Some of the most important historical events that happened on June 24th:
- 1564: Rani Durgavati, queen of the Gond kingdom of Gondwana, was killed in battle against the Mughals.
- 1885: Master Tara Singh, a prominent Sikh leader, was born. He was the president of the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) and a leading figure in the Sikh independence movement.
- 1961: India’s first indigenous HF 24 supersonic fighter aircraft took off.
- 1966: An Air India flight from Mumbai to New York crashed in Mount Blanc, Switzerland, killing 117 people.
- 1989: The majority of opposition members resigned from the Lok Sabha in protest of the CAG report on the Bofors gun deal.
- 1990: Defense scientists successfully test-fired the country’s first third-generation anti-tank missile ‘NAG’.
These are just a few of the many historical events that happened in India on June 24th. I hope you found this information interesting!
- 1398: Hongwu Emperor of China was born. He was the founder and first emperor of the Ming dynasty.
- 1533: Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, was born. He was a favorite of Queen Elizabeth I and a leading figure in English politics during the 16th century.
- 1604: Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, died. He was a poet, playwright, and patron of the arts who is often credited with being the true author of Shakespeare’s plays.
- 1717: The world’s first Masonic Grand Lodge was established in London.
- 1812: Napoleon Bonaparte launched an invasion of Russia. The invasion was a disaster for the French, who were forced to retreat in the winter.
- 1821: The Battle of Carabobo was fought in Venezuela. The victory of the Venezuelan forces led to the independence of Venezuela from Spain.
- 1859: The Battle of Solferino was fought in Italy. The victory of the French and Sardinian forces over the Austrians led to the unification of Italy.
- 1880: The song “O Canada” was first performed at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français. The song would later become the national anthem of Canada.
- 1901: Pablo Picasso’s first major exhibition was held in Paris.
- 1948: The Berlin Blockade began. The Soviet Union blocked all access to West Berlin, which led to the Berlin Airlift.
- 1968: Resurrection City was closed down. Resurrection City was a shantytown that was set up by civil rights activists in Washington, D.C., to protest the Vietnam War and racial inequality.
- 1982: A British Airways jumbo jet experienced a sudden total engine failure. The plane made an emergency landing in Boston, and all 248 passengers and crew survived.
- 2010: Julia Gillard was elected Prime Minister of Australia. She was the first woman to hold the position.
These are just a few of the many historical events that happened on June 24th.