On This Day — July 24

🕰️ Notable Events on July 24

• 2014 — Air Algérie Flight 5017 loses contact with air traffic controllers 50 minutes after takeoff. It was travelling between Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and Algiers. The wreckage is later found in Mali. All 116 people onboard are killed. Wikipedia ↗
• 2013 — A high-speed train derails in Spain rounding a curve with an 80 km/h (50 mph) speed limit at 190 km/h (120 mph), killing 78 passengers. Wikipedia ↗
• 2001 — Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the last Tsar of Bulgaria when he was a child, is sworn in as Prime Minister of Bulgaria, becoming the first monarch in history to regain political power through democratic election to a different office. Wikipedia ↗
• 2001 — The Bandaranaike Airport attack is carried out by 14 Tamil Tiger commandos. 11 civilian and military aircraft are destroyed and 15 are damaged. All 14 commandos are shot dead, while 7 soldiers from the Sri Lanka Air Force are killed. In addition, 3 civilians and an engineer die. This incident slowed down the Sri Lankan economy. Wikipedia ↗
• 1998 — Russell Eugene Weston, Jr. bursts into the United States Capitol and opens fire killing two police officers. He is later ruled to be incompetent to stand trial. Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — US supertanker SS Bridgeton collides with mines laid by IRGC causing a 43-square-meter dent in the body of the oil tanker. Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Hulda Crooks, at 91 years of age, climbed Mt. Fuji. Hulda became the oldest person to climb Japan’s highest peak. Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — The Black July anti-Tamil riots begin in Sri Lanka, killing between 400 and 3,000. Black July is generally regarded as the beginning of the Sri Lankan Civil War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — George Brett batting for the Kansas City Royals against the New York Yankees, has a game-winning home run nullified in the "Pine Tar Incident". Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Heavy rain causes a mudslide that destroys a bridge at Nagasaki, Japan, killing 299. Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — The Quietly Confident Quartet of Australia wins the Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay at the Moscow Olympics, the only time the United States has not won the event at Olympic level. Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — End of a four-day-long Libyan-Egyptian War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Watergate scandal: The United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that President Richard Nixon did not have the authority to withhold subpoenaed White House tapes and they order him to surrender the tapes to the Watergate special prosecutor. Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Apollo program: Apollo 11 splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean. Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — During an official state visit to Canada, French President Charles de Gaulle declares to a crowd of over 100,000 in Montreal: Vive le Québec libre! ("Long live free Quebec!"); the statement angered the Canadian government and many Anglophone Canadians. Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Michael Pelkey makes the first BASE jump from El Capitan along with Brian Schubert. Both came out with broken bones. BASE jumping has now been banned from El Cap. Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — The ship Bluenose II was launched in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The schooner is a major Canadian symbol. Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — At the opening of the American National Exhibition in Moscow, U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev have a "Kitchen Debate". Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Cape Canaveral Air Force Station begins operations with the launch of a Bumper rocket. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — World War II: Operation Gomorrah begins: British and Canadian aeroplanes bomb Hamburg by night, and American planes by day. By the end of the operation in November, 9,000 tons of explosives will have killed more than 30,000 people and destroyed 280,000 buildings. Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Alabama drops rape charges against the "Scottsboro Boys". Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — The Dust Bowl heat wave reaches its peak, sending temperatures to 109 °F (43 °C) in Chicago and 104 °F (40 °C) in Milwaukee. Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — The Kellogg-Briand Pact, renouncing war as an instrument of foreign policy, goes into effect (it is first signed in Paris on August 27, 1928 by most leading world powers). Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — The Menin Gate war memorial is unveiled at Ypres. Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Themistoklis Sofoulis becomes Prime Minister of Greece. Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — The Treaty of Lausanne, settling the boundaries of modern Turkey, is signed in Switzerland by Greece, Bulgaria and other countries that fought in World War I. Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — The draft of the British Mandate of Palestine was formally confirmed by the Council of the League of Nations; it came into effect on 26 September 1923. Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — The passenger ship S.S. Eastland capsizes while tied to a dock in the Chicago River. A total of 844 passengers and crew are killed in the largest loss of life disaster from a single shipwreck on the Great Lakes. Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, "the Lost City of the Incas". Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — The Ottoman Empire captures the city of Shkodër, putting down the Albanian Revolt of 1910. Wikipedia ↗
• 1901 — O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank. Wikipedia ↗
• 1866 — Reconstruction: Tennessee becomes the first U.S. state to be readmitted to the Union following the American Civil War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1864 — American Civil War: Battle of Kernstown: Confederate General Jubal Early defeats Union troops led by General George Crook in an effort to keep them out of the Shenandoah Valley. Wikipedia ↗
• 1847 — After 17 months of travel, Brigham Young leads 148 Mormon pioneers into Salt Lake Valley, resulting in the establishment of Salt Lake City. Wikipedia ↗
• 1847 — Richard March Hoe, American inventor, patented the rotary-type printing press. Wikipedia ↗
• 1823 — Slavery is abolished in Chile. Wikipedia ↗
• 1823 — In Maracaibo, Venezuela the naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo takes place, where Admiral José Prudencio Padilla, defeats the Spanish Navy, thus culminating the independence for the Gran Colombia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1814 — War of 1812: General Phineas Riall advances toward the Niagara River to halt Jacob Brown's American invaders. Wikipedia ↗
