June 24th, 1909

Born on June 24th, 1909

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What happened on June 24th?

June 24th, 2010

John Isner defeated Nicolas Mahut at the Wimbledon Championships, concluding the longest match in tennis history, which lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes over three days.

June 24th, 1989

Following the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre the 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party appointed Jiang Zemin (pictured) as general secretary in place of Zhao Ziyang.

June 24th, 1943

Amid racial tensions, U.S. Army military police shot and killed a black serviceman after a confrontation at a pub in Bamber Bridge, England.

June 24th, 1940

Second World War: The British Army carried out Operation Collar, its first commando raid into German-occupied France.

June 24th, 1939

The first of the Thai cultural mandates was issued, officially changing the country's name from Siam to Thailand.

June 24th, 1937

The U.S. Navy's first two fast battleships, North Carolina and Washington, of the North Carolina class, were respectively ordered from the New York and Philadelphia Naval Shipyards.

June 24th, 1932

A group of military officers and civilians engineered a bloodless coup in Siam, ending the absolute rule of the Chakri dynasty.

June 24th, 1812

Napoleonic Wars: Led by Napoleon, the French Grande Armée crossed the Neman, beginning their invasion of Russia.

June 24th, 1559

The 1559 Book of Common Prayer, a major component of the Elizabethan Religious Settlement, is legally introduced as the liturgy of the Church of England.

June 24th, 1374

An outbreak of dancing mania, in which crowds of people danced themselves to exhaustion, began in Aachen (in present-day Germany) before spreading to other parts of Europe.

June 24th, 1340

Hundred Years' War: The English fleet commanded by Edward III almost completely destroyed the French fleet at the Battle of Sluys.

June 24th, 1314

In the decisive battle of the First War of Scottish Independence, Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeated English troops under Edward II near Bannockburn, Scotland.

June 24th, 0474

Western Roman emperor Glycerius, who was not recognized by his Eastern counterpart Leo I, was forced to abdicate.

June 24th, 2023

The Wagner Group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin launches an insurrection against the Russian government.

June 24th, 2021

The Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Florida suffers a sudden partial collapse, killing 98 people inside.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on June 24th

Born on June 24th, 1909

96

Katherine Dunham

American dancer, choreographer, songwriter, actress and activist (1909/1912–2006)

*June 24th, 1909, Chicago †May 21st, 2006, New York City

91

Betty Cavanna

American writer

*June 24th, 1909, Camden †January 1st, 2001, Vézelay

81

William Penney, Baron Penney

English mathematician and physicist (1909-1991)

*June 24th, 1909, Gibraltar †March 3rd, 1991, East Hendred

68

Jean Deslauriers

Violinist, conductor and composer

*June 24th, 1909, Montreal †May 30th, 1978, Saint-Jérôme

Same Day
Who's birthday is on June 24th?

68

David McTaggart

Badminton player and Greenpeace founder

*June 24th, 1932, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2001, Paciano

36

Lionel Messi

Argentine association football player (born 1987)

*June 24th, 1987, Rosario

34

Wang Xiaoli

Chinese badminton player

*June 24th, 1989, Huangshi

92

David Rubinger

Israeli photojournalist and photographer (1924-2017)

*June 24th, 1924, Vienna †March 1st, 2017, Jerusalem

27

Duki

Argentine rapper

*June 24th, 1996, Almagro

86

Fred Hoyle

British astronomer

*June 24th, 1915, Bingley †August 20th, 2001, Bournemouth

46

José Antonio Crespo

Spanish badminton player

*June 24th, 1977, Arroyo de la Miel

42

Marco Vorbeck

German association football player and manager

*June 24th, 1981, Kühlungsborn

58

Harumi Kohara

Badminton player

*June 24th, 1965, Osaka

41

Wei Yili

Chinese badminton player

*June 24th, 1982, Yichang

62

Iain Glen

Scottish actor

*June 24th, 1961, Edinburgh

29

Ng Ka Long

Hong Kong badminton player

*June 24th, 1994, Hong Kong

73

Urs Herzog

(1942-2015)

