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June 24

June 24 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 1314 and 2010. First War of Scottish Independence: The Battle of Bannockburn concludes with a decisive victory by Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce.

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Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed July 13, 2026

What happened on June 24?

June 24 is the 175th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1314 and 2010. Famous people born on June 24 include Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, Brigitte Fontaine and Lionel Messi.

The shape of the day

June 24's record stretches 696 years, from 1314 to 2010. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

Cancer is the sign for June 24 — read more on the Cancer page, or see June's birthstone & birth flower.

Released on June 24

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Movie Supergirl

2023

  • TV Soul Land 2: The Peerless Tang Clan

2022

  • TV Anna

2021

  • Game Scarlet Nexus

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1314

    First War of Scottish Independence

    First War of Scottish Independence: The Battle of Bannockburn concludes with a decisive victory by Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce.

  2. 1340

    Hundred Years' War

    Hundred Years' War: Battle of Sluys: The French fleet is almost completely destroyed by the English fleet commanded personally by King Edward III.

  3. 1374

    Dancing mania

    A sudden outbreak of St. John's Dance causes people in the streets of Aachen, Germany, to experience hallucinations and begin to jump and twitch uncontrollably until they collapse from exhaustion.

  4. 1724

    Nativity of John the Baptist

    On the Feast of St. John the Baptist, Bach leads the first performance of his Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam, BWV 7, the third cantata of his chorale cantata cycle.

  5. 1812

    Napoleonic Wars

    Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon's Grande Armée crosses the Neman river beginning the invasion of Russia.

  6. 1880

    O Canada

    First performance of O Canada at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français. The song would later become the national anthem of Canada.

  7. 1913

    Serbia

    Greece and Serbia annul their alliance with Bulgaria.

  8. 1932

    Siamese revolution of 1932

    A bloodless revolution instigated by the People's Party ends the absolute power of King Prajadhipok of Siam (now Thailand).

  9. 1940

    World War II

    World War II: Operation Collar, the first British Commando raid on occupied France, by No 11 Independent Company.

  10. 2010

    Julia Gillard

    Julia Gillard assumes office as the first female Prime Minister of Australia.

Famous birthday twins

Born on June 24

Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle

b. 1942

Chilean engineer and politician, 32nd President of Chile

Brigitte Fontaine

b. 1939

French singer

Lionel Messi

b. 1987

Argentinian footballer

Juan Manuel Fangio

b. 1911

Argentinian race car driver

George Pataki

b. 1945

American lawyer and politician, 53rd Governor of New York

Chris Wood (rock musician)

b. 1944

English saxophonist

David Alaba

b. 1992

Austrian footballer

Jean Charest

b. 1958

Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada

Deaths

  • 2021Benigno Aquino III
  • 2012Lonesome George
  • 2007Chris Benoit
  • 1969Willy Ley
  • 1908Grover Cleveland
  • 1398Hongwu Emperor

Holidays & observances

  • —Army Day or Battle of Carabobo Day (Venezuela)
  • —Bannockburn Day (Scotland)
  • —Christian feast day: María Guadalupe García Zavala
  • —Christian feast day: Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
  • —Christian feast day: June 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • —Day of the Caboclo (Amazonas, Brazil)
  • —Inti Raymi, a winter solstice festival and a New Year in the Andes of the Southern Hemisphere (Sacsayhuamán)
  • —St John's Day and the second day of the Midsummer celebrations (although this is not the astronomical summer solstice, see June 20) (Roman Catholic Church, Europe), and its related observances: Enyovden (Bulgaria)

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