On this day: June 24
Events
French invasion of RussiaJune 24, 1812 – December 14, 1812 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of SolferinoJune 24, 1859 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of CustozaJune 24, 1866 · Wars & Conflicts
Founding of American Locomotive CompanyJune 24, 1901 · Companies
Founding of Alfa RomeoJune 24, 1910 · Companies
Founding of RIA NovostiJune 24, 1941 · Companies
1950 FIFA World CupJune 24, 1950 – July 16, 1950 · Sports
Release of The Masque of the Red DeathJune 24, 1964 · Film
Release of Catch-22June 24, 1970 · Film- Release of MagiaJune 24, 1991 · Music
- Release of Century ChildJune 24, 2002 · Music
- Release of ElephunkJune 24, 2003 · Music
Release of 4June 24, 2011 · Music- Release of A Better LifeJune 24, 2011 · Film
Surfside condominium collapseJune 24, 2021 · World History
Born on this day
William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-KasselJune 24, 1532 – August 25, 1592 · Science
Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'ArgensJune 24, 1704 – January 11, 1771 · Culture
John RossJune 24, 1777 – August 30, 1856 · Exploration
Ernst Heinrich WeberJune 24, 1795 – January 26, 1878 · Science- Wilhelm HemprichJune 24, 1796 – June 30, 1825 · Exploration
Johannes WislicenusJune 24, 1835 – December 5, 1902 · Science
Jan MatejkoJune 24, 1838 – November 1, 1893 · Art
Émile DuclauxJune 24, 1840 – May 3, 1904 · Science
Robert HenriJune 24, 1865 – July 12, 1929 · Art
Hugo SimbergJune 24, 1873 – July 12, 1917 · Art
Oswald VeblenJune 24, 1880 – August 10, 1960 · Science
Victor Francis HessJune 24, 1883 – December 17, 1964 · Science
Jean MetzingerJune 24, 1883 – November 1956 · Art
Marc ChagallJune 24, 1887 – March 28, 1985 · Art
Gerrit RietveldJune 24, 1888 – June 25, 1964 · Culture
Irving PichelJune 24, 1891 – July 13, 1954 · Film
Harry PartchJune 24, 1901 – September 3, 1974 · Technology
Phil HarrisJune 24, 1904 – August 11, 1995 · Music
William Penney, Baron PenneyJune 24, 1909 – March 3, 1991 · Science
Ernesto SabatoJune 24, 1911 – April 30, 2011 · Art
Fred HoyleJune 24, 1915 – August 20, 2001 · Science- Joan ClarkeJune 24, 1917 – September 4, 1996 · Science
Yves BonnefoyJune 24, 1923 – July 1, 2016 · Culture
Martin Lewis PerlJune 24, 1927 – September 30, 2014 · Science
Carolyn S. ShoemakerJune 24, 1929 – August 13, 2021 · Science
Claude ChabrolJune 24, 1930 – September 12, 2010 · Film
Terry RileyJune 24, 1935 – present · Music
Paul L. SmithJune 24, 1936 – April 25, 2012 · Film
Robert Downey Sr.June 24, 1936 – July 7, 2021 · Film- Sultan RahiJune 24, 1938 – January 9, 1996 · Film
Brigitte FontaineJune 24, 1939 – present · Film
Julia KristevaJune 24, 1941 – present · Culture
Jeff BeckJune 24, 1944 – January 10, 2023 · Music
Ellison OnizukaJune 24, 1946 – January 28, 1986 · Space
Peter WellerJune 24, 1947 – present · Film
Patrick MorazJune 24, 1948 – present · Music
John IllsleyJune 24, 1949 – present · Art
William E. MoernerJune 24, 1953 – present · Science
Dan GilroyJune 24, 1959 – present · Film
Siedah GarrettJune 24, 1960 – present · Music
Claudia SheinbaumJune 24, 1962 – present · Science
Mum JokmokJune 24, 1965 – present · Film
Adrienne ShellyJune 24, 1966 – November 1, 2006 · Film
Hope SandovalJune 24, 1966 – present · Music
Richard KruspeJune 24, 1967 – present · Music
Ursula MeierJune 24, 1971 – present · Film
Francine JordiJune 24, 1977 – present · Music
Raja ChariJune 24, 1977 – present · Space
Emppu VuorinenJune 24, 1978 – present · Music
Mindy KalingJune 24, 1979 – present · Film
Jasmin MoghbeliJune 24, 1983 – present · Space
Solange KnowlesJune 24, 1986 – present · Film
Lionel MessiJune 24, 1987 – present · Sports
LiSAJune 24, 1987 – present · Music
6lackJune 24, 1992 – present · Music
Harris DickinsonJune 24, 1996 – present · Film