• 1783 — The Kingdom of Georgia and the Russian Empire sign the Treaty of Georgievsk. Wikipedia ↗
• 1701 — Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founds the trading post at Fort Pontchartrain, which later becomes the city of Detroit. Wikipedia ↗
• 1567 — Mary, Queen of Scots, is forced to abdicate and replaced by her 1-year-old son James VI. Wikipedia ↗
• 1534 — French explorer Jacques Cartier plants a cross on the Gaspé Peninsula and takes possession of the territory in the name of Francis I of France. Wikipedia ↗
• 1487 — Citizens of Leeuwarden, Netherlands strike against a ban on foreign beer. Wikipedia ↗
• 1411 — Battle of Harlaw, one of the bloodiest battles in Scotland, takes place. Wikipedia ↗
• 1304 — Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle: King Edward I of England takes the stronghold using the War Wolf. Wikipedia ↗
• 1148 — Louis VII of France lays siege to Damascus during the Second Crusade. Wikipedia ↗
• 1132 — Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on July 24

• 1995 — Valentine Holmes, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Alejandra Álvarez, Ecuadorian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Dmitry Abyzov, Russian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Mikaël Kingsbury, Canadian skier Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Manuel Fischnaller, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Travis Mahoney, Australian swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Jay McGuiness, English singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Dean Stoneman, English race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Maurkice Pouncey, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Kim Tae-hwan, South Korean footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Ricky Petterd, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Han Seung-yeon, South Korean singer and dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Filipe Francisco dos Santos, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Nathan Gerbe, American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Zack Sabre, Jr., English wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Natalie Tran, Australian actress, online producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Patrice Bergeron, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Aries Merritt, American hurdler Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Lukáš Rosol, Czech tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Eric Wright, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Patrick Harvey, Australian actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Tyler Kyte, Canadian singer and drummer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Daniele De Rossi, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Asami Mizukawa, Japanese actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Chris Barrett, American director, producer, and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Trevor Matthews, Canadian actor and producer, founded Brookstreet Pictures Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Thiago Medeiros, Brazilian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Mewelde Moore, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Elisabeth Moss, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Anna Paquin, Canadian-New Zealand actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Michael Poppmeier, South African-German rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Doug Bollinger, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Mark Robinson, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Joel Stroetzel, American guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Rose Byrne, Australian actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Jerrod Niemann, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Valerio Scassellati, Italian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Anne-Gaëlle Sidot, French tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Mark Andrew Smith, American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Ryan Speier, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Andy Irons, American surfer (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Rafer Alston, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Tiago Monteiro, Portuguese race car driver and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Tracey Crouch, English politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Jamie Langenbrunner, American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Torrie Wilson, American model, fitness competitor, actress and professional wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Eric Szmanda, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Andy Gomarsall, English rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Russell Bawden, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Ana Cristina Oliveira, Portuguese model and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Amanda Stretton, English race car driver and journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Kaiō Hiroyuki, Japanese sumo wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Dino Baggio, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Rick Fox, Bahamian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Jennifer Lopez, American actress, singer, and dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Kristin Chenoweth, American actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Colleen Doran, American author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Malcolm Ingram, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Laura Leighton, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Mo-Do, Italian singer-songwriter (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Martin Keown, English footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Andrew Gaze, Australian basketball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Kadeem Hardison, American actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Doug Liman, American director and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Barry Bonds, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Pedro Passos Coelho, Portuguese economist and politician, 118th Prime Minister of Portugal Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Urmas Kaljend, Estonian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — John Rosengren, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Louis Armary, French rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Karl Malone, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Johnny O'Connell, American race car driver and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Kerry Dixon, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Catherine Destivelle, French rock climber and mountaineer Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Jim Leighton, Scottish footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Pam Tillis, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Charlie Crist, American lawyer and politician, 44th Governor of