* Astronomy

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June 24th

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The Inti Raymi ("Festival of the Sun") was a religious ceremony of the Inca Empire in honour of the god Inti
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49730737/inti-raymi/

Quebec's National Holiday, La Fête nationale du Québec, is celebrated annually on June 24, St. John the Baptist Day
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Holiday_(Quebec)

The festival of Fors Fortuna in Roman religion on June 24
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fors_Fortuna

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PAGEOS was a balloon satellite which was launched by the NASA in June 1966.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAGEOS_1

The Kosmos 428 was launched on June 24, 1971
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t54139032/cosmos-428/

The Kosmos 745 satellite was launched on the 24 June 1975
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos_745

On 24 June 1980 a satellite prototype (DSCS III) was subjