# What happened on June 24 in history?

**Date:** June 24  
**Events recorded:** 70  
**Years spanned:** 1312 BC – 2023  
**Full page:** https://thisday.info/events/june/24/

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## Featured Event

**2023** — The Wagner Group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin launches an insurrection against the Russian government.

[Read more on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagner_Group)

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## Events on this date

- **1312 BC** — Mursili II launches a campaign against the Kingdom of Azzi-Hayasa. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mur%C5%A1ili_II))
- **109** — Roman emperor Trajan inaugurates the Aqua Traiana, an aqueduct that channels water from Lake Bracciano, 40 kilometres (25 miles) northwest of Rome. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AD_109))
- **474** — Julius Nepos forces Roman usurper Glycerius to abdicate the throne and proclaims himself Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Nepos))
- **637** — The Battle of Moira is fought between the High King of Ireland and the Kings of Ulster and Dál Riata. It is claimed to be the largest battle in the history of Ireland. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Moira))
- **843** — The Vikings sack the French city of Nantes. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikings_in_Brittany))
- **972** — Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces, takes place. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cedynia))
- **1128** — Battle of São Mamede, near Guimarães: Forces led by Afonso I defeat forces led by his mother Teresa of León and her lover Fernando Pérez de Traba. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_S%C3%A3o_Mamede))
- **1230** — The Siege of Jaén begins, in the context of the Spanish Reconquista. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Ja%C3%A9n_(1230)))
- **1314** — First War of Scottish Independence: The Battle of Bannockburn concludes with a decisive victory by Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_War_of_Scottish_Independence))
- **1340** — Hundred Years' War: Battle of Sluys: The French fleet is almost completely destroyed by the English fleet commanded personally by King Edward III. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Years'_War))
- **1374** — A 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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_mania))
- **1497** — John Cabot lands in North America at Newfoundland leading the first European exploration of the region since the Vikings. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cabot))
- **1509** — Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon are crowned King and Queen of England. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII))
- **1520** — The Field of the Cloth of Gold, a summit meeting between Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France, ends. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_of_the_Cloth_of_Gold))
- **1535** — The Anabaptist state of Münster is conquered and disbanded. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anabaptism))
- **1540** — English King Henry VIII commands his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, to leave the court. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII))
- **1571** — Miguel López de Legazpi conquers Manila for Spain, modern day capital of the Philippines. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_L%C3%B3pez_de_Legazpi))
- **1593** — The Dutch city of Geertruidenberg held by the Spanish, capitulates to a besieging Dutch and English army led by Maurice of Nassau. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geertruidenberg))
- **1604** — Samuel 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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_de_Champlain))
- **1622** — Battle of Macau: The Dutch make a failed attempt to capture Macau. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Macau))
- **1663** — The Spanish garrison of Évora capitulates, following the Portuguese victory at the Battle of Ameixial. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89vora))
- **1713** — The treaty of Adrianople ends the Russo-Ottoman War of 1711–1713, which restores territory to the Ottomans while allowing the Russians to focus on their war against the Swedes. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Adrianople_(1713)))
- **1717** — The Premier Grand Lodge of England is founded in London, the first Masonic Grand Lodge in the world (now the United Grand Lodge of England). ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premier_Grand_Lodge_of_England))
- **1724** — On 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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nativity_of_John_the_Baptist))
- **1762** — Battle of Wilhelmsthal: The British-Hanoverian army of Ferdinand of Brunswick defeats French forces in Westphalia. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wilhelmsthal))
- **1779** — American Revolutionary War: The Great Siege of Gibraltar begins. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War))
- **1793** — The first Republican constitution in France is adopted. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Constitution_of_1793))
- **1812** — Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon's Grande Armée crosses the Neman river beginning the invasion of Russia. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleonic_Wars))
- **1813** — Battle of Beaver Dams: A British and Indian combined force defeats the United States Army. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Beaver_Dams))
- **1821** — Battle of Carabobo: Decisive battle in the war of independence of Venezuela from Spain. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Carabobo))
- **1839** — An Egyptian army under Ibrahim Pascha routs an Ottoman army under Hafiz Pasha in the battle of Nezib. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibrahim_Pasha_of_Egypt))
- **1859** — Battle of Solferino (Battle of the Three Sovereigns): Sardinia and France defeat Austria in Solferino, northern Italy. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Solferino))
- **1866** — Battle of Custoza: An Austrian army defeats the Italian army during the Austro-Prussian War. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Custoza_(1866)))
- **1880** — First performance of O Canada at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français. The song would later become the national anthem of Canada. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Canada))
- **1894** — Assassination of the French President, Sadi Carnot by Sante Caserio during the Ère des attentats (1892–1894). ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Sadi_Carnot))
- **1913** — Greece and Serbia annul their alliance with Bulgaria. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia))
- **1916** — Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million-dollar contract. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Pickford))
- **1918** — First airmail service in Canada from Montreal to Toronto. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airmail))
- **1922** — The American Professional Football Association is renamed the National Football League. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League))
- **1932** — A bloodless revolution instigated by the People's Party ends the absolute power of King Prajadhipok of Siam (now Thailand). ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siamese_revolution_of_1932))
- **1938** — Pieces of a meteorite land near Chicora, Pennsylvania. The meteorite is estimated to have weighed 450 metric tons when it hit the Earth's atmosphere and exploded. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteorite))
- **1939** — Siam is renamed Thailand by Plaek Phibunsongkhram, the country's third prime minister. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaek_Phibunsongkhram))
- **1940** — World War II: Operation Collar, the first British Commando raid on occupied France, by No 11 Independent Company. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II))
- **1943** — US 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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamber_Bridge))
- **1945** — The first Victory Day Parade takes place on Red Square in Moscow, Soviet Union, symbolizing the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Day_parades))
- **1947** — Kenneth Arnold makes the first widely reported UFO sighting near Mount Rainier, Washington. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Arnold))
- **1948** — Cold War: Start of the Berlin Blockade: The Soviet Union makes overland travel between West Germany and West Berlin impossible. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War))
- **1949** — The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, starring William Boyd, is aired on NBC. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerns_on_television))
- **1950** — Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed, formally segregating races. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartheid))
- **1954** — First Indochina War: Battle of Mang Yang Pass: Viet Minh troops belonging to the 803rd Regiment ambush G.M. 100 of France in An Khê. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Indochina_War))
- **1957** — In Roth v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roth_v._United_States))
- **1960** — Venezuelan President Rómulo Betancourt is injured in an assassination attempt. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela))
- **1963** — The United Kingdom grants Zanzibar internal self-government. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zanzibar))
- **1973** — The 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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UpStairs_Lounge_arson_attack))
- **1975** — Eastern 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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Air_Lines_Flight_66))
- **1978** — Ahmad al-Ghashmi, the president of the Yemen Arab Republic, is killed when a bomb exploded in a suitcase carried by a South Yemeni envoy. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_al-Ghashmi))
- **1981** — The Humber Bridge opens to traffic, connecting Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. It remained the world's longest bridge span for 17 years. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humber_Bridge))
- **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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways_Flight_009))
- **1989** — Jiang Zemin succeeds Zhao Ziyang to become the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party after the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiang_Zemin))
- **1994** — A Boeing B-52 Stratofortress crashes at Fairchild Air Force Base near Spokane, Washington, killing four. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_B-52_Stratofortress))
- **1995** — Rugby World Cup: South Africa defeats New Zealand and Nelson Mandela presents Francois Pienaar with the Webb Ellis Cup in an iconic post-apartheid moment. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_Rugby_World_Cup))
- **2002** — The Igandu train disaster in Tanzania kills 281, the worst train accident in African history. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igandu_train_collision))
- **2004** — In New York, capital punishment is declared unconstitutional. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment))
- **2010** — At Wimbledon, John Isner of the United States defeats Nicolas Mahut of France, in the longest match in professional tennis history. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wimbledon_Championships))
- **2010** — Julia Gillard assumes office as the first female Prime Minister of Australia. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Gillard))
- **2012** — Death of Lonesome George, the last known individual of Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii, a subspecies of the Galápagos tortoise. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonesome_George))
- **2013** — Former 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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Italy))
- **2021** — The Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Florida suffers a sudden partial collapse, killing 98 people inside. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfside%2C_Florida))
- **2022** — In 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). ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobbs_v._Jackson_Women's_Health_Organization))
- **2023** — The Wagner Group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin launches an insurrection against the Russian government. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagner_Group))

