1520 – Hosokawa Sumimoto, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1489)
1894 – Marie François Sadi Carnot, President of France (1887-94), assassinated by Italian anarchist Sante Geronimo Caserio at 56
1967 – Emile van Dievoet, Flemish lawyer, dies at 81
2005 – Paul Winchell, American voice actor and ventriloquist (b. 1922)
2007 – Natasja Saad, Danish hip hop and reggae artist, dies at 32
2008 – Viktor Kuzkin, Soviet ice hockey player (Olympic gold 1964, 68, 72), dies at 67
2009 – Roméo LeBlanc, 25th Governor General of Canada (b. 1927)
2014 – Eli Wallach, American actor, dies at 98
2015 – Mario Biaggi, American politician (Rep-DandR-NY, 1969-88), dies at 97
2020 – Eddie Kasko, American baseball infielder (MLB All Star 1961, 1961²; Cincinnati Reds) and manager (Boston Red Sox), dies at 88
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Historical Events for 24th June 2021
1529 – Zürich and Catholic cantons sign Peace of Kappel
1540 – English King Henry VIII commands his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves, to leave the court
1885 – British government of Salisbury forms
1976 – 1975 movie “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” released in Germany
1977 – Josiah Mutabuzi Isaya Kibira is the first African to be elected president of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF)
1984 – Joe Morgan sets career HR mark for 2nd basemen with #265
1988 – Cleve pitcher Doug Jones sets record of 14 consecutive saves
1992 – Billy Joel gets an honorary diploma from Hicksville High School at 43
2010 – In the longest match in tennis history, American John Isner defeats Nicolas Mahut of France at Wimbledon after 11 hours, 5 minutes of play over 3 days
2019 – Greek Cypriot army officer Nicos Metaxas given seven life sentences for the murder of five women and two children in Nicosia
Today in History for 24th June 2021
Historical Events
1658 – French fleet recaptures Duinkerk
1885 – British government of Salisbury forms
1961 – “Happiest Girl in the World” closes at Martin Beck NYC after 97 performances
1986 – In Britain, Foreign Office Minister Lynda Chalker, meets Oliver Tambo, president of the African National Congress to discuss means of ending Apartheid without violence
1989 – Cards Vince Coleman steals record 39th and 40th consecutive bases
2004 – Capital punishment is declared unconstitutional in New York
Famous Birthdays
1286 – John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey, English politician and the last Warenne earl of Surrey (d. 1347)
1747 – Johann Melchior Dreyer, German composer, born in Röttingen, Württemberg (d. 1824)
1771 – Éleuthère Irénée du Pont, French-American chemist and industrialist (E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company), born in Paris (d. 1834)
1938 – Don Mincher, Huntsville, Alabama, Major League Baseball 1st baseman, (d. 2012)
1978 – Ariel Pink, American musician
1979 – Petra Němcová, Czechoslovakian-born model, born in Karviná, Czechoslovakia
Famous Deaths
1572 – Cornelis van Diest, lay brother, hanged
1913 – Frank Lynes, American composer, dies at 55
1991 – Sumner Locke Elliott, Australian-born American novelist (b. 1917)
1997 – Brian Keith, American actor (Family Affair, Loneliest Runner, The Parent Trap), commits suicide at 75
2009 – Ed Thomas, well-known high school football coach from Iowa (b. 1951)
2011 – Tomislav Ivić, Croatian football manager (b. 1933)
Famous Deaths for 23rd June 2021
758 – Ho-tse Shen-hui, Zen teacher/disciple of Hui-neng, dies at 74
1444 – Marcus [Manuel] Eugenicus, Byzantine bishop of Efeze/theologist, dies
1707 – John Mill, English theologian
1832 – James Hall, Scottish geologist, dies at 70
1980 – Odile Versois, actress (Nude in a White Car, Young Lovers), dies
1989 – Werner Best, German jurist and nazi leader (b. 1903)
1995 – Jonas Salk, American biologist who created the Polio vaccine, dies of heart failure at 80
1995 – Jack Schroer, British saxophonist and pianist (The Caledonia Soul Orchestra), dies at 51
2010 – Pete Quaife, English bass guitarist (The Kinks), dies at 66
2011 – Peter Falk, American actor (Colombo, Scared Straight), dies at 83
Historical Events for 23rd June 2021
1757 – Robert Clive defeats army led by Suraja Dowlaat Plassey, wins control of Bengal
1917 – US National Championship Women’s Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Two-time defending champion Molla Bjurstedt beats Marion Vanderhoef 4-6, 6-0, 6-2
1950 – Indians’ Luke Easter hits longest ball in Cleveland Stadium history, 477 feet, into upper deck, Section 4
1956 – “Transfusion” by Nervous Norvous peaks at #8
1962 – Suvanna Phuma forms government in Laos
1963 – NY Mets Jimmy Piersall hits his 100th HR, he circles bases backwards
1970 – Rocker and singer Chubby Checker arrested for marijuana possession
1974 – 1st extraterrestrial message sent from Earth into space
2010 – Glastonbury Festival 2010 in Pilton, England opens: Gorillaz, Muse, and Stevie Wonder headline; other performers include Vampire Weekend, Snoop Dogg; Shakira, Willie Nelson, Ray Davies and The Pet Shop Boys
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
Today in History for 23rd June 2021
Historical Events
1926 – 8th French government of Aristide Briand forms
1938 – Marineland opens in Florida-1st aquarium
1939 – Bronko Nagurski beats Lou Thesz in Houston, to win National Wrestling Association world heavyweight title
1961 – 11th Berlin International Film Festival: “The Night” wins the Golden Bear
1972 – Bernice Gera becomes first female umpire in US pro baseball, Geneva Senators and Auburn Twins in Geneva, New York
