What are the important events that happened on June 24? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
June 24: Facts & Myths About This Day
June 24 is the 175th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 190 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is June 11, 2025 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,750,723,200 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectaheptacontapentagon’ day.
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Cancer is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Pearl is the modern birthstone for this month. Moonstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 238 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,568 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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June 24 Historical Events
- 972 –Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces, takes place.
- 1604 –Samuel de Champlain discovers the mouth of the Saint John River, site of Reversing Falls and the present day city of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
- 1793 –The first Republican constitution in France is adopted.
- 1859 –Battle of Solferino (Battle of the Three Sovereigns): Sardinia and France defeat Austria in Solferino, northern Italy.
- 1902 –King Edward VII of the United Kingdom develops appendicitis, delaying his coronation.
- 1913 –Greece and Serbia annul their alliance with Bulgaria.
- 1932 –A bloodless Revolution instigated by the People’s Party ends the absolute power of King Prajadhipok of Siam (now Thailand).
- 1957 –In Roth v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment.
- 1981 –The Humber Bridge is opened to traffic, connecting Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. It would be the world’s longest single-span suspension bridge for 17 years.
- 2004 –In New York, capital punishment is declared unconstitutional.
Who were born on June 24?
- 1803 –George James Webb, English-born composer (d. 1887)
- 1935 –Terry Riley, American composer
- 1958 –Kathy Troccoli, American singer
- 1972 –Robbie McEwen, Australian cyclist
- 1976 –Brock Olivo, American football player
- 1977 –Dimosthenis Dikoudis, Greek basketball player
- 1980 –Cicinho, Brazilian footballer
- 1982 –Mark Penney, Canadian film director
- 1985 –Yukina Shirakawa, Japanese gravure idol
- 1987 –Lionel Messi, Argentine footballer
Who died on June 24?
- 803 –Higbald, Bishop of Lindisfarne (birth year unknown)
- 1817 –Thomas McKean, American lawyer and politician (b. 1734)
- 1835 –Andreas Vokos Miaoulis, Greek admiral and politician (b. 1769)
- 1908 –Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th President of the United States (b. 1837)
- 1922 –Walther Rathenau, German Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1867)
- 1931 –Otto Mears, Russian-born American railroad executive (b. 1840)
- 1997 –Brian Keith, American actor (b. 1921)
- 2002 –Pierre Werner, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (b. 1913)
- 2008 –Ira Tucker, American gospel singer (The Dixie Hummingbirds) (b. 1925)
- 2009 –Roméo LeBlanc, 25th Governor General of Canada (b. 1927)
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