June 24

Events

 * -, the first documented victory of forces.
 * -, near Guimarães. forces led by  defeat his mother D.Teresa and D.Fernão Peres de Trava. After this battle, the future king calls himself "Prince of Portugal", the first step towards "official independence" in.
 * - End of the . forces led by  defeat . Scotland regains its independence.
 * - : The French fleet was almost totally destroyed by the English Fleet commanded in person by.
 * - A sudden outbreak of causes people in the streets of, , to experience s and begin to jump and twitch uncontrollably until they collapse from exhaustion.
 * - founded.
 * - lands on  in ; first European exploration of the region since the.
 * 1497  -  traitors  and  executed at ,
 * - and  crowned King and Queen of England.
 * - The state of  is conquered and disbanded.
 * - Miguel Lopez de Legazpi founded, the capital of the.
 * - The first Dutch voyage to the East Indies reaches (on ).
 * - Dutch attempt but fail to capture.
 * - The colony of is founded.
 * - is founded.
 * -, the first Grand Lodge (now the United Grand Lodge of England), is founded in , England.
 * - First republican in  adopted.
 * - is founded.
 * - :  crosses the  beginning his  of.
 * - : A British, and Indian joint force defeat the U.S Army.
 * - -  was the decisive battle in the war of independence of Venezuela from.
 * - : (Battle of the Three Sovereigns). and  defeat  in, northern.
 * - First performance of , the song that would become the of, at the.
 * 1894  -  assassinated by.
 * - First exhibition of 's work opens.
 * - King develops, delaying his coronation.
 * - and  annul their alliance with.
 * - becomes first female film star to get million dollar contract.
 * 1916  -  begins with a week long artillery bombardment on the German Line.
 * - First service in  from  to.
 * - With declining business, the begins using one-person crews on  operations in
 * - A military coup ends the absolute power of the king of.
 * - A 450  strikes the earth in an empty field near.
 * - and  sign an armistice.
 * - makes the first widely reported UFO sighting near,.
 * - Start of the . The makes overland travel between the West with  impossible.
 * - The first, , is aired on starring.
 * - The rules that obscenity is not protected by the.
 * - is granted internal self-government by the.
 * - An  crashes at, . 113 people die.
 * - What would be the world's longest single-span suspension bridge for 17 years, the opens, connecting  and.
 * -, sometimes referred to as the incident, flew into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung, resulting in the failure of all four engines.
 * - :, first female American astronaut, returns to earth.
 * - computer science professor Dr.  loses the sight in one eye, the hearing in one ear, and part of his right hand after receiving a  from the.
 * - A   at, killing all four members of its crew.
 * - South Africa defeats New Zealand in the . The 1995 World cup was the first major sporting event in South Africa after Apartheid.
 * - The in  kills 281, the worst train accident in African history.
 * - Habib Dodo, the general secretary of the is assassinated by pro-government forces.
 * 2004  - In,  was declared unconstitutional.
 * - The starts near,  destroying 200+ structures in its first 48 hours.
 * - The starts near,  destroying 200+ structures in its first 48 hours.

