On This Day — June 24

🕰️ Notable Events on June 24

• 2013 — Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is found guilty of abusing his power and having sex with an underage prostitute, and is sentenced to seven years in prison. Wikipedia ↗
• 2012 — Lonesome George, the last known individual of Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii, a subspecies of the Galápagos tortoise, dies. Wikipedia ↗
• 2010 — John Isner of the United States defeats Nicolas Mahut of France at Wimbledon, in the longest match in professional tennis history. Wikipedia ↗
• 2010 — Julia Gillard assumes office as the first female Prime Minister of Australia. Wikipedia ↗
• 2004 — In New York, capital punishment is declared unconstitutional. Wikipedia ↗
• 2002 — The Igandu train disaster in Tanzania kills 281, the worst train accident in African history. Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — "Rugby World Cup final": South Africa defeats New Zealand, Nelson Mandela presents Francois Pienaar with the Webb-Ellis trophy in an iconic post-apartheid moment. Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Jiang Zemin succeeds Zhao Ziyang to become the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — "The Jakarta Incident": British Airways Flight 9 flies into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung, resulting in the failure of all four engines. Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — The Humber Bridge opens to traffic, connecting Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. It would be the world's longest bridge span for 17 years. Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — The UpStairs Lounge arson attack takes place at a gay bar located on the second floor of the three-story building at 141 Chartres Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Thirty-two people die as a result of fire or smoke inhalation. Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — The United Kingdom grants Zanzibar internal self-government. Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — In Roth v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment. Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — First Indochina War: Battle of Mang Yang Pass: Viet Minh troops belonging to the 803rd Regiment ambush G.M. 100 of France in An Khê. Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act formally segregating races is passed. Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, is aired on NBC starring William Boyd. Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Start of the Berlin Blockade: The Soviet Union makes overland travel between West Germany and West Berlin impossible. Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Kenneth Arnold makes the first widely reported UFO sighting near Mount Rainier, Washington. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — US military police attempt to arrest a black soldier in Bamber Bridge, England, sparking the Battle of Bamber Bridge mutiny that leaves one dead and seven wounded. Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — World War II: Operation Collar, the first British Commando raid on occupied France, by No 11 Independent Company. Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Siam is renamed Thailand by Plaek Phibunsongkhram, the country's third prime minister. Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Pieces of a meteorite, estimated to have weighed 450 metric tons when it hit the Earth's atmosphere and exploded, land near Chicora, Pennsylvania. Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — A bloodless revolution instigated by the People's Party ends the absolute power of King Prajadhipok of Siam (now Thailand). Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — The American Professional Football Association is renamed the National Football League. Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — First airmail service in Canada from Montreal to Toronto. Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million-dollar contract. Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — Greece and Serbia annul their alliance with Bulgaria. Wikipedia ↗
• 1902 — King Edward VII of the United Kingdom develops appendicitis, delaying his coronation. Wikipedia ↗
• 1894 — Marie François Sadi Carnot is assassinated by Sante Geronimo Caserio. Wikipedia ↗
• 1880 — First performance of O Canada, the song that would become the national anthem of Canada, at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français. Wikipedia ↗
• 1866 — Battle of Custoza: An Austrian army defeats the Italian army during the Austro-Prussian War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1859 — Battle of Solferino (Battle of the Three Sovereigns): Sardinia and France defeat Austria in Solferino, northern Italy. Wikipedia ↗
• 1821 — The Battle of Carabobo takes place. It is the decisive battle in the war of independence of Venezuela from Spain. Wikipedia ↗
• 1813 — Battle of Beaver Dams: A British and Indian combined force defeats the United States Army. Wikipedia ↗
• 1812 — Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon's Grande Armée crosses the Neman river beginning the invasion of Russia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1793 — The first Republican constitution in France is adopted. Wikipedia ↗
• 1779 — American Revolutionary War: The Great Siege of Gibraltar begins. Wikipedia ↗
• 1762 — Battle of Wilhelmsthal: The British-Hanoverian army of Ferdinand of Brunswick defeats French forces in Westphalia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1717 — The Premier Grand Lodge of England, the first Masonic Grand Lodge in the world (now the United Grand Lodge of England), is founded in London. Wikipedia ↗
• 1622 — Battle of Macau: The Dutch attempt but fail to capture Macau. Wikipedia ↗
• 1604 — Samuel de Champlain discovers the mouth of the Saint John River, site of Reversing Falls and the present day city of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Wikipedia ↗
• 1597 — The first Dutch voyage to the East Indies reaches Banten, Java.[citation needed] Wikipedia ↗
• 1571 — Miguel López de Legazpi founds Manila, the capital of the Republic of the Philippines. Wikipedia ↗
• 1535 — The Anabaptist state of Münster is conquered and disbanded. Wikipedia ↗
• 1509 — Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon are crowned King and Queen of England. Wikipedia ↗
• 1497 — John Cabot lands in North America at Newfoundland leading the first European exploration of the region since the Vikings. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1340 — Hundred Years' War: Battle of Sluys: The French fleet is almost completely destroyed by the English fleet commanded in person by King Edward III. Wikipedia ↗
• 1314 — First War of Scottish Independence: The Battle of Bannockburn concludes with a decisive victory by Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce. Wikipedia ↗
• 1230 — The Siege of Jaén started in the context of the Spanish Reconquista. Wikipedia ↗
• 1128 — Battle of São Mamede, near Guimarães: Forces led by Afonso I defeat forces led by his mother Teresa of León and her lover Fernando Pérez de Traba. Wikipedia ↗
• 972 — Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces, takes place. Wikipedia ↗
• 637 — The Battle of Moira is fought between the High King of Ireland and the Kings of Ulster and Dál Riata. It is claimed to be the largest battle in the history of Ireland. Wikipedia ↗
• 474 — Julius Nepos forces Roman usurper Glycerius to abdicate the throne and proclaims himself Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Wikipedia ↗
• 109 — Roman emperor Trajan inaugurates the Aqua Traiana, an aqueduct that channels water from Lake Bracciano, 40 kilometres (25 miles) north-west of Rome. Wikipedia ↗
• Mursili II launches a campaign against the Kingdom of Azzi-Hayasa. Wikipedia ↗
• The Romans, led by Gaius Flaminius, are ambushed and defeated by Hannibal at the Battle of Lake Trasimene. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on June 24

