Wednesday, 24 June 2015

Today in History



On This Day: June 24, 2015

Events:

  1314Robert the Bruce defeated the English at the battle of Bannockburn
  1878The St John Ambulance Association was formed
  1901Picasso displayed his work for the very first time
  1956Colonel Nasser became the President of Egypt
  1978The North Yemen President was assassinated
  1981The first ever traffic crossed the new Humber bridge
  1982The first Frenchman was launched into orbit, as part of Soviet mission
  1983Syria expelled the PLO leader Yasser Arafat
Birthdays:
  1850Lord Kitchener, English general
  1909William Penney, English physicist
  1911Juan Fangio, Argentinian born racing driver
  1915Sir Fred Hoyle, English astronomer
  1930Claude Chabrol, French film director
  1944Jeff Beck, Guitarist
  1947Mike Fleetwood, Rock drummer



















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