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
Famous Birthdays
1433 – Francis II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1488)
1903 – Paul Joseph James Martin, Canadian politician (d. 1992)
1937 – Martti Ahtisaari, President of Finland
1948 – Darhyl S. Ramsey, American author
1955 – Maggie Greenwald, American film director and writer
1988 – Milk [Daniel Donigan], American figure skater and drag performer (RuPaul’s Drag Race), born in Syracuse, New York
Famous Deaths
1959 – Boris Vian, French writer and musician (b. 1920)
1959 – Jean Gallon, French composer, dies at 80
1980 – V.V. [Varahagiri Venkata] Giri, Fourth President of India (1969-74), dies at 85
1997 – Betty Shabazz, American educator and civil rights activist who was the widow of Malcolm X, dies from burns suffered in a fire started by her young grandson at 63
2010 – Pete Quaife, English bass guitarist (The Kinks), dies at 66
2020 – Ryan Anthony, American trumpet player (Canadian Brass, 2000-03; Dallas Symphony, 2006-20), dies of cancer at 51
Famous Deaths for 22nd June 2021
1885 – Mahdi [Muhammad Ahmed], Sudanese music reviewer, dies
1930 – Karl von Amira, German historian, dies at 82
1935 – Szymon Askenazy, Polish historian, diplomat and politician (b. 1866)
1964 – Havank [HF van der Kallen], detective writer (Shade), dies at 60
1969 – Judy Garland [Frances Gumm], American actress (The Wizard of Oz; Meet Me In St. Louis; Easter Parade), and singer (“Over The Rainbow”); dies at 47; coroner determines cause as unintentional, incautious overdose of prescription barbiturates
1981 – Lola Lane, actress (Zanzibar, Mystery Ship, Big Fight), dies
1991 – Cameron Miller, actor (Portrait of Claire), dies at 82
1992 – Chuck Mitchell, American actor (General Hospital, Porky’s, Better Off Dead), dies at 64
2004 – Kim Sun-il, South Korean translator (b. 1970)
2012 – Fernie Flaman [Ferdinand], Canadian Hall of Fame NHL player, dies at 85
Historical Events for 22nd June 2021
1633 – Galileo Galilei forced to recant his Copernican views that the Earth orbits the Sun by the Pope (Vatican only admits it was wrong on Oct 31, 1992!)
1799 – Britain and Russia decide to invade Batavian Republic
1865 – The CSS Shenandoah fires the last shot of the American Civil War in the Bering Strait to indicate surrender
1931 – RVU, Radio-Volks-University, forms
1940 – France surrenders to Nazi Germany, with the northern half of the country occupied and the south established as the Nazi client state Vichy France
1966 – South African Bishop Alphaeus Hamilton Zulu, is refused a passport and thus permission to attend an international church conference by the South African government
1984 – Jolande van de Meer swims Dutch record 800 m freestyle (8:39.30)
1990 – Longest game in Toronto, Yanks beat Blue Jays 8-7 in 15 inns
2016 – NHL owners meeting unanimously approves the Las Vegas expansion bid to start play in the 2017-18 season.
2017 – NBA Draft: Washington point guard Markelle Fultz first pick by Philadelphia 76ers
Today in History for 22nd June 2021
Historical Events
1611 – Henry Hudson set adrift in Hudson Bay by mutineers on his ship Discovery and never seen again
1944 – British 14th Army frees Imphal, Assam from the Japanese
1946 – Bill Veeck purchases Cleveland Indians
1966 – South African Bishop Alphaeus Hamilton Zulu, is refused a passport and thus permission to attend an international church conference by the South African government
2010 – Danielle Steel’s novel “Family Ties” is published
2012 – Two Baghdad market bombings kill 14 people and injure 106
Famous Birthdays
1478 – Philips de Schone, Archduke of Austrian/King of Castilia (Philips I)
1840 – Ernest Debes, German cartographer (Baedeker)
1885 – Milan Vidmar, Slovenian engineer and chess player (d. 1962)
1906 – Billy Wilder, Austrian-born American filmmaker (Some Like It Hot, Apartment, Stalag 17), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2002)
1906 – Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American author and aviator (Gift from the Sea), born in Englewood, New Jersey (d. 2001)
1964 – Amy Brenneman, actress (Janice-NYPD Blue), born in New London, Connecticut
Famous Deaths
1950 – Julio Fonseca, Costa Rican composer, dies at 65
1965 – David O Selznick, American Academy Award-winning producer (Gone With the Wind, Rebecca), dies of a heart attack at 63
1986 – Matti Rautio, Finnish classical composer (The Blue Heron), dies at 64
1996 – Arthur “T-Boy” Ross, American songwriter, brother of Diana, found murdered at 47
2003 – Wassil Bykau, Belarusian writer, dies at 79
2004 – Bob Bemer, American computer scientist (b. 1920)
Famous Deaths for 21st June 2021
524 – Chlodomir, king of the France to Orleans (511-24), dies at about 28
1205 – Enrico Dandolo, Doge of Venice (b. 1107)
1529 – John Skelton, English poet, dies at about 69
1582 – Oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (b. 1534)
1591 – Aloysius Gonzaga, Italian aristocrat and Jesuit saint, dies at 23
1824 – Étienne Aignan, French writer and translator, dies at 51
1893 – Leland Stanford, American business tycoon (Southern Pacific Railroad), 8th Governor of California and founder of Stanford University, dies of heart failure at 69
1957 – Donald McBride, American actor (Mr Clyde-My Friend Flicka), dies at 68
1979 – Angus Maclise, American mystic, shaman, musician, and composer (b. 1938)
2002 – Matt Dennis, American pop singer, pianist, composer, and arranger (“Everything Happens To Me”; “Angel Eyes”), dies at 88