What happened on 24 July?
Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 24 July, throughout history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.
ON THIS DAY: 24 JULY
1978 | South African journalist and beauty queen, Margaret Gardiner crowned 27th Miss Universe.
2014 | Air Algérie Flight 5017 lost contact with air traffic controllers 50 minutes after takeoff. It was traveling between Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, and Algiers. The remains were later found in Mali. All 116 people on board were killed.
2013 | A high-speed train derailed in Spain rounding a curve with a speed limit of 80 km/h (50 mph) at 190 km/h (120 mph), killing 78 passengers.
1987 | The American oil tanker SS Bridgeton collided with mines laid by the IRGC and caused a 43m2 crack in the body of the oil tanker.
1998 | Russell Eugene Weston Jr. stormed the United States Capitol and shot two police officers. He was later ruled incompetent to stand trial.
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BIRTHDAYS
1983 | Italian footballer, Daniele De Rossi.
1945 | Canadian-American astrophysicist and astronomer, Hugh Ross.
1921 | Italian tenor and actor, Giuseppe Di Stefano, died in 2008.
1981 | American actress, Summer Glau.
1976 | Portuguese race car driver and manager, Tiago Monteiro.
ON THIS DAY: DEATHS
2012 | American actor and director, Chad Everett, 75.
2011 | Norwegian bassist and composer, Harald Johnsen, 41.
2013 | American psychologist and sexologist, Virginia E. Johnson, 88.
1995 | English photographer and journalist, George Rodger, 87.
1996 | Vincentian cricketer and activist, Alphonso Theodore Roberts, 59.
SPORTS
1995 | On this day, Southampton goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar, Wimbledon goalkeeper Hans Segers, and Aston Villa striker John Fashanu were charged with conspiring to fix matches.
ENTERTAINMENTS
2020 | On this day, Netflix released “The Kissing Booth”. It was directed by Vince Marcello.
AFRICA FACT
British athlete, Mo Farah is from Somalia.