*June 24th, 1942, Zug †September 24th, 2015, Zürich

59

Christopher Steele

Former British intelligence officer

*June 24th, 1964, Aden

25

Silvia Garino

Badminton player

*June 24th, 1998, Acqui Terme

35

Henry Tam

Badminton player

*June 24th, 1988, Hong Kong

84

Brigitte Fontaine

French poet and artist

*June 24th, 1939, Morlaix

82

Hans Siburg

German general

*June 24th, 1893, Saarburg †February 27th, 1976, Lüneburg

78

George Pataki

Governor of New York from 1995 to 2006

*June 24th, 1945, Peekskill

42

Tilky Jones

American actor

*June 24th, 1981, Charleston

Same year
Born in 1909

72

Dorothy Walton

Badminton player

*August 7th, 1909, Swift Current †October 17th, 1981, Toronto

69

Walter Arnold

German sculptor and politician (1909-1979)

*August 27th, 1909, Leipzig †July 11th, 1979, Dresden

86

Arthur Dale Trendall

Australian classical archaeologist (1909-1995)

*March 28th, 1909, Auckland †November 13th, 1995, Melbourne

80

Peter von Blanckenhagen

Baltic-german-american archaeologist

*March 21st, 1909, Riga †March 6th, 1990, New York City

80

Hermann Bengtson

German historian

*July 2nd, 1909, Ratzeburg †November 2nd, 1989, Munich

85

Jessica Tandy

British-American actress (1909–1994)

*June 7th, 1909, London †September 11th, 1994, Fairfield County

82

Francis Bacon

Irish-born British figurative painter, 1909–1992

*October 28th, 1909, Dublin †April 28th, 1992, Madrid

87

Alain Poher

French politician (1909-1996)

*April 17th, 1909, Ablon-sur-Seine †December 9th, 1996, Paris

85

Tom Ewell

American actor (1909-1994)

*April 29th, 1909, Owensboro †September 12th, 1994, Woodland Hills

73

Isa Miranda

Italian actress (1905-1982)

*July 5th, 1909, Milan †July 8th, 1982, Rome

65

U Thant

Third Secretary-General of the United Nations (1909-1974)

*January 22nd, 1909, Pantanaw †November 25th, 1974, New York City

62

Kwame Nkrumah

Ghanaian pan-Africanist and the first Prime Minister and President of Ghana (1909-1972)

*September 21st, 1909, Nkroful †April 27th, 1972, Bucharest

103

Rita Levi-Montalcini

Italian neurologist (1909-2012)

*April 22nd, 1909, Turin †December 30th, 2012, Nomentano

106

Hans Erni

Swiss painter and engraver (1909-2015)

*February 21st, 1909, Lucerne †March 21st, 2015, Lucerne

87

Daniel Mayer

French politician, member of the French Resistance (1909-1996)

*April 29th, 1909, Paris †December 29th, 1996, Orsay

108

Jacques Clemens

Belgian priest

*July 11th, 1909, The Hague †March 7th, 2018, Loverval

89

Gratien Gélinas

Canadian author, playwright, actor, director, producer and administrator

*December 8th, 1909, Mauricie †March 16th, 1999, Deux-Montagnes

104

Frits Thors

Dutch television presenter

*September 13th, 1909, Amsterdam †April 19th, 2014, Laren

53

Hans-Heinrich Sievert

German decathlete (1909-1963)

*December 1st, 1909, Gut Grittern †April 5th, 1963, Eutin

34

Simone Weil

(1909-1943) French philosopher, Christian mystic, writer and social activist

*February 3rd, 1909, Paris †August 24th, 1943, Ashford

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on June 24th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, St John's Day and the second day of the Midsummer celebrations) which are celebrated on June 24th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1909 is a normal year and no leap year.

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