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What happened in history on this day: July 24?
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- 1651 - Anthony Johnson, a free black, receives grant of 250 acres in Virginia.
- 1673 - Edmund Halley enters Queen's College, Oxford, as an undergraduate.
- 1683 - First settlers from Germany to English colonies in America, leave aboard the Concord ship.
- 1701 - French make first landing at site of Detroit.
- 1758 - George Washington admitted to Virginia House of Burgess.
- 1783 - Birth of Simon Jose Antonio de la Santisima Trinidad Bolivar y Palacios Ponte y Blanco AKA Simon Bolivar in Caracas, Venezuela; political and military leader for independence of Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru.
- 1783 - Georgia becomes a protectorate of tsarist Russia.
- 1790 - A meteorite falls in Barbotan and Agen, Gascony, France, crushing a cottage, killing a farmer and some cattle.
- 1796 - Birth of John Middleton Clayton in Delaware, USA; Senator-Delaware, US Secretary of State (1849-50).
- 1802 - Birth of Alexandre Dumas in Père, France; author (The Three Musketeers).
- 1803 - Birth of Alexander Jackson Davis; US architect (gothic revivalist).
- 1842 - Birth of Ambrose Bierce in Ohio, USA; writer (Nuggets and Dust), satirist (Devil's Dictionary).
- 1847 - Rotary-type printing press patented by Richard March Hoe, New York City.
- 1857 - Birth of Henrik Pontoppidan in Denmark; realist writer (Nobel Prize 1971).
- 1862 - Death of Martin Van Buren in Kinderhook, New York, USA; American lawyer, Senator for New York (1821-28), governor of New York (1829), Secretary of State (1829-31), US vice president (1833-37), 8th US President (1837-41) (dies 1862).
- 1866 - Tennessee becomes first Confederate state re-admitted to USA.
- 1870 - First trans-US rail service begins.
- 1877 - First time US federal troops are used to combat strikers.
- 1878 - Birth of Lord Edward Dunsany in Ireland; dramatist/poet (Mirage Water).
- 1880 - Birth of Ernest Bloch in Geneva, Switzerland; composer (MacBeth).
- 1895 - Birth of Robert Graves in England; poet/historical novelist (I, Claudius).
- 1899 - Birth of Chief Dan George in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; actor (Old Antoine - Cariboo Country TV show (1961), Ecstacy of Rita Joe movie (1967), Little Big Man movie (1970, Oscar award), Harry and Tonto movie (1974), The Outlaw Josey Wales movie (1976), Old Sioux - Centennial TV miniseries (1978)).
- 1900 - Race riot in New Orleans, Louisiana; two white policemen are killed.
- 1902 - Birth of Nora Swinburne in England; actress (Quo Vardis, Dinner at the Ritz, River).
- 1904 - Birth of James R Killian Junior; MIT president (1948-59).
- 1908 - Birth of Charles 'Cootie' Williams in Mobile, Alabama, USA; trumpeter (Duke Ellington Orchestra, Benny Goodman).
- 1911 - Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, "the Lost City of the Incas."
- 1913 - Birth of Johnny McAfee in Dallas, Texas, USA; singer (Sammy Kaye Show).
- 1914 - Birth of Frank Silvera in Kingston, Jamaica; television actor (The High Chapparal, Gunsmoke, I Spy, Marcus Welby, Riverboat, The Untouchables, The Flying Nun).
- 1914 - Birth of Kenneth B Clark in Canal Zone; civil rights activist (Dark Ghetto).
- 1915 - Excursion ship Eastland capsizes in Lake Michigan, 852 die.
- 1916 - Birth of Bob Eberly in Mechanicsville, New York, USA; big band singer (Jimmy Dorsey's Orchestra, "Green Eyes", "Tangerine and Amapola", "The Breeze and I", "Besame Mucho").
- 1916 - Birth of John D MacDonald; novelist (Deep Blue Goodbye).
- 1917 - Birth of Robert Farnon AKA Robert Farnum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; composer-arranger-conductor (Happy Gang, Vera Lynn, film score for The Road to Hong Kong movie, Order of Canada 1998).
- 1917 - Birth of Simon Slattvik in Norway; cross country ski jumper (Olympic-gold-1952).
- 1918 - Birth of Ruggiero Ricci in San Francisco, California, USA; violinist (Paganini).
- 1919 - Race riot in Washington DC (6 killed, 100 wounded).
- 1920 - Birth of Alexander H Cohen in New York City, New York, USA; Broadway producer (Beyond the Fringe).
- 1920 - Birth of Bella Abzug; American politician (Representative-Democrat-New York).
- 1923 - Allied Powers and Turkey sign peace treaty, Lausanne.
- 1924 - The World Chess Federation FIDE is founded in Paris, France.
- 1926 - Birth of Hans-Günther Winkler in Germany; equestrian jumper (Olympic-gold-1956).
- 1929 - New York to San Francisco footrace ends (2.5 months) winner is 60-year-old Monteverde.
- 1929 - The Treaty of Paris becomes effective, with 31 more countries signing compliance.
