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What happened on June 24
On June 24 history recorded 70 notable events. 160 people who left a mark were born on this day, and 84 died. Here is the full almanac.
- 70events
- 160births
- 84deaths
- 21observances
Highlights
Highlights
474Western Roman emperor Glycerius, who was not recognized by his Eastern counterpart Leo I, was forced to abdicate.
In modern historiography, the Western Roman Empire was the Roman Empire's western provinces collectively during any period in which they were administered separately from the eastern provinces by a separate, independent imperial court. Particularly from AD 395
1314In 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.
The First War of Scottish Independence was the first of a series of different wars between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland. It lasted from the English invasion of Scotland in 1296 until the de jure restoration of Scottish independence with t
1340Hundred Years' War: The English fleet commanded by Edward III almost completely destroyed the French fleet at the Battle of Sluys.
The Hundred Years' War was a series of conflicts between the kingdoms of England and France and a civil war in France during the late Middle Ages. It emerged from feudal disputes over the Duchy of Aquitaine and was triggered by a claim to the French throne mad
June 24
On this day
XIV century BC
- 1312 BC
1312 BCMursili II launches a campaign against the Kingdom of Azzi-Hayasa.
II century
V century
VII century
IX century
X century
XII century
XIII century
XIV century
- 1314
1314First War of Scottish Independence: The Battle of Bannockburn concludes with a decisive victory by Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce. - 1340
1340Hundred Years' War: Battle of Sluys: The French fleet is almost completely destroyed by the English fleet commanded personally by King Edward III. - 1374
1374A 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.
XV century
XVI century
- 1509
1509Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon are crowned King and Queen of England. - 1520
1520The Field of the Cloth of Gold, a summit meeting between Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France, ends. - 1535
1535The Anabaptist state of Münster is conquered and disbanded. - 1540
1540English King Henry VIII commands his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, to leave the court. - 1571
1571Miguel López de Legazpi conquers Manila for Spain, modern day capital of the Philippines. - 1593
1593The Dutch city of Geertruidenberg held by the Spanish, capitulates to a besieging Dutch and English army led by Maurice of Nassau.
XVII century
- 1604
1604Samuel de Champlain encounters the mouth of the Saint John River, site of Reversing Falls and the present-day city of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. - 1622
1622Battle of Macau: The Dutch make a failed attempt to capture Macau. - 1663
1663The Spanish garrison of Évora capitulates, following the Portuguese victory at the Battle of Ameixial.
XVIII century
- 1713
1713The treaty of Adrianople ends the Russo-Turkish War of 1710–1713, which restores territory to the Ottomans while allowing the Russians to focus on their war against the Swedes. - 1717
1717The Premier Grand Lodge of England is founded in London, the first Masonic Grand Lodge in the world (now the United Grand Lodge of England). - 1724
1724On the Feast of St. John the Baptist, Bach leads the first performance of his Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam, BWV 7, the third cantata of his chorale cantata cycle. - 1762
1762Battle of Wilhelmsthal: The British-Hanoverian army of Ferdinand of Brunswick defeats French forces in Westphalia. - 1779
1779American Revolutionary War: The Great Siege of Gibraltar begins. - 1793
1793The first Republican constitution in France is adopted.
XIX century
- 1812
1812Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon's Grande Armée crosses the Neman river beginning the invasion of Russia. - 1813
1813Battle of Beaver Dams: A British and Indian combined force defeats the United States Army. - 1821
1821Battle of Carabobo: Decisive battle in the war of independence of Venezuela from Spain. - 1839
1839An Egyptian army under Ibrahim Pascha routs an Ottoman army under Hafiz Pasha in the battle of Nezib. - 1859
1859Battle of Solferino (Battle of the Three Sovereigns): Sardinia and France defeat Austria in Solferino, northern Italy. - 1866
1866Austro-Prussian War: In the Battle of Custoza an Austrian army defeats the Italian army. - 1880
1880First performance of O Canada at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français. The song would later become the national anthem of Canada. - 1894
1894Assassination of the French President, Sadi Carnot by Sante Caserio during the Ère des attentats (1892–1894).
XX century
- 1913
1913Greece and Serbia annul their alliance with Bulgaria. - 1916
1916Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million-dollar contract. - 1918
1918First airmail service in Canada from Montreal to Toronto. - 1922
1922The American Professional Football Association is renamed the National Football League. - 1932
1932A bloodless revolution instigated by the People's Party ends the absolute power of King Prajadhipok of Siam (now Thailand). - 1939
1939Siam is renamed Thailand by Plaek Phibunsongkhram, the country's third prime minister. - 1940
1940World War II: Operation Collar, the first British Commando raid on occupied France, by No 11 Independent Company. - 1943
1943US 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. - 1945
1945The first Victory Day Parade takes place on Red Square in Moscow, Soviet Union, symbolizing the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany. - 1947
1947Kenneth Arnold makes the first widely reported UFO sighting near Mount Rainier, Washington. - 1948
1948Cold War: Start of the Berlin Blockade: The Soviet Union makes overland travel between West Germany and West Berlin impossible. - 1949
1949The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, starring William Boyd, is aired on NBC. - 1950
1950Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed, formally segregating races. - 1954
1954First Indochina War: Battle of Mang Yang Pass: Viet Minh troops belonging to the 803rd Regiment ambush G.M. 100 of France in An Khê. - 1957
1957In Roth v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment. - 1960
1960Venezuelan President Rómulo Betancourt is injured in an assassination attempt. - 1963
1963The United Kingdom grants Zanzibar internal self-government. - 1973
1973The 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, US. Thirty-two people die as a result of fire or smoke inhalation. - 1975
1975Eastern Air Lines Flight 66 encounters severe wind shear and crashes on final approach to New York's JFK Airport killing 113 of the 124 passengers on board, making it the deadliest U.S. plane crash at the time. This accident led to decades of research into downburst and microburst phenomena and their effects on aircraft. - 1978
1978Ahmad al-Ghashmi, the president of the Yemen Arab Republic, is killed when a bomb exploded in a suitcase carried by a South Yemeni envoy. - 1981
1981The Humber Bridge opens to traffic, connecting Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. It remained the world's longest bridge span for 17 years. - 1982
1982"The Jakarta Incident": British Airways Flight 009 flies into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung, resulting in the failure of all four engines. - 1989
1989Jiang Zemin succeeds Zhao Ziyang to become the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party after the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre. - 1994
1994A Boeing B-52 Stratofortress crashes at Fairchild Air Force Base near Spokane, Washington, killing four. - 1995
1995Rugby World Cup: South Africa defeats New Zealand and Nelson Mandela presents Francois Pienaar with the Webb Ellis Cup in an iconic post-apartheid moment.
XXI century
- 2002
2002The Igandu train disaster in Tanzania kills 281, the worst train accident in African history. - 2004
2004In New York, capital punishment is declared unconstitutional. - 2010
2010At Wimbledon, John Isner of the United States defeats Nicolas Mahut of France, in the longest match in professional tennis history. - 2010
2010Julia Gillard assumes office as the first female Prime Minister of Australia. - 2012
2012Death of Lonesome George, the last known individual of Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii, a subspecies of the Galápagos tortoise. - 2013
2013Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is found guilty of abusing his power and engaging in sex with an underage prostitute, and is sentenced to seven years in prison. - 2021
2021The Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Florida suffers a sudden partial collapse, killing 98 people inside. - 2022
2022In Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the U.S. Constitution does not assign the authority to regulate abortions to the federal government, thereby returning such authority to the individual states. This overturns the prior decisions in Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992). - 2023
2023The Wagner Group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin launches an insurrection against the Russian government. - 2026
2026Two earthquakes strike Venezuela, leaving more than 2,200 people dead and dozens of others missing.
Best known
Born on June 24
Best known
Died on June 24
1088William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey
Norman warrior in the Battle of Hastings, died 1088
1314Gilbert de Clare, 8th Earl of Gloucester
English nobleman and military commander
1314Robert Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford
13th and 14th-century English nobleman, sheriff, and baron
1398Hongwu Emperor
Emperor of China from 1368 to 1398
1439Frederick IV of Austria
Duke of Austria
1503Reginald Bray
English administrator (c.1440–1503)
Holidays and observances
- Army Day or Battle of Carabobo Day (Venezuela)
- Bannockburn Day (Scotland)
- Christian feast day: Gohard
- Christian feast day: Joseph Yuan
- Christian feast day: María Guadalupe García Zavala
- Christian feast day: Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
- Christian feast day: Rumbold of Mechlin
- Christian feast day: June 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Day of the Caboclo (Amazonas, Brazil)
- Inti Raymi, a winter solstice festival and a New Year in the Andes of the Southern Hemisphere (Sacsayhuamán)
- St John's Day and the second day of the Midsummer celebrations (although this is not the astronomical summer solstice, see June 20) (Roman Catholic Church, Europe), and its related observances: Enyovden (Bulgaria)
- St John's Day and the second day of the Midsummer celebrations (although this is not the astronomical summer solstice, see June 20) (Roman Catholic Church, Europe), and its related observances: Catalan Countries National Day (Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Northern Catalonia, Valencia)
- St John's Day and the second day of the Midsummer celebrations (although this is not the astronomical summer solstice, see June 20) (Roman Catholic Church, Europe), and its related observances: Jaanipäev (Estonia)
- St John's Day and the second day of the Midsummer celebrations (although this is not the astronomical summer solstice, see June 20) (Roman Catholic Church, Europe), and its related observances: Jāņi (Latvia)
Frequently asked questions
What happened on June 24?
70 documented historical events happened on June 24, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Western Roman emperor Glycerius, who was not recognized by his Eastern counterpart Leo I, was forced to abdicate. On the same day, in another year: 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. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
Who was born on June 24?
160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on June 24, including James B. Edwards, Martin Lewis Perl, Carolyn S. Shoemaker. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.
Who died on June 24?
84 people with a Wikipedia article died on June 24, including William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey, Gilbert de Clare, 8th Earl of Gloucester, Robert Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
What is celebrated on June 24?
21 observances are celebrated on June 24 around the world: Army Day or Battle of Carabobo Day (Venezuela), Bannockburn Day (Scotland), Christian feast day: Gohard, Christian feast day: Joseph Yuan, Christian feast day: María Guadalupe García Zavala, Christian feast day: Nativity of Saint John the Baptist. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
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