Florida Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Brad Watson, American author and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Erdoğan Arıca, Turkish footballer and manager (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Julian Brazier, English captain and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Jon Faddis, American trumpet player, composer, and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Tadashi Kawamata, Japanese contemporary artist Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Claire McCaskill, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — James Newcome, English bishop Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Ian Cairns, Australian surfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Gus Van Sant, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Lynda Carter, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Chris Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury, English politician, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Jadranka Stojaković, Yugoslav singer-songwriter (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Michael Richards, American actor and comedian Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Michael Coveney, English author and critic Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Zaheer Abbas, Pakistani cricketer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Geoff McQueen, English screenwriter and producer (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Peter Serkin, American pianist and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Gallagher, American comedian and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Friedhelm Haebermann, German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Hervé Vilard, French singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Frank Close, English physicist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Azim Premji, Indian businessman and philanthropist Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Hugh Ross, Canadian-American astrophysicist and astronomer Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Anthony Watts, English geologist, geophysicist, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Jim Armstrong, Northern Irish guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Heinz, German-English singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — David Miner, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Chris Sarandon, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — John Bond, English banker and businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Dan Hedaya, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Walt Bellamy, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — David Simon, Baron Simon of Highbury, English businessman and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Alexis Jacquemin, Belgian economist and academic (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Eugene J. Martin, American painter (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — John Sparling, New Zealand cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Manoj Kumar, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Quinlan Terry, English architect, designed the Brentwood Cathedral Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Ruth Buzzi, American actress and comedian Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Aaron Elkins, American author and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Pat Oliphant, Australian cartoonist Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Mel Ramos, American painter, illustrator, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Les Reed, English pianist, composer, and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Derek Varnals, South African cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — P. S. Soosaithasan, Sri Lankan accountant and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Doug Sanders, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Gustav Andreas Tammann, German astronomer and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Ermanno Olmi, Italian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Éric Tabarly, French commander (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Alfred Balk, American journalist and author (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Keshubhai Patel, Indian politician, 10th Chief Minister of Gujarat Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Alex Katz, American painter and sculptor Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Zara Mints, Russian-Estonian philologist and academic (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Wilfred Josephs, English composer (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Aris Poulianos, Greek anthropologist and archaeologist Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Madeleine Ferron, Canadian radio host and author (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Giuseppe Di Stefano, Italian tenor and actor (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Billy Taylor, American pianist and composer (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Bella Abzug, American lawyer and politician (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Constance Dowling, American model and actress (d. 1969) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Robert Marsden Hope, Australian lawyer and judge (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — John Winkin, American baseball player, coach, and journalist (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Ruggiero Ricci, American violinist and educator (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Robert Farnon, Canadian trumpet player, composer, and conductor (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Jack Moroney, Australian cricketer (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — John D. MacDonald, American colonel and author (d. 1986) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Enrique Fernando, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Frances Oldham Kelsey, Canadian pharmacologist and physician (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Ed Mirvish, American-Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — Britton Chance, American biologist and sailor (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Essie Summers, New Zealand author (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Harry Horner, American director and production designer (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1904 — Leo Arnaud, French-American trombonist, composer, and conductor (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
• 1904 — Richard B. Morris, American historian and academic (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — Zelda Fitzgerald, American author and poet (d. 1948) Wikipedia ↗
• 1899 — Chief Dan George, Canadian actor (d. 1981) Wikipedia ↗
• 1897 — Amelia Earhart, American pilot and author (d. 1937) Wikipedia ↗
• 1895 — Robert Graves, English poet, novelist, critic (d. 1985) Wikipedia ↗

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