- 1929 - President Herbert Hoover proclaims Kellogg-Briand Pact which renounces war.
- 1930 - Birth of Jacqueline Brookes in Montclair, New Jersey, USA; actress (Nora - Jack and Mike, Another World, Secret Storm, As The World Turns).
- 1932 - Birth of William D Ruckelshaus; head of US Environmental Protection Agency.
- 1933 - Birth of Yiannis Anastasakis on Crete, Greece; actor (Love of Life TV show, Search for Tomorrow TV show, Victor Kiriakis - Days of Our Lives TV show, Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award).
- 1933 - K Reinmuth discovers asteroids #1645 Waterfield, #1668 Hanna.
- 1934 - Birth of Willie Davis; NFL defensive end (Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers).
- 1935 - The world's first children's railway opens in Tbilisi, USSR.
- 1935 - Birth of Adnan Khashnoggi; Saudi businessman, financier, billionaire, arms dealer.
- 1936 - 118 degrees F (48 degrees C), Minden, Nebraska (state record hot).
- 1936 - 121 degrees F (49 degrees C), near Alton, Kansas (state record hot).
- 1936 - Birth of Mark Goddard in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Don West - Lost in Space).
- 1936 - Birth of Ruth Buzzi in Westerly, Rhode Island, USA; comedienne (Laugh-In, Margie - That Girl).
- 1939 - Birth of Bob Lilly; NFL defensive tackle (Dallas Cowboys).
- 1939 - Birth of Claire Lawrence in Elk Point, Alberta, Canada; rock musician (Classics, Collectors, Chilliwack, Hometown Band), record producer (Valdy, Susan Jacks).
- 1940 - Birth of Dan Hedaya; actor (Cheers, The Tortellis).
- 1942 - Birth of Chris Sarandon; American actor (Child's Play, Dog Day Afternoon, Lipstick, Judging Amy, ER, Felicity).
- 1943 - In Italy, the Fascist Grand Council votes no confidence in Benito Mussolini.
- 1947 - Birth of Peter Serkin in New York City, New York, USA; pianist (Tashi).
- 1947 - Birth of Robert Hays in Bethesda, Maryland, USA; actor (Airplane!, Starman, Scandalous, FM, Iron Man).
- 1948 - Birth of Kim Berly in Dawson Creek; drummer (The Stampeders).
- 1948 - Looney Tunes character Marvin the Martian makes his first appearance.
- 1949 - Birth of Michael Richards; actor (Seinfeld).
- 1950 - Birth of Sam Behrens; actor (General Hospital, L.A. Law).
- 1950 - Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida begins operations with the launch of a Bumper rocket.
- 1951 - Birth of Lynda Carter in Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Miss USA/actress (Wonder Woman, Billie Jo, Partners in Crime).
- 1952 - 112 degrees F (44 degrees C), Louisville, Georgia (state record).
- 1952 - US President Harry Truman settles 53-day steel strike.
- 1953 - Birth of Steve Grogan; NFL quarterback (New England Patriots).
- 1954 - Mary Church Terrell, educator/civil rights leader, dies at age 90.
- 1955 - Birth of Lubov Odinokova in the USSR; team handball (Olympic-gold-1976, 1980).
- 1959 - US Vice President Richard Nixon argues with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, known as "Kitchen Debate".
- 1961 - Beginning of a trend, a US commercial plane is hijacked to Cuba.
- 1963 - Birth of Kadeem Hardison; actor (Dwayne - "Different World").
- 1963 - Birth of Paul Geary in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; heavy metal drummer (Extreme - "More Than Words").
- 1963 - Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson to retain heavyweight championship.
- 1965 - Birth of Kadeem Hardison; actor (A Different World, Livin' Large).
- 1965 - Bob Dylan releases song "Like a Rolling Stone".
- 1965 - Casey Stengel resigns as manager of the New York Mets.
- 1966 - The New Orleans Square area opens at Disneyland. It cost US$18 million, and occupies three acres. Walt Disney and the mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, dedicate the area.
- 1967 - The Beatles sign a petition in The Times to legalize marijuana.
- 1967 - Charles de Gaulle, in Canada, says 'Vive le Québec libre! Long live free Quebec!'.
- 1967 - Race riot in Cambridge, Maryland, USA.
- 1968 - Birth of John P Navin Junior in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Joey Elliot - Jennifer Slept Here).
- 1968 - Birth of Laura Leighton; actress (Melrose Place).
- 1968 - Birth of Jennifer Lopez; actress-singer (In Living Color, Second Chances).
- 1969 - Apollo 11 splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean.
- 1969 - Birth of Rick Fox in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; basketball player, actor (Oz, Dirt).
- 1969 - In Central Peru, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurs. Much damage, but no fatalities.
- 1969 - Hoyt Wilhelm pitches in a record 907th major league game.
- 1970 - Birth of Kristin Chenoweth; actress-singer (West Wing, Pushing Daisies).
- 1972 - Death of Bobby Ramirez at age 23 in a bar brawl; drummer (White Trash).
