Notable Birthdays for June 24
Published in History & Quotes
Those born on this date include:
- Clergyman Henry Ward Beecher in 1813
- writer/satirist Ambrose Bierce in 1842
- heavyweight boxing champ Jack Dempsey in 1895
- basketball player/shoe designer Chuck Taylor in 1901, band leader Phil Harris in 1904
- British astronomer Fred Hoyle in 1915
- author/editor Norman Cousins in 1915
- golf Hall of Fame member Billy Casper in 1931
- basketball Hall of Fame member Sam Jones in 1933 (age 83)
- actor Michele Lee in 1942 (age 74)
- guitarist Jeff Beck in 1944 (age 72)
- actor Peter Weller in 1947 (age 69)
- drummer Mick Fleetwood in 1947 (age 69)
- actor Nancy Allen in 1950 (age 62)
- Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi, four-time FIFA World Player of the Year, in 1987 (age 29).
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