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## Notable births on June 24

- **2005** — **Fran González** — Spanish footballer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(footballer%2C_born_2005)))
- **2004** — **Erika Andreeva** — Russian tennis player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erika_Andreeva))
- **2004** — **Luke Chambers** — English footballer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Chambers_(footballer%2C_born_2004)))
- **1999** — **Darwin Núñez** — Uruguayan footballer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_N%C3%BA%C3%B1ez))
- **1996** — **Duki** — Argentinian rapper ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duki_(rapper)))
- **1996** — **Marcus Coco** — Guadeloupean footballer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Coco))
- **1992** — **David Alaba** — Austrian footballer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Alaba))
- **1991** — **Yasmin Paige** — English actress ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasmin_Paige))
- **1991** — **Aidan Sezer** — Australian rugby league player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aidan_Sezer))
- **1990** — **Michael Del Zotto** — Canadian ice hockey player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Del_Zotto))

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## Notable deaths on June 24

- **2025** — **Bobby Sherman** — American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1943) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Sherman))
- **2024** — **Shifty Shellshock** — American vocalist (born 1974) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shifty_Shellshock))
- **2021** — **Benigno Aquino III** — 15th President of the Philippines (born 1960) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benigno_Aquino_III))
- **2021** — **Trần Thiện Khiêm** — 7th Prime Minister of South Vietnam and army officer (born 1925) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%E1%BA%A7n_Thi%E1%BB%87n_Khi%C3%AAm))
- **2015** — **Cristiano Araújo** — Brazilian singer-songwriter (born 1986) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ara%C3%BAjo))
- **2015** — **Mario Biaggi** — American police officer, politician and criminal (born 1917) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Biaggi))
- **2015** — **Marva Collins** — American author and educator (born 1936) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marva_Collins))
- **2015** — **Susan Ahn Cuddy** — American lieutenant (born 1915) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Ahn_Cuddy))
- **2014** — **John Clement** — Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1928) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Clement_(Ontario_politician)))
- **2014** — **Marilyn Fisher Lundy** — American businesswoman (born 1925) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Fisher_Lundy))

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