Today in History for 24th June 2024

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Historical Events

1946 - Georges Bidault elected premier of France
1948 - Soviet Union begins the West Berlin Blockade by stopping access by road, rail and water
1960 - 10th Berlin International Film Festival: "El Lazarillo de Tormes" wins Golden Bear
1961 - Tony Sheridan, backed by the Beatles, records "If You Love Me Baby" (aka "Take Out Some Insurance On Me, Baby") in Hamburg, Germany
1968 - LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Pleasant Valley CC: Canadian Sandra Post wins an 18-hole playoff against Kathy Whitworth by 7 strokes
2019 - Greek Cypriot army officer Nicos Metaxas given seven life sentences for the murder of five women and two children in Nicosia

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Famous Birthdays

1343 - Jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre, born in Châteauneuf-sur-Loire, France (d. 1373)
1848 - Brooks Adams, American philosopher (Theory of Social Revolutions), born in Quincy, Massachusetts (d. 1927)
1870 - Horatio Mbelle, South African interpreter, community leader and politician, born in Burgersdorp, Cape Colony (d. 1947)
1906 - Pierre Fournier, French cellist, and teacher (Paris Conservatoire, 1937-49), born in Paris, France (d. 1986)
1965 - Uwe Krupp, NHL ice hockey defenseman, 1986-2003 (2 x All- Star; 2 x Stanley Cup; Buffalo Sabres, Colorado Avalanche, and 3 other teams; Olympics. 1998 (Germany)), and European coach, born in Cologne, Germany
1982 - Jarret Stoll, Canadian ice hockey player

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Famous Deaths

1952 - Lodewijk Mortelmans, Belgian composer (Morgenstemming - Morning Mood), dies at 84
1978 - Robert Charroux, French writer (b. 1909)
1993 - Archie Williams, American athlete (Olympic gold 400m 1936), dies of a heart attack at 78
1995 - Inshan Ali, West Indian cricketer (WI chinaman bowler 1971-77), dies at 45
2007 - Chris Benoit, Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1967)
2023 - Ian Browne, Australian track cyclist (Olympic gold 2000m tandem 1956 [with Tony Marchant], dies at 92

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