1572 – Cornelis van Diest, Dutch lay brother of Enkhuizen, hanged
1945 – Jose Gutierrez Solana, Spanish painter and author (Madrid Escenas), dies at 59
1963 – Jud Wilson, American Baseball HOF infielder (NgL World Series 1943, 44; Baltimore Black Sox, Homestead Grays, Philadelphia Stars), dies at 67
1978 – Robert Charroux, French writer (b. 1909)
1987 – Hines Johnson, West Indian cricket fast bowler (3 Tests; first WI fast bowler to take 10 wickets in a Test), dies at 76
1991 – Sumner Locke Elliott, Australian-born American novelist (b. 1917)
1992 – Tony LeMans [MansFortier], American singer-songwriter((“Cookie Crumbles”), dies in a motorcycle crash at 29
2004 – Ifigeneia Giannopoulou, Greek lyricist, journalist, and children’s book author, dies of an allergic reaction at 39 or 40 [birth year uncertain]
2015 – Mario Biaggi, American politician (Rep-DandR-NY, 1969-88), dies at 97
2021 – Eleazar Soria, Peruvian soccer defender (29 caps, Copa America 1975; Universitario, Independiente, Sporting Cristal), dies at 73
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Historical Events for 24th June 2023
451 – 10th recorded perihelion passage of Halley’s Comet
1806 – British under Commodore Popham and Colonel Beresford reach Buenos Aires
1913 – British Open Men’s Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: Englishman J H Taylor wins Championship for a 5th and final time, 8 strokes ahead of defending champion Ted Ray
1955 – 5th Berlin International Film Festival: “The Rats” wins Golden Bear (audience vote)
1968 – Joe Frazier stops Mexican challenger Manuel Ramos in 2nd round TKO at NYC’s Madison Square Garden in his first heavyweight boxing title defense
1987 – CFL’s Montreal Alouettes fold
1988 – Red Sox begin AL record 23rd consecutive home win streak
1994 – Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Levellers, Elvis Costello, and Peter Gabriel headline; other performers include Spin Doctors, Johnny Cash, Meshell Ndegeocello, Dwight Yoakam, Lucky Dube, Oasis, and Iris Dement
1995 – 3rd Rugby World Cup, Ellis Park, Johannesburg: Springboks fly-half Joel Stransky lands the winning drop goal in extra time as South Africa beats New Zealand, 15-12
2015 – Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Kanye West, and The Who headline; other performers include Lionel Richie, Motörhead, Burt Bacharach, The Libertines, and Pharrell Williams
Today in History for 24th June 2023
Historical Events
972 – Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces; Mieszko I of Poland decisively defeated Odo I of Lusatia
1945 – Schermerhorn government forms in the Netherlands
1983 – 7th NASA Space Shuttle Mission: Challenger 2 lands at Edwards AFB
1985 – 18th NASA Space Shuttle Mission (51-G): Discovery 5 returns to Earth
1995 – Wrapped Reichstag art installation completed by artists Christo and Jeanne Claude; German parliament building completely wrapped by polypropylene fabric
2013 – Stanley Cup Final, TD Garden, Boston, MA: Chicago Blackhawks defeat Boston Bruins, 3-2 for 4-2 series victory; Blackhawks’ 5th Championship
Famous Birthdays
1848 – Brooks Adams, American philosopher (Theory of Social Revolutions), born in Quincy, Massachusetts (d. 1927)
1909 – William Penney, British physicist (developed Britain’s 1st atom bomb), born in Gibraltar (d. 1991)
1911 – Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentine auto racer (World F1 champion 1951, 1954-57), born in Balcarce, Argentina (d. 1995)
1931 – Billy Casper, American golfer (US Open 1959, 66; US Masters 1970), born in San Diego, California (d. 2015)
1965 – Patrick Jeffrey, diver (Olympic 5th 1996), born in Morristown, New Jersey
1978 – Luis García, Spanish footballer
Famous Deaths
1924 – Willie Fernie, Scottish golfer (British Open 1883), dies at 69
1991 – Rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter, dies at 91
2000 – Vera Atkins, Romanian-born British intelligence officer (b. 1908)
2010 – Deborah Jo Billingsley, American singer (Lynyrd Skynyrd) and songwriter, dies of cancer at 58
2011 – Tomislav Ivić, Croatian football manager (b. 1933)
2013 – Emilio Colombo, Italian Prime Minister (1970-72, dies at 93
Famous Deaths for 23rd June 2023
1895 – Joseph Paul Skelly, Irish-American composer (“Keep The Horseshoe Over The Door”), dies at 44
1956 – Michael Arlen [Dikran Kouyoumdjian], British author and scriptwriter (An American Verdict), dies at 60
1970 – Roscoe Turner, American aviator and racer (b. 1895)
1996 – Elbert Parr Tuttle, American lawyer, judge and civil rights champion (one of the Fifth Circuit Four), dies at 98
1998 – Paul O’Dwyer, Irish-American politician and President of City Council (D-NYC), dies at 90
2006 – Dave Webster, American football player (led his football team to a National Championship in 1958), dies at 68
2013 – Bobby Bland, American blues and soul singer, dies at 83
2019 – Dave Bartholomew, American RandB, rock, and jazz musician, composer, producer, and songwriter (“I Hear You Knocking”; “Ain’t That A Shame”; “Walkin’ To New Orleans”), dies at 100
2021 – Ellen McIlwaine, American blues singer-songwriter, and slide guitarist (“Honky Tonky Angel”; “In My Time of Dying”), dies of esophageal cancer at 75
2022 – Alain Plantefol, French rugby union second rower (11 Tests; Racing CF, SU Agen), dies at 79
Historical Events for 23rd June 2023
1295 – Pope Boniface VIII enters Rome
1794 – Russian Empress Catherine II (Catherine the Great) grants Jews permission to settle in Kiev
1860 – US Congress establishes Government Printing Office
1938 – Civil Aeronautics Authority (US) established
1972 – 45 countries leave the Sterling Area, allowing their currencies to fluctuate independently of the British Pound
1975 – US Open Men’s Golf, Medinah CC: Lou Graham defeats John Mahaffey by 2 strokes in an 18-hole Monday playoff to win his only major championship
1982 – Himmy, of Australia, weighs in at domestic cat record 20.7 kg (45 lb)
1991 – A peace summit, brokered by the clergy and business and attended by all major political parties, but boycotted by the Conservative Party, is held to end the violence in South Africa
2003 – Barry Bonds steals second base against the LA Dodgers, becoming the first player in MLB history to have 500 career homers and 500 steals
2021 – 1st ICC World Test Championship final, Southampton: New Zealand dismisses India for meagre 170; completes tricky chase of 139 on 6th day to win inaugural cricket title
Today in History for 23rd June 2023
Historical Events
1565 – Turgut Reis [Dragut], commander of the Ottoman Navy, dies during the Siege of Malta
1863 – Tullahoma campaign, Tennessee
1962 – Suvanna Phuma forms government in Laos
1982 – US pass the Intelligence Identities Protection Act (Public Law 97-200)
2012 – Greece proposes to slow down austerity measures by two years
2019 – Women’s PGA Championship, Hazeltine National GC: Australian Hannah Green leads wire-to-wire to win her first LPGA event by 1 stroke ahead of Park Sung-hyun
Famous Birthdays
1887 – John Finley Williamson, American choral conductor (Westminster Choir College, 1920-58), born in Canton, Ohio (d. 1964)
1943 – Vinton (Vint) Cerf, American Internet pioneer, Turing Award laureate
1945 – John Garang, Sudanese leader and politician (d. 2005)
1955 – Pierre Corbeil, Canadian politician
1955 – Jean Tigana, French footballer
1966 – Chantal Daucourt, Swiss mountain cyclist (world-bronze-95), born in Bienne, Switzerland
Famous Deaths
1137 – Adalbert I, archbishop of Mainz (1111-1137), dies
1878 – George Back, English sea officer and explorer (Back River), dies at 81
1956 – Reinhold Glière, Russian-Soviet composer, dies at 81
1996 – Angelo John Novarese, record company founder, dies at 72
1998 – Maureen O’Sullivan, Irish actress (Tarzan, Pride and Prejudice, Hannah and Her Sisters), dies at 87
2013 – Bobby Bland, American blues and soul singer, dies at 83
Famous Deaths for 22nd June 2023
1745 – Hubert Renotte, Flemish composer and organist, dies at 41
1945 – Isamu Tsjo, Japanese chief-staff 32nd Army, commits harakiri
1965 – David O Selznick, American Academy Award-winning producer (Gone With The Wind; Rebecca), dies of a heart attack at 63
1966 – Roger Blunt MBE, New Zealand cricket all-rounder and broadcaster (9 Tests; BBC), dies at 65
1967 – Adrian Grigor’yevich Shaposhnikov, composer, dies at 79
1979 – (Walter) “Pee Wee” Hunt, American jazz trombonist (Casa Loma Orchestra, 1929-43; “Twelfth Street Rag”, “Oh!”), and bandleader, dies at 72
1988 – Burrill Phillips, American classical composer (Play Ball; Perspectives in a Labyrinth), pianist, and educator, dies after a heart attack at 80
1996 – Leo Nichols, businessman, honorary consul and longtime friend of Burma’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, dies at 65
2012 – Fernie Flaman [Ferdinand], Canadian Hall of Fame NHL player, dies at 85
2015 – Laura Antonelli, Italian actress (Wifemistress, Divine Nymph), dies at 73
Historical Events for 22nd June 2023
1936 – Virgin Islands receives a constitution from US (Organic Act)
1944 – British 14th Army frees Imphal, Assam from the Japanese
1959 – Shunryu Suzuki completes his historical Japan to SF voyage
1970 – Supreme Court ruled juries of less than 12 are constitutional
1973 – George Harrison releases his fourth studio album “Living in the Material World” in the UK
1982 – Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales take their first new-born son Prince William home from hospital
1984 – Jolande van de Meer swims Dutch record 800 m freestyle (8:39.30)
1990 – Florida passes a law which prohibits wearing a thong bathing suit
2012 – Two Baghdad market bombings kill 14 people and injure 106
2022 – 6.1 magnitude earthquake, Afghanistan’s deadliest in twenty years, strikes near Khost, in the south-east, killing at least 1000 and injuring 1500
Today in History for 22nd June 2023
Historical Events
1904 – Chinese laborers arrive in South Africa following a severe labor shortage
1932 – NL finally approves players wearing numbers
1969 – Aretha Franklin arrested in Detroit for creating a disturbance
1978 – James Christy’s discovery of Pluto’s moon Charon announced
1979 – Little Richard quits rock and roll a second time for religious pursuits
1980 – UEFA European Championship Final, Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy: Horst Hrubesch scores a double as Germany beats Belgium, 2-1
Famous Birthdays
1900 – Russell Vis, American Greco-Roman wrestler (Olympic gold freestyle lightweight 1924), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan (d. 1990)
1902 – Arnold J d’Ailly, Dutch mayor of Amsterdam (1946-56), born in Franeker, Netherland (d. 1967)
1908 – George Armin Goyder, businessman and social philosopher (d. 1997)
1911 – Marie Braun, Dutch swimmer (Olympic gold 1928), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1982)
1960 – Tracy Pollan, American actress (Family Ties)/aka Mrs Michael J. Fox, born in NYC, New York
1971 – Laryssa Biesenthal, Canadian rower (Olympics 1996), born in Walkertown, Ontario
Famous Deaths
1922 – Henry H Wilson, Field Marshal, murdered in London
1954 – Don Hollenbeck, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 49
1961 – Queen Maria of Yugoslavia [Maria of Romania], Queen consort of Yugoslavia (1922-34), dies at 61
1997 – Don Henderson, British actor (The XYY Man, Strangers), dies at 65
2008 – Jane McGrath, British-Australian cancer support campaigner (wife of Australian Test cricketer Glenn McGrath), dies from cancer at 42
2015 – Joseph de Pasquale, American violist (Boston Symphony, 1949-64: Philadelphia Orchestra, 1964-96), and educator (Curtis Institutu, 1965-2015), dies at 95
Famous Deaths for 21st June 2023
1573 – Antonie van Burgundy, mayor of sealand, dies in battle
1874 – Anders Jonas Ångström, Swedish physicist (Spectroscopy), dies at 59
1884 – Alexander, Prince of Orange, heir apparent to the Netherlands, dies of typhus at 32
1940 – Hendrik Marsman, Dutch poet, writer and critic, drowns at 40
1945 – Josef Hora, Czech writer and poet (Sinking Shadows), dies at 53
1957 – Donald MacBride, American vaudeville, stage and screen character actor (Topper Returns; The Seven Year Itch; My Friend Irma – “Mr. Clyde”), dies of a heart ailment at 63
1994 – Mark Isfeld, Canadian soldier and combat Engineer, dies from a landmine at 31
2003 – Leon Uris, American novelist (Exodus; Topaz; QB VII), dies of kidney failure at 78
2018 – Charles Krauthammer, American conservative political commentator and psychiatrist (The Washington Post), dies small intestine cancer of at 68
2021 – Tom Kurvers, American ice hockey defenseman (Hobey Baker Award 1984; Stanley Cup 1986 Montreal Canadiens), dies from adenocarcinoma at 58