Tukuk-OS📅 June 24
18 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on June 24? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2021 — A portion of a 12-story condominium building collapsed (aftermath pictured) in Surfside, Florida, United States, killing 98 people and injuring 11 others.
- 2010 — Julia Gillard was sworn in as the first female prime minister of Australia after incumbent Kevin Rudd declined to contest a leadership spill in the Labor Party.
- 2010 — John Isner defeated Nicolas Mahut at the Wimbledon Championships, concluding the longest match in tennis history, which lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes over three days.
- 1989 — Following the Tiananmen Square massacre, the 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party appointed Jiang Zemin as general secretary in place of Zhao Ziyang.
1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist PartyJiang Zemin
- 1943 — Amid racial tensions, U.S. Army military police shot and killed a black serviceman after a confrontation at a pub in Bamber Bridge, England.
- 1940 — Second World War: The British Army carried out Operation Collar, its first commando raid into German-occupied France.
- 1939 — The first of the Thai cultural mandates was issued, officially changing the country's name from Siam to Thailand.
- 1937 — The U.S. Navy's first two fast battleships, North Carolina and Washington, of the North Carolina class, were respectively ordered from the New York and Philadelphia Naval Shipyards.
Fast battleshipUSS North Carolina (BB-55)USS Washington (BB-56)
- 1932 — A group of military officers and civilians engineered a bloodless coup in Siam, ending the absolute rule of the Chakri dynasty.
- 1880 — "O Canada", the present-day national anthem of Canada, was first performed in Quebec City during a Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day banquet.
- 1812 — Napoleonic Wars: Led by Napoleon, the French Grande Armée crossed the Neman, beginning their invasion of Russia.
- 1724 — On the Feast of St. John the Baptist, Bach led the first performance of Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam, BWV 7, the third cantata of his chorale cantata cycle.
Nativity of John the BaptistJohann Sebastian BachChrist unser Herr zum Jordan kam, BWV 7
- 1717 — The first Grand Lodge of Freemasonry, the Premier Grand Lodge of England, was founded in London.
- 1559 — The Book of Common Prayer, a major component of the Elizabethan religious settlement, was introduced as the liturgy of the Church of England through the Act of Uniformity 1558.
Book of Common Prayer (1559)Elizabethan religious settlementChurch of England
- 1374 — An outbreak of dancing mania, in which crowds of people danced themselves to exhaustion, began in Aachen (in present-day Germany) before spreading to other parts of Europe.
- 1340 — Hundred Years' War: The English fleet commanded by Edward III almost completely destroyed the French fleet at the Battle of Sluys.
- 1314 — In the decisive battle of the First War of Scottish Independence, Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeated English troops under Edward II near Bannockburn, Scotland.
First War of Scottish IndependenceRobert the BruceBattle of Bannockburn
- 474 — Western Roman emperor Glycerius, who was not recognized by his Eastern counterpart Leo I, was forced to abdicate.
Births
- 2008 — Mathis Jangéal, French footballer
- 2000 — Nehuén Pérez, Argentine footballer
- 1999 — Darwin Núñez, Uruguayan footballer
- 1998 — Federico Gatti, Italian footballer
- 1998 — Pierre-Luc Dubois, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1996 — Duki, Argentine rapper
- 1992 — David Alaba, Austrian footballer
- 1991 — Yasmin Paige, English actress
- 1991 — Aidan Sezer, Australian rugby league player
- 1990 — Michael Del Zotto, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1990 — Richard Sukuta-Pasu, German footballer
- 1989 — Teklemariam Medhin, Eritrean runner
Deaths
- 2025 — Bobby Sherman, American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1943)
- 2024 — Shifty Shellshock, American vocalist (born 1974)
- 2021 — Benigno Aquino III, 15th President of the Philippines (born 1960)
- 2021 — Trần Thiện Khiêm, 7th Prime Minister of South Vietnam and army officer (born 1925)
- 2015 — Cristiano Araújo, Brazilian singer-songwriter (born 1986)
- 2015 — Mario Biaggi, American police officer, politician and criminal (born 1917)
- 2015 — Marva Collins, American author and educator (born 1936)
- 2015 — Susan Ahn Cuddy, American lieutenant (born 1915)
- 2014 — John Clement, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1928)
- 2014 — Marilyn Fisher Lundy, American businesswoman (born 1925)
- 2014 — Olga Kotelko, Canadian runner and softball player (born 1919)
- 2014 — Ramón José Velásquez, Venezuelan journalist, lawyer, and politician, President of Venezuela (born 1916)
Observances & holidays
- Army Day or Battle of Carabobo Day (Venezuela)
- Bannockburn Day (Scotland)
- Christian feast day: Gohard
- Christian feast day: Joseph Yuan
- Christian feast day: María Guadalupe García Zavala
- Christian feast day: Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
- Christian feast day: Rumbold of Mechlin
- Christian feast day: June 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Day of the Caboclo (Amazonas, Brazil)
- Inti Raymi, a winter solstice festival and a New Year in the Andes of the Southern Hemisphere (Sacsayhuamán)
- St John's Day and the second day of the Midsummer celebrations (although this is not the astronomical summer solstice, see June 20) (Roman Catholic Church, Europe), and its related observances: Enyovden (Bulgaria)
- St John's Day and the second day of the Midsummer celebrations (although this is not the astronomical summer solstice, see June 20) (Roman Catholic Church, Europe), and its related observances: Catalan Countries National Day (Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Northern Catalonia, Valencia)
- St John's Day and the second day of the Midsummer celebrations (although this is not the astronomical summer solstice, see June 20) (Roman Catholic Church, Europe), and its related observances: Jaanipäev (Estonia)
- St John's Day and the second day of the Midsummer celebrations (although this is not the astronomical summer solstice, see June 20) (Roman Catholic Church, Europe), and its related observances: Jāņi (Latvia)
- St John's Day and the second day of the Midsummer celebrations (although this is not the astronomical summer solstice, see June 20) (Roman Catholic Church, Europe), and its related observances: Jónsmessa (Iceland)
- St John's Day and the second day of the Midsummer celebrations (although this is not the astronomical summer solstice, see June 20) (Roman Catholic Church, Europe), and its related observances: Midsummer Day (England)
- St John's Day and the second day of the Midsummer celebrations (although this is not the astronomical summer solstice, see June 20) (Roman Catholic Church, Europe), and its related observances: Saint Jonas' Festival or Joninės (Lithuania)
- St John's Day and the second day of the Midsummer celebrations (although this is not the astronomical summer solstice, see June 20) (Roman Catholic Church, Europe), and its related observances: Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (Quebec)
- St John's Day and the second day of the Midsummer celebrations (although this is not the astronomical summer solstice, see June 20) (Roman Catholic Church, Europe), and its related observances: Sânziene (western Carpathian Mountains of Romania)
- St John's Day and the second day of the Midsummer celebrations (although this is not the astronomical summer solstice, see June 20) (Roman Catholic Church, Europe), and its related observances: Wattah Wattah Festival (Philippines)
- Fors Fortuna, ancient Roman festival to Fortuna
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