine singer (airplane crash) (b. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carlos Gardel ( 11 December 1887 /1890 1 - 24 June 1935 Medellín, Colombia) is 1890)
• 1946 - Louise Whitfield Carnegie, American philanthropist (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Louise Whitfield Carnegie ( March 7, 1857 - June 24, 1946) was the wife of philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. 1857)
• 1947 - Emil Seidel, Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (b. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Emil Seidel ( December 13, 1864 &ndash June 24, 1947) was the mayor of Milwaukee from 1910 to 1912 1864)
• 1968 - Tony Hancock, British comedian (b. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anthony John "Tony" Hancock (born 12 May 1924 &ndash 24 June 1968) was a popular British Actor and 1924)
• 1977 - André-Gilles Fortin, Canadian politician (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays André-Gilles Fortin ( November 13, 1943 - June 24, 1977) was a Canadian Politician in the 1970s 1943)
• 1978 - Robert Charroux, French writer (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Robert Charroux was the best-known pen-name of Robert Grugeau ( April 7. 1909)
• 1984 - Clarence Campbell, Canadian NHL president (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Clarence Sutherland Campbell ( July 9, 1905 - June 24, 1984) was president of the National Hockey League from 1946 to 1977 The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America 1905)
• 1987 - Jackie Gleason, American actor and musician (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Herbert Walton Gleason Jr, baptized John Herbert "Jackie" Gleason ( February 26, 1916 – June 24, 1987) was an 1916)
• 1991 - Rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter
• 1997 - Don Hutson, American athlete (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Rufino Tamayo ( August 25, 1899 &ndash June 24, 1991) was a Zapotecan Indian Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Donald Montgomery Hutson ( January 31, 1913 &ndash June 24, 1997) was the first star Wide receiver in National Football League 1913)
• 1997 - Brian Keith, American actor (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Brian Keith (November 14 1921 – June 24 1997 was an American stage film and television actor 1921)
• 2000 - Vera Atkins, Romanian-born British intelligence officer (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Vera Atkins, CBE ( June 16, 1908 Bucharest, Romania - June 24, 2000 Hastings England was a British Intelligence 1908)
• 2000 - David Tomlinson, English actor (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year David Cecil MacAlister Tomlinson (7 May 1917 – 24 June 2000 was an English film Actor. 1917)
• 2002 - Pierre Werner, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Pierre Werner ( 29 December 1913 - 24 June 2002) was a Luxembourg politician The Prime Minister of Luxembourg is the Head of government in Luxembourg. 1913)
• 2003 - Vladimir Garin, Russian actor (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Vladimir Garin ( 26 January 1987, Leningrad - 24 June 2003) was a Russian actor and star of the critically acclaimed film 1987)
• 2004 - Ifigeneia Giannopoulou, Greek songwriter (b. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Ifigeneia Giannopoulou (1964 – June 24, 2004) was a Greek songwriter 1957)
• 2005 - Paul Winchell, American voice actor and ventriloquist (b. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Winchell ( December 21, 1922 – June 24, 2005) born Pinkus Wilchinski (the family later shortened it to Wilchin) 1922)
• 2005 - Hakham Yedidia Shofet, Former chief rabbi of Iran (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Yedidia Shofet (also spelled Shophet was the former Chief rabbi of Iran and the worldwide spiritual leader of Persian Jewry. 1908)
• 2006 - Patsy Ramsey, mother of JonBenét Ramsey (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Patricia Ann "Patsy" Ramsey (née Paugh) ( December 29, 1956 &mdash June 24, 2006) was the mother of JonBenét JonBenét Patricia Ramsey ( August 6, 1990 – December 26, 1996) was an American girl and child beauty pageant contestant made famous 1956)
• 2007 - Byron Baer, American politician (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Byron M Baer ( October 18, 1929 &ndash June 24, 2007) was an American Democratic Party Politician from 1929)
• 2007 - Chris Benoit, Canadian professional wrestler (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Christopher Michael Benoit (bə'nwɑ (May 21 1967—June 24 2007 was a Canadian professional wrestler who in 2007 received extensive media coverage as a 1967)
• 2007 - Derek Dougan, Northern Irish footballer (b. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Alexander Derek Dougan ( January 20, 1938 – June 24, 2007) was a former professional footballer. 1938)
• 2007 - Natasja Saad, Danish reggae and dancehall artist (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Natasja Saad ( October 31, 1974 - June 24, 2007) also known as Lil T, Little T and Natasja, was a 1974)

Holidays and observances

• Fête nationale du Québec, also called St-Jean-Baptiste Day
• One of the four Irish Quarter days in the Irish Calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. In British and Irish tradition the quarter days were the four dates in each year on which servants were hired and rents and rates were due The Irish calendar does not observe the typical astronomical seasons (beginning in the Northern Hemisphere on the Equinoxes and Solstices, or the meteorological seasons
• Discovery Day in Newfoundland and Labrador (celebrating the 1497 discovery by John Cabot)
• Inti Raymi in Cusco
• Jāņi - Latvia
• Battle of Carabobo Day in Venezuela (1821)
• Bahá'í Faith - Feast of Rahmat (Mercy) - First day of the sixth month of the Bahá'í calendar
• Midsummer Day in England

Roman Catholic Church

• Feast of the birth of Saint John the Baptist, patron saint of Québec, Newfoundland and Torino (Turin), brush makers and knife sharpeners; also Festival of San Juan observed in Bolivia and Peru, Jaaniõhtu in Estonia. Discovery Day is the name of several holidays commemorating the discovery of land gold and other significant national discoveries Newfoundland and Labrador (ˈnuːfɨn(dlənd ən(d ˈlæbrəˌdɔr (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador is a province of Canada, the tenth and latest to join the Confederation Giovanni Caboto ( c 1450 - c 1498 known in English as John Cabot, was an Italian Navigator and explorer commonly credited as the The Inti Raymi ("Festival of the Sun" was a religious ceremony of the Inca Empire in honor of the god Inti. ||} Cusco (also spelled Cuzco, and in the local Quechua language as Qusqu 'qos Jāņi (jaːɲi is a Latvian festival held in the night from 23 June to 24 June to celebrate the summer Solstice, the shortest night and longest Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. The Battle of Carabobo, 24 June 1821 was fought between independence fighters led by Simón Bolívar, and the Royalist forces led by Spanish Field Marshal Miguel Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The Bahá'í Faith is a Religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in nineteenth-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap Midsummer may simply refer to the period of time centered upon the summer solstice, but more often refers to specific European celebrations that accompany the actual solstice England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Saint John the Baptist ( heb. Jochanan ben Sacharja, arab. يحيى Yaḥyā or يوحنا Yūḥanna, aram. The patron saint of a particular group of people is a Saint who would protect and 'love' the group and its members Saint John the Baptist ( heb. Jochanan ben Sacharja, arab. يحيى Yaḥyā or يوحنا Yūḥanna, aram. The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America. Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. In Estonia, aside from Christmas Jaaniõhtu ( Midsummer's Eve, also called Jaanilaupäev) and Jaanipäev (" Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

---

---

© 2009 citizendia.org; parts available under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License, from http://en.wikipedia.org
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic