24 July - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, on July 24, the day number in a year is 205 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 206. July 24 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
July 24 in History - Top Historical Events
| Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
| 1411 | Forces of Donald of Islay, Lord of the Isles, and AlexanderStewart, Earl of Mar, fought at the Battle of Harlaw near Inverurie,Scotland. |
| 1701 | French explorer Antoine de La Mothe Cadillac established Fort Pontchar train du Détroit, which later grew into the city of Detroit. |
| 1701 | A Frenchman named Fort Pontchartrain established the emporium. |
| 1715 | 1715 Treasure Fleet: A Spanish treasure on 10 ships under General Don Juan Ubila went from Spain to Havana, Cuba, seven days later, nine of them sank in a storm off the coast of Florida and some treasure was later found. |
| 1758 | The then US President George Washington attended the first Assembly of North America in the Virginia House of Burgesses. |
| 1783 | The Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti and the Russian Empire signed the Treaty of Georgievsk, establishing Georgia as a protectorate of Russia. |
| 1783 | Georgia was made patron of Russia. |
| 1797 | Horatio Nelson was wounded in the Battle of Santa Cruz, in which he lost one of his hands. |
| 1823 | In Chile, slavery was abolished forever. |
| 1830 | Slavery was abolished in Chile. |
| 1834 | The Liberal War ended in Portugal. |
| 1870 | The first inland rail service started in America. |
| 1910 | Ottoman forces captured the city of Shkodër to put down theAlbanian Revolt of 1910. |
| 1915 | The passenger ship SS Eastland rolled over while tied to a dockin the Chicago River, killing 844 passengers and crew, the largest lossof life disaster from a single shipwreck on the Great Lakes. |
| 1915 | A steamer Eastland in Central Chicago killed 844 people. |
| 1923 | The Treaty of Lausanne was signed to settle the Anatolian partof the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire, establishing the boundariesof modern Turkey. |
| 1929 | Aristad Briand was succeeded by French Prime Minister Raymond Poincaré after resigning. |
| 1932 | Ramakrishna Mission Service Establishment was established. |
| 1938 | A combined German–Austrian team became the first team toclimb the north face of the Eiger, one of the six great north faces ofthe Alps. |
| 1941 | The entire Jewish population was murdered by the Nazis in the north European country of Lithuania. |
| 1943 | Second World War-RAF Bomber Command began Operation Gomorrah,the strategic bombing of Hamburg, Germany, eventually killing at least50,000 and leaving over a million others homeless. |
| 1944 | 300 fighter jets dropped bombs on Germany. |
| 1959 | Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and U.S. Vice PresidentRichard Nixon held an impromptu debate at the opening of the AmericanNational Exhibition at Sokolniki Park in Moscow. |
| 1963 | Bluenose II, a replica of a major Canadian symbol, was launchedin Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. |
| 1967 | During a speech in Montreal, French President Charles de Gaulledeclared 'Long live free Quebec!', a statement that was interpreted assupport for Quebec independence from Canada. |
| 1969 | Apollo 11 spacecraft returns to Earth. |
| 1980 | At the Moscow Olympics, Australia's Quietly Confident Quartetswimming team won the gold medal in the men's 4 x 100 metre medleyrelay, the only time that the United States, who were boycotting thesegames, has not won the event at Olympic level. |
| 1982 | Heavy rains in Nagasaki, Japan, resulted in the collapse of 299 people. |
| 1991 | The government of P. V. Narasimha Rao and his finance ministerManmohan Singh introduced reforms that began the ongoing economicliberalisation in India. |
| 1994 | Bodo militants killed 37 Muslims in Assam's busbari. |
| 1999 | The American spacecraft Columbia was successfully launched. |
| 2000 | s. Vijayalakshmi became the first female grandmaster of chess. |
| 2002 | Having been convicted of accepting bribes, income tax evasion,and racketeering, James Traficant was expelled from the United StatesHouse of Representatives. |
| 2005 | Lance Armstrong retires after winning his 7th straight Tours de France. |
| 2008 | About 100 people were affected by the leak at the Trichastine nuclear plant in France. |
| 2009 | The MV Arctic Sea, reportedly carrying timber, was allegedlyboarded by hijackers off the coast of Sweden, but much speculationremains as to the actual cargo and events. |
| 2010 | Rallies to release Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian woman facing execution for adultery, occur in Paris, New York City, Ottowa and elsewhere. |
| 2011 | Over half of the country of Peru enters a state of emergency as a result of unusually cold weather. |
| 2011 | BP announces plans to begin drilling for oil off the coast of Libya. |
| 2012 | Vice-President John Dramani Mahama becomes President of Ghana after President John Atta Mills, dies. |
| 2012 | Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi appoints Hisham Qandil as Prime Minister, and asks him to form a new government. |
| 2013 | The scientific theory of supersymmetry is challenged after experiments with the Large Hadron Collider yield an incredibly rare particle decay event. |
| 2013 | NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden remains in Moscow, Russia; he is stranded at Russia's Sheremetyevo International Airport. |
| 2014 | Arseny Yatseniuk, prime minister of Ukraine, submits his resignation in frustration over inaction of the parliament to address energy needs and military funding. |
| 2014 | Amazon Inc. reports a $126 million loss for the second quarter, its second-highest loss on record; the company has been investing in new services to attract and retain more customers. |
Famous Birthdays of July 24:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
| 1966 | Martin Keown / Footballer / United Kingdom |
| 1992 | Dmitry Abyzov / Fooballer / Russia |
| 1961 | Kerry Dixon / Footballer / United Kingdom |
| 1884 | Maria Caserini / Actress / Italy |
| 1930 | Keshubhai Patel / Politician / India |
| 1975 | Tracey Crouch / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 1991 | Manuel Fischnaller / Footballer / Italy |
| 1930 | Alfred Balk / Author / United States of America |
| 1953 | Claire McCaskill / Politician / United States of America |
| 1945 | Hugh Ross / Astronomer / United States of America |
| 1851 | Friedrich Schottky / Mathematician / Germany |
| 1935 | Mel Ramos / Painter / United States of America |
| 1889 | Agnes Meyer Driscoll / Cryptanalyst / United States of America |
| 1874 | Oswald Chambers / Author / Scotland |
| 1931 | Ermanno Olmi / Writer / Italy |
| 1946 | Friedhelm Haebermann / Footballer / Germany |
| 1964 | Urmas Kaljend / Footballer / Estonia |
| 1990 | Dean Stoneman / Racing Car Driver / United Kingdom |
| 1985 | Aries Merritt / Hurdler / United States of America |
| 1966 | Mo-Do / Writer / Italy |
| 1952 | Gus Van Sant / Producer / United States of America |
| 1987 | Zack Sabre / Wrestler / United Kingdom |
| 1945 | Anthony Watts / Physicist / United Kingdom |
| 1964 | Barry Bonds / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1976 | Tiago Monteiro / Race Car Driver / Portugal |
| 1953 | Tadashi Kawamata / Artist / Japan |
| 1981 | Doug Bollinger / Cricketer / Australia |
| 1989 | Maurkice Pouncey / Footballer / United States of America |
| 1786 | Joseph Nicollet / Mathematician / France |
| 1857 | Henrik Pontoppidan / Author / Denmark |
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