On this day: 24 June

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

Events

• 474 – Western Roman emperor Glycerius, who was not recognized by his Eastern counterpart Leo I, was forced to abdicate. Read more: Western Roman Empire Glycerius Byzantine Empire
• 1374 – An outbreak of dancing mania, in which crowds of people danced themselves to exhaustion, began in Aachen (in present-day Germany) before spreading to other parts of Europe. Read more: Dancing mania Free Imperial City of Aachen
• 1559 – The Book of Common Prayer, a major component of the Elizabethan religious settlement, was introduced as the liturgy of the Church of England through the Act of Uniformity 1558. Read more: Book of Common Prayer (1559) Elizabethan religious settlement Church of England
• 1717 – The first Grand Lodge of Freemasonry, the Premier Grand Lodge of England, was founded in London. Read more: Grand Lodge Freemasonry Premier Grand Lodge of England
• 1724 – On the Feast of St. John the Baptist, Bach led the first performance of Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam, BWV 7, the third cantata of his chorale cantata cycle. Read more: Nativity of John the Baptist Johann Sebastian Bach Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam, BWV 7
• 1880 – "O Canada", the present-day national anthem of Canada, was first performed in Quebec City during a Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day banquet. Read more: O Canada National anthem Quebec City
• 1939 – The first of the Thai cultural mandates was issued, officially changing the country's name from Siam to Thailand. Read more: Thai cultural mandates
• 2010 – Julia Gillard was sworn in as the first female prime minister of Australia after incumbent Kevin Rudd declined to contest a leadership spill in the Labor Party. Read more: Julia Gillard Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd
• 2010 – John Isner defeated Nicolas Mahut at the Wimbledon Championships, concluding the longest match in tennis history, which lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes over three days. Read more: John Isner Nicolas Mahut 2010 Wimbledon Championships

Born on this day

• 1942 – Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, Chilean engineer and politician, 32nd President of Chile Read more: Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle President of Chile
• 1945 – George Pataki, American lawyer and politician, 53rd Governor of New York Read more: George Pataki Governor of New York
• 1946 – David Collenette, Canadian civil servant and politician, 32nd Canadian Minister of National Defence Read more: David Collenette Minister of National Defence (Canada)
• 1946 – Robert Reich, American economist and politician, 22nd United States Secretary of Labor Read more: Robert Reich United States Secretary of Labor
• 1952 – Dianna Melrose, English diplomat, British High Commissioner to Tanzania Read more: Dianna Melrose List of high commissioners of the United Kingdom to Tanzania
• 1953 – William E. Moerner, American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: William E. Moerner Nobel Prize in Chemistry
• 1956 – Owen Paterson, English politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Read more: Owen Paterson Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
• 1957 – Mark Parkinson, American lawyer and politician, 45th Governor of Kansas Read more: Mark Parkinson List of governors of Kansas
• 1958 – Jean Charest, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada Read more: Jean Charest Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
• 1958 – Reed Oliver, governor of Pohnpei State, Micronesia Read more: Reed Oliver Pohnpei State
• 1960 – Elish Angiolini, Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician, Solicitor General for Scotland Read more: Elish Angiolini Solicitor General for Scotland
• 1984 – Johanna Welin, Swedish-born German wheelchair basketball player Read more: Johanna Welin Wheelchair basketball

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / June 24 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.