June 24 in History

Historical Events on June 24

109 Roman emperor Trajan inaugurates the Aqua Traiana, an aqueduct that channels water from Lake Bracciano, 40 kilometres (25 miles) north-west of Rome.

1509 Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon are crowned King and Queen of England.

1779 American Revolutionary War: The Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.

1812 Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon's Grande Armée crosses the Neman river beginning the invasion of Russia.

1913 Greece and Serbia annul their alliance with Bulgaria.

1939 Siam is renamed Thailand by Plaek Phibunsongkhram, the country's third prime minister.

1940 World War II: Operation Collar, the first British Commando raid on occupied France, by No 11 Independent Company.

1950 Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act formally segregating races is passed.

2010 Julia Gillard assumes office as the first female Prime Minister of Australia.

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Famous Birthdays on June 24

1850 Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

1911 Juan Manuel Fangio

1987 Lionel Messi

1988 Micah Richards

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Famous Deaths on June 24

1398 Hongwu Emperor

1908 Grover Cleveland

1987 Jackie Gleason

2007 Chris Benoit

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