24 June
Notable Births
Fran González (footballer, born 2005)
b. 2005
Spanish footballer
Erika Andreeva
b. 2004
Russian tennis player (born 2004)
Luke Chambers (footballer, born 2004)
b. 2004
English footballer
Darwin Núñez
b. 1999
Uruguayan footballer (born 1999)
Duki (rapper)
b. 1996
Argentine rapper
Marcus Coco
b. 1996
Guadeloupean footballer (born 1996)
David Alaba
b. 1992
Austrian footballer (born 1992)
Aidan Sezer
b. 1991
Turkey international rugby league footballer
Michael Del Zotto
b. 1990
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1990)
Richard Sukuta-Pasu
b. 1990
German footballer (born 1990)
Teklemariam Medhin
b. 1989
Eritrean long-distance runner
Micah Richards
b. 1988
English footballer (born 1988)
Nichkhun
b. 1988
Thai American rapper (born 1988)
Lionel Messi
b. 1987
Argentine footballer (born 1987)
Pierre Vaultier
b. 1987
French snowboarder (born 1987)
Stuart Broad
b. 1986
English former cricketer and commentator (born 1986)
Phil Hughes (baseball)
b. 1986
American baseball player (born 1986)
Solange Knowles
b. 1986
American singer and songwriter (born 1986)
Diego Alves
b. 1985
Brazilian footballer (born 1985)
Iain Glen
b. 1961
Scottish actor (born 1961)
Notable Deaths
Bobby Sherman
d. 2025
American singer and actor (1943–2025)
Shifty Shellshock
d. 2024
American singer (1974–2024)
Benigno Aquino III
d. 2021
President of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016
Trần Thiện Khiêm
d. 2021
Prime Minister of South Vietnam from 1969 to 1975
Cristiano Araújo
d. 2015
Brazilian singer (1986–2015)
Mario Biaggi
d. 2015
American politician (1917–2015)
Marva Collins
d. 2015
American educator
Susan Ahn Cuddy
d. 2015
United States Navy officer
Ramón José Velásquez
d. 2014
President of Venezuela from 1993 to 1994
Eli Wallach
d. 2014
American actor (1915–2014)
Mick Aston
d. 2013
English archaeologist (1946–2013)
Emilio Colombo
d. 2013
Italian politician (1920–2013)
Joannes Gijsen
d. 2013
Dutch Roman Catholic bishop (1932–2013)
William Hathaway
d. 2013
American politician
James Martin (author)
d. 2013
British information technology consultant and writer
Alan Myers (drummer)
d. 2013
American drummer (1954–2013)
Darrel Akerfelds
d. 2012
American baseball player (1962–2012)
Gad Beck
d. 2012
Holocaust survivor, author
Gu Chaohao
d. 2012
Chinese mathematician
Miki Roqué
d. 2012
Spanish footballer (1988–2012)
On This Day in History
All 66 ›2023
The Wagner Group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin launches an insurrection against the Russian government.
Wagner Group
2022
In Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the U.S. Constitution does not assign the authority to regulate abortions to the federal government, thereby returning such authority to the individual states. This overturns the prior decisions in Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992).
Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
2021
The Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Florida suffers a sudden partial collapse, killing 98 people inside.
Surfside, Florida
2013
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is found guilty of abusing his power and engaging in sex with an underage prostitute, and is sentenced to seven years in prison.
Prime Minister of Italy
2012
Death of Lonesome George, the last known individual of Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii, a subspecies of the Galápagos tortoise.
Lonesome George
2010
At Wimbledon, John Isner of the United States defeats Nicolas Mahut of France, in the longest match in professional tennis history.
Wimbledon Championships
2010
Julia Gillard assumes office as the first female Prime Minister of Australia.
Julia Gillard
2004
In New York, capital punishment is declared unconstitutional.
Capital punishment
2002
The Igandu train disaster in Tanzania kills 281, the worst train accident in African history.
Igandu train collision
1995
Rugby World Cup: South Africa defeats New Zealand and Nelson Mandela presents Francois Pienaar with the Webb Ellis Cup in an iconic post-apartheid moment.
1995 Rugby World Cup
1994
A Boeing B-52 Stratofortress crashes at Fairchild Air Force Base near Spokane, Washington, killing four.
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
1989
Jiang Zemin succeeds Zhao Ziyang to become the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party after the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre.
Jiang Zemin
1982
"The Jakarta Incident": British Airways Flight 009 flies into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung, resulting in the failure of all four engines.
British Airways Flight 009
1981
The Humber Bridge opens to traffic, connecting Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. It remained the world's longest bridge span for 17 years.
Humber Bridge
1975
Eastern Air Lines Flight 66 encounters severe wind shear and crashes on final approach to New York's JFK Airport killing 113 of the 124 passengers on board, making it the deadliest U.S. plane crash at the time. This accident led to decades of research into downburst and microburst phenomena and their effects on aircraft.
Eastern Air Lines Flight 66
1973
The UpStairs Lounge arson attack takes place at a gay bar located on the second floor of the three-story building at 141 Chartres Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, US. Thirty-two people die as a result of fire or smoke inhalation.
UpStairs Lounge arson attack
1963
The United Kingdom grants Zanzibar internal self-government.
Zanzibar
1960
Venezuelan President Rómulo Betancourt is injured in an assassination attempt.
Venezuela
1957
In Roth v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment.
Roth v. United States
1954
First Indochina War: Battle of Mang Yang Pass: Viet Minh troops belonging to the 803rd Regiment ambush G.M. 100 of France in An Khê.
First Indochina War