• 1992 — David Alaba, Austrian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Aidan Sezer, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Michael Del Zotto, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Richard Sukuta-Pasu, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Teklemariam Medhin, Eritrean runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Micah Richards, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Simona Dobrá, Czech tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Serdar Güneş, Turkish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Craig Henderson, New Zealand footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Josh Lillis, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Lionel Messi, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Stuart Broad, English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Phil Hughes, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Solange Knowles, American singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Diego Alves Carreira, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Tom Kennedy, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Nate Myles, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Vernon Philander, South African cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Yukina Shirakawa, Japanese model Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Andrea Raggi, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — J.J. Redick, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Johanna Welin,Swedish-born German 2.0 point wheelchair basketball player. Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Rebecca Cooke, English swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Gianni Munari, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Gard Nilssen, Norwegian drummer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — David Shillington, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Kevin Nolan, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Mark Penney, Canadian director and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Jarret Stoll, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Cicinho, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Nina Dübbers, German tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Andrew Jones, Australian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Minka Kelly, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Mindy Kaling, American actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Petra Němcová, Czech model and philanthropist Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Luis García, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Pantelis Kafes, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Shunsuke Nakamura, Japanese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Ariel Pink, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Juan Román Riquelme, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Emppu Vuorinen, Finnish guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Dimos Dikoudis, Greek basketball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Jeff Farmer, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Brock Olivo, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Marek Malík, Czech ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Federico Pucciariello, Argentinian-Italian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Dan Byles, English sailor, rower, and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Chris Guccione, American baseball player and umpire Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Alexis Gauthier, French chef Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Jere Lehtinen, Finnish ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Robbie McEwen, Australian cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Denis Žvegelj, Slovenian rower Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — David May, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Glenn Medeiros, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Bernardo Sassetti, Portuguese pianist, composer, and educator (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Alaa Abdelnaby, Egyptian-American basketball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Darren Bicknell, English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Jeff Cease, American guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Bill Huard, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Richard Z. Kruspe, German guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Janez Lapajne, Slovenian director and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — John Limniatis, Greek-Canadian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Sherry Stringfield, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Hope Sandoval, American singer-songwriter and musician (Mazzy Star) Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Adrienne Shelly, American actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Claude Bourbonnais, Canadian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Uwe Krupp, German ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Jean-Luc Delarue, French television host and producer (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Kathryn Parminter, Baroness Parminter, English politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Gary Suter, American ice hockey player and scout Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Yuri Kasparyan, Russian guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Preki, Serbian-American soccer player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Mike Wieringo, American author and illustrator (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Dennis Danell, American singer and guitarist (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Iain Glen, Scottish actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Bernie Nicholls, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Ralph E. Reed, Jr., American journalist and activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Curt Smith, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Elish Angiolini, Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician, Solicitor General for Scotland Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Siedah Garrett, American singer-songwriter and pianist Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Karin Pilsäter, Swedish accountant and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Erik Poppe, Norwegian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Andy McCluskey, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Jean Charest, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Silvio Mondinelli, Italian mountaineer Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — John Tortorella, American ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Mark Parkinson, American lawyer and politician, 45th Governor of Kansas Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Owen Paterson, English politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Chris Higgins, English geneticist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Edmund Malura, German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Loren Roberts, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — William E. Moerner, American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Michael Tuck, Australian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Dianna Melrose, English diplomat, British High Commissioner to Tanzania Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Bob Neill, English lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Raelene Boyle, Australian sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Charles Sturridge, English director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Nancy Allen, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Bob Carlos Clarke, Irish-born English photographer (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Jan Kulczyk, Polish businessman (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Mercedes Lackey, American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — John Illsley, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Betty Jackson, English fashion designer Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Patrick Moraz, Swiss keyboard player and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Clarissa Dickson Wright, English chef, author, and television personality (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Mick Fleetwood, English-American drummer Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Peter Weller, American actor and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — David Collenette, Canadian civil servant and politician, 32nd Canadian Minister of National Defence Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Ellison Onizuka, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (d. 1986) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Robert Reich, American economist and politician, 22nd United States Secretary of Labor Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Colin Blunstone, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Wayne Cashman, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — George Pataki, American lawyer and politician, 53rd Governor of New York Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Betty Stöve, Dutch tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Jeff Beck, English guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Kathryn Lasky, American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — John "Charlie" Whitney, English guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Chris Wood, English saxophonist (d. 1983) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Birgit Grodal, Danish economist and academic (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Arthur Brown, English rock singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Michele Lee, American actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, Chilean engineer and politician, 32nd President of Chile Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Colin Groves, Australian academician and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Erkin Koray, Turkish singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Julia Kristeva, Bulgarian-French psychoanalyst and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Graham McKenzie, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Vittorio Storaro, Italian cinematographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Brigitte Fontaine, French singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Lawrence Block, American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Abulfaz Elchibey, 1st democratically elected Azerbaijani president (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Ken Gray, New Zealand rugby player (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Anita Desai, Indian-American author and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Terry Riley, American composer and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Ferdinand Biwersi, German footballer and referee (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Jean-Pierre Ferland, Canadian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Sam Jones, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Ngina Kenyatta, 1st First Lady of Kenya Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — David McTaggart, Canadian-Italian environmentalist (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Billy Casper, American golfer and architect (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Claude Chabrol, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Donald Gordon, South African businessman and philanthropist Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — William Bernard Ziff, Jr., American publisher (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Carolyn S. Shoemaker, American astronomer Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on June 24 (Calendar.cx)

Also observed on June 24

🏛️ Public Holidays

Also in: Anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo (VE) · Ashura (estimated) (PK) · Batalla de Carabobo (VE) · Discovery Day (CA) · National Holiday (CA) · St. John's Day (ES)

✡️ Religious Observances

• Islamic: Urs of Sayyidina Qāsim ibn Muḥammad ibn Abī Bakr ق