Births on June 24

Simona Dobrá

Born on June 24, 1987

Simona Dobrá, Czech tennis player

Simona Dobrá (born 24 June 1987) is a retired Czech tennis player.

Dobrá won two singles and 21 doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 15 September 2008, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 514. On 8 June 2009, she peaked at world number 241 in the doubles rankings.

In June 2008, partnering Tereza Hladíková, Dobrá won the $75,000 ITF tournament in Zlín, defeating Lucie Hradecká and Renata Voráčová in the final.Dobrá retired from tennis 2012.

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Events on 1987

27 Apr

Kurt Waldheim
The U.S. Department of Justice bars Austrian President Kurt Waldheim (and his wife, Elisabeth, who had also been a Nazi) from entering the USA, charging that he had aided in the deportations and executions of thousands of Jews and others as a German Army officer during World War II.
1 May

Auschwitz concentration camp
Pope John Paul II beatifies Edith Stein, a Jewish-born Carmelite nun who was gassed in the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz.
5 Jul

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Sri Lankan Civil War: The LTTE uses suicide attacks on the Sri Lankan Army for the first time. The Black Tigers are born and, in the following years, will continue to kill with the tactic.
27 Jul

RMS Titanic
RMS Titanic Inc. begins the first expedited salvage of wreckage of the RMS Titanic.
7 Nov

Habib Bourguiba
In Tunisia, president Habib Bourguiba is overthrown and replaced by Prime Minister Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

Births on June 24

Simona Dobrá

Born on June 24, 1987

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Events on 1987

Kurt Waldheim

Auschwitz concentration camp

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

RMS Titanic

Habib Bourguiba