Historical Events - June 24
1793: France adopted the first Republican constitution.
1880: The song “O Canada” was sung for the first time as the national anthem of Canada.
1939: Siam was renamed Thailand.
1982: Compulsory teaching of Kannada language in all schools in Karnataka.
1989: Majority opposition members resigned from Lok Sabha on the issue of CAG report on Bofors gun deal.
2010: Julia Gillard became Australia’s first female Prime Minister.
Famous Birthdays – June 24
1863: Vishwanath Kashinath Rajwade, an Indian historian, scholar, writer, commentator, and orator.
1893: Roy O. Disney, an American businessman and co-founder of The Walt Disney Company.
1897: Pt. Omkarnath Thakur, an Indian music teacher, musicologist, and Hindustani classical singer.
1908: Guru Gopinath, an Indian actor, and dancer.
1927: Kannadasan, an Indian philosopher, poet, film song lyricist, producer, actor, script-writer, editor, and philanthropist.
1962: Gautam Adani, an Indian billionaire industrialist.
1966: Vijayashanti, an Indian film actress, producer, and politician.
Death Anniversaries - June 24
1881: Pandit Shradhharam Sharma, an Indian poet.
1908: Grover Cleveland, the 22nd and 24th president of the United States.
1980: V. V. Giri, the fourth president of India.
1997: Sanjukta Panigrahi, an Indian classical dancer.
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