Today in History for 24th June 2017:
Historical Events
1795 – US and Great Britain sign Jay Treaty, 1st US extradition treaty
1955 – Harmon Killebrew hits his 1st HR (off Billy Hoeff)
1982 – Jean-Loup Chretien, 1st spacionaut, 2 others, lift off (Soyuz T-16)
1994 – Jeff Bagwell of Astros is 28th to hit 2 HRs in an inning
2001 – 47th LPGA Championship won by Karrie Webb
2004 – Capital punishment is declared unconstitutional in New York
Famous Birthdays
1777 – John Ross, British naval officer and explorer (d. 1856)
1910 – Denis Dowling, baritone
1935 – Terry Riley, Colfax California, composer (Spectra)
1972 – Denis Zvegelj, Slovenian rower
1973 – Alexander Beyer, German actor
1982 – Clint Bajada, Maltese television and radio presenter
Famous Deaths
1439 – Duke Frederick IV of Austria (b. 1382)
1637 – Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (b. 1580)
1817 – Thomas McKean, US attorney (signed Declaration of Independence), dies at 83
1984 – Clarence Campbell, Canadian NHL president, dies at 78
2007 – Derek Dougan, Northern Irish footballer (b. 1938)
2016 – Bernie Worrell, US keyboardist (Funkadelic-Cosmic Slop), dies at 72