- 1972 - Jigme Singye Wangchuk becomes king of Bhutan at age 16.
- 1973 - National League beats American League 7-1 in 44th All Star Game (Royals Stadium, Kansas City).
- 1973 - Sue Berning wins US golf open for third time.
- 1974 - Chris Chubbock, US TV newscaster, shoots self on air.
- 1974 - US Supreme Court unanimously rules President Richard Nixon must turn over Watergate tapes.
- 1975 - Birth of Eric Szmanda; actor (CSI).
- 1975 - Apollo 18 returns to Earth.
- 1978 - Billy Martin resigns as New York Yankees' manager.
- 1978 - Death of Foy Willing at age 63; western singer (The Riders of the Purple Sage - "Texas Blues" (1944), "Detour" (1946), "Have I Told You Lately (That I Love You)" (1946)).
- 1979 - Archie Duncan, actor (Sherlock Holmes), dies at age 65.
- 1980 - Death of Peter Sellers of a heart attack at age 54; actor (BBC radio's Goon Show, The Pink Panther movies).
- 1981 - Birth of Summer Glau; American actress (Firefly).
- 1982 - Torrential rain and mudslides in Nagasaki, Japan destroy bridges and kill 299.
- 1982 - E Bowell discovers asteroid #2763 Jeans.
- 1982 - Birth of Elisabeth Moss; actress (Mad Men, West Wing).
- 1983 - George Brett, batting for the Kansas City Royals against the New York Yankees, has a game-winning home run nullified in the "Pine Tar Incident."
- 1984 - Seve Ballesteros wins the British Open.
- 1985 - Gandhi signs peace contract with Sikh leader Harchand Singh Longowai.
- 1985 - Buena Vista releases the Walt Disney Pictures animated feature film The Black Cauldron to theaters. It cost over US$40 million to make. It is the first Disney animated feature film to be given a "PG" rating. It also marks the studio's first use of computer-generated images in a feature film. It is the first film to use Animation Photo Transfer process. The film is based on The Chronicles of Prydain series by Lloyd Alexander.
- 1986 - San Francisco Federal jury convicts navy radioman Jerry Whitworth of espionage.
- 1986 - Death of Fritz Albert Lipmann, American biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (born 1899).
- 1987 - Birth of Mara Wilson; actress (Melrose Place).
- 1987 - American-flagged Kuwaiti oil tanker Brigeton strikes a mine in the Persian Gulf, 120 miles southeast of Kuwait, causing damage but no injuries.
- 1988 - US and Jamaica play scoreless tie, in second round of 1990 world soccer cup.
- 1991 - Isaac Bashevis Singer, Polish-born Nobel Prize winning Yiddish author, dies at age 87.
- 1991 - The government of India announces its New Industrial Policy, marking the start of India's economic reforms.
- 1997 - Death of William J. Brennan, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (born 1906).
- 1998 - Birth of Bindi Irwin; TV personality (Bindi: The Jungle Girl, Crocodile Hunter).
- 1998 - Russell Eugene Weston Junior bursts into the United States Capitol and opens fire, killing two police officers. He is later ruled incompetent to stand trial.
- 1998 - DreamWorks releases the film Saving Private Ryan to theaters.
- 2001 - Tamil Tigers attack Bandaranaika International Airport in Sri Lanka, causing an estimated $500 million of damages.
- 2001 - Larry A. Silverstein signs a $3.2 billion, 99-year lease on the entire World Trade Center complex in New York.
- 2003 - The Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands, Operation Helpem Fren, led by Australia, begins.
- 2003 - Death of Al Eben at age 85; actor (Doc Bergman - Hawaii Five-0 TV show).
- 2005 - Lance Armstrong wins a record 7th straight Tours de France before his scheduled retirement.
- 2006 - Advanced Micro Devices agrees to pay US$5.4 billion in cash and stock to acquire ATI Technologies of Canada.
- 2008 - Ford Motor Company of the USA posts a record US$8.7 billion quarterly loss, due to slumping truck and SUV operations.
- 2010 - A stampede at the Love Parade techno music festival kills 19 people in Duisburg, Germany, with a further 342 injured.
- 2012 - Death of John Atta Mills, President of Ghana (born 1944).
- 2014 - Air Algérie Flight 5017 crashes in Mali, killing all 116 people on board.
- 2014 - The US Mint in Philadelphia surpasses its record for number of coins struck in a single day: 42.44 million.
- 2015 - Turkey begins a series of airstrikes against PKK and ISIL targets after the 2015 Suruç bombing.
- 2016 - In Germany, a Syrian refugee blows up a backpack of explosives outside a concert, injuring 15.
- 2019 - Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after defeating Jeremy Hunt in a leadership contest, succeeding Theresa May.
- 2020 - Death of Benjamin Mkapa, 3rd President of Tanzania (born 1938).
- 2022 - Death of David Warner at age 80 of a cancer-related illness in London, England; actor (Titanic movie, Tron movie, The Omen movie).
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