On this day: 24 July

Selected events and births on 24 July, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1567 – Mary, Queen of Scots, was forced to abdicate in favour of her one-year-old son, who became James VI. Read more: Mary, Queen of Scots James VI and I
• 1847 – Brigham Young led the first group of Mormon pioneers into the Salt Lake Valley of Utah, at the time a part of Mexico. Read more: Brigham Young Mormon pioneers Salt Lake Valley
• 1948 – Australia set a world record for the highest successful run-chase in Test cricket history during the Fourth Test of the Ashes series against England. Read more: Australia national cricket team Test cricket Fourth Test, 1948 Ashes series
• 1959 – Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev and U.S. vice president Richard Nixon held an impromptu debate at the opening of the American National Exhibition at Sokolniki Park in Moscow. Read more: Nikita Khrushchev Richard Nixon Kitchen Debate
• 1967 – During a speech in Montreal, French president Charles de Gaulle declared "Long live free Quebec!", a statement that was interpreted as support for Quebec independence from Canada. Read more: Montreal Charles de Gaulle Vive le Québec libre
• 1980 – The Australian swimming team, nicknamed the Quietly Confident Quartet, won the men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the Moscow Olympics, the only time that the United States, which boycotted the games, has not won the event at the Olympics. Read more: Quietly Confident Quartet Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay 1980 Summer Olympics
• 2014 – Air Algérie Flight 5017 disappeared from radar shortly after take-off from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; its wreckage was found the following day in Mali with no survivors. Read more: Air Algérie Flight 5017 Ouagadougou
• 2019 – Boris Johnson became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after winning the Conservative Party leadership election. Read more: Boris Johnson Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 2019 Conservative Party leadership election

Born on this day

• 1937 – Quinlan Terry, English architect, designed the Brentwood Cathedral Read more: Quinlan Terry Brentwood Cathedral
• 1948 – Marc Racicot, American politician, 21st Governor of Montana Read more: Marc Racicot List of governors of Montana
• 1951 – Chris Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury, English politician, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Read more: Chris Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
• 1956 – Charlie Crist, American lawyer and politician, 44th Governor of Florida Read more: Charlie Crist Governor of Florida
• 1964 – Pedro Passos Coelho, Portuguese economist and politician, 118th Prime Minister of Portugal Read more: Pedro Passos Coelho Prime Minister of Portugal
• 1966 – Aminatou Haidar, Sahrawi human rights activist Read more: Aminatou Haidar Sahrawis
• 1975 – Tracey Crouch, English politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics Read more: Tracey Crouch Minister for Sport and Civil Society
• 1981 – Nayib Bukele, Salvadoran politician, 81st President of El Salvador Read more: Nayib Bukele President of El Salvador
• 1998 – Bindi Irwin, Australian conservationist, zookeeper, and actress Read more: Bindi Irwin
• 1998 – Sophie Wotschke, Austrian politician Read more: Sophie Wotschke
• 2001 – Ryan Johnson, American ice hockey player Read more: Ryan Johnson (ice hockey, born 2001)
• 2001 – Drake London, American football player Read more: Drake London

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