Births

 * - (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Italian saint (d. )
 * -, German reformer (d. )
 * -, French theologian (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, queen consort of Portugal (d. )
 * -, Spanish Carmelite mystic and poet (d. )
 * -, English Jesuit priest (d. )
 * -, French churchman (d. )
 * -, German scholar (d. )
 * -, Swiss publicist (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, French general (d. )
 * -, British naval officer and explorer (d. )
 * -, German anatomist and physiologist (d. )
 * -, English-born composer (d. )
 * -, American religious leader (d. )
 * -, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. )
 * -, American clergyman and reformer (d. )
 * -, surveyor-general of South Australia (d. )
 * -, American author (disappeared )
 * -, British field marshal (d. )
 * -, queen of Spain (d. )
 * -, German Olympic official (d. )
 * 1882  -, French Canadian politician and businessman (d. )
 * -, Austrian-born physicist, laureate (d. )
 * -, Northern Irish dramatist (d. )
 * -, Dutch architect (d. )
 * -, American boxer (d. )
 * -, American shipping magnate (d. )
 * -, German mathematician (d. )
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * -, American singer, songwriter and comedian (d. )
 * -, French cellist (d. )
 * -, Russian poet (d. )
 * -, German composer (d. )
 * 1908  -, Indian classical dancer (d )
 * 1908  -, Estonian military officer (d. )
 * -, Argentine Formula One 5-time World Champion (d. )
 * 1911  -, Argentinian writer
 * -, British cricket commentator (d )
 * - CBE, British WW II secret agent
 * -, British astronomer (d. )
 * -, Italian singer
 * -, member of the Swiss Federal Council
 * -, American physicist, laureate
 * -, French film director
 * 1930  -, American publishing executive (d. )
 * -, American golfer
 * -, Québec singer
 * -, American composer
 * -, an acclaimed contemporary American crime writer
 * -, Bulgarian-French philosopher, psychoanalyst, and novelist
 * -, American actress
 * -, English musician
 * 1944  -, English musician
 * 1944  -, English guitarist
 * 1944  -, English musician (d. )
 * -, English musician (The )
 * 1945  -, American politician
 * 1945  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American astronaut (d. )
 * 1946  -, Canadian politician
 * -, American actor
 * 1947  -, English musician
 * -, Swiss keyboard player
 * -, English bassist
 * -, American author
 * 1950  -, American actress
 * -, British-born artist
 * -, Estonian artist
 * -, Guru of
 * 1955  -, American actress
 * -, English actor
 * -, American ice hockey coach
 * 1958  -, Premier of Québec
 * 1958  -, American ice hockey coach
 * -, the "Central Park Jogger"
 * 1960  -, Swedish politician
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * 1961  -, Scottish actor
 * 1961  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1961  -, English musician and songwriter
 * -, Russian writer
 * 1963  -, Serbian-born American soccer player
 * 1963  -, American comic book artist (d. )
 * -, American ice hockey player
 * -, American singer-songwriter
 * 1966  -, American actress, director and screenwriter (d. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1967  -, German musician
 * 1967  -, Slovenian film director
 * 1967  -, American writer
 * 1967  -, American actress
 * -, Norwegian singer
 * -, American singer
 * -, Australian cyclist
 * 1972  -, n rower
 * -, German actor
 * 1973  -, South Korean actor
 * -, American actress
 * 1975  -, Czech ice hockey player
 * -, English author
 * -, Greek basketball player
 * -, Spanish footballer
 * 1978  -, Greek footballer
 * 1978  -, Japanese footballer
 * 1978  -, American musician
 * 1978  -, Argentine footballer
 * 1978  -, Finnish guitarist
 * -, British internet folklore subject
 * 1979  -, Czechoslovakian-born supermodel
 * -, American actress
 * 1980  -, Brazilian footballer
 * 1980  -, Australian racing driver
 * -, American writer
 * 1982  -, English footballer
 * 1982  -, Canadian film director
 * 1982  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, American actor
 * 1985  -, Japanese gravure idol
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1986  -, American singer
 * -, Italian footballer
 * 1987  -, Argentine footballer
 * -, Legand among Humans

Deaths

 * - (b. )
 * - Duke (b. )
 * -, Duchess of Ferrara (b. )
 * -, Japanese samurai commander (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, French astronomer (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, French soldier (b. )
 * -, Dutch philologist (b. )
 * -, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. )
 * -, American lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. )
 * -, Greek admiral and politician, commander of Greek naval forces in (b. )
 * -, French statesman (b. )
 * -, (heart failure) (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, German Minister of Foreign Affairs (assassinated) (b. )
 * -, Argentine singer (airplane crash) (b. )
 * -, Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (b. )
 * -, British comedian (b. )
 * -, French Canadian politician (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, Canadian president (b. )
 * -, American actor and musician (b. )
 * -, Mexican painter.
 * -, Legand among Men (b. )
 * -, American athlete (b. )
 * 1997  -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Romanian-born British intelligence officer (b. )
 * 2000  -, English actor (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Russian actor (b. )
 * -, Greek songwriter (b. )
 * -, American voice actor and ventriloquist (b. )
 * 2005  -, Former chief rabbi of Iran (b. )
 * -, mother of (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * 2007  -, Canadian professional wrestler (b. )
 * 2007  -, Northern Irish footballer (b. )
 * 2007  -, Danish reggae and dancehall artist (b. )
 * 2007  -, Danish reggae and dancehall artist (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * , also called St-Jean-Baptiste Day
 * Original in  and, although the official holiday is now moved to the nearest Friday
 * One of the four in the.
 * in (celebrating the  discovery by )
 * in
 * in Croatia- Independence Day in 1991, independence from Yugoslavia
 * in Philippines - foundation day of Manila, capital of the Philippines. This commemorates the founding of Maynila (former name of Manila) by Miguel lopez de Legazpi, a Spanish conquistador.


 * in
 * in
 * in (see  above)
 * - Feast of Rahmat (Mercy) - First day of the sixth month of the
 * in
 * - 2006
 * - 2006

Liturgical feasts
in and  in Portuguese, especially in
 * Feast of the birth of, of Québec, brush makers and knife sharpeners; also  observed in  and ,
 * Cusco's Day In