24 June - Today in History | इतिहास में दिन - "24 जून" | M J Manjari

 Day in History - “24 June”       

 

What happened on 24 June in History: If you're curious about today's historical events, you've come to the right source. Each day presents us with a range of significant occurrences that have shaped both Indian and world history. Today, we commemorate several noteworthy events that have taken place on this very day in the past.

1812 - Russia invaded by Napoleon and his Grand Army

On this day in 1812, French Emperor Napoleon—who had massed his troops in Poland in the spring to intimidate Russian Tsar Alexander I—and 600,000 troops of his Grand Army launched an ill-fated invasion of Russia.

1932 - The Promoters Revolution, a bloodless coup, overthrew Prajadhipok, the king of Thailand, ending the absolute monarchy in that country and initiating the so-called Constitutional Era.

1938 - a meteorite fell in the vicinity of Chicora. Named the "Chicora Meteor", the 450-tonne (500-short-ton) meteorite exploded approximately 12 miles (19 km) above the Earth's surface. Only two fragments of the meteorite were found following initial investigations.

1947 - American businessman Kenneth Arnold saw a number of objects “flying like saucers” while piloting a small plane over Mount Rainier in Washington; it was considered the first modern sighting of UFOs and gave rise to the term flying saucer.

1983 - 7th NASA Space Shuttle Mission: Challenger 2 lands at Edwards AFB.

1987 - Football (soccer) player Lionel Messi, one of the game's premier players, was born in Argentina.

2010 - Australian politician Julia Gillard was sworn in as Australia's first female prime minister.

Famous People's Birthday on June 24

1. 1869 - Damodar Hari Chapekar

Damodar Hari Chapekar is immortalized among the revolutionary martyrs of India. Damodar Hari Chapekar and his two brothers Balkrishna Chapekar and Vasudev Chapekar have also left their indelible mark in Indian history. These three brothers were influenced by Bal Gangadhar Tilak and were popularly known as ‘Chapekar Bandhu’.

2. 1885 - Master Tara Singh

Master Tara Singh was a Punjabi Sikh political and religious figure in the first half of the 20th century. He was instrumental in organising the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee and guiding the Sikhs during the partition of Punjab, which he strongly opposed.

3. 1962 - Gautam Adani

Gautam Shantilal Adani is an Indian billionaire industrialist who is the founder and chairman of Adani Group, a multinational conglomerate involved in port development and operations in India. Adani has been described as being close to the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.

This was all about the interesting and intriguing events that occurred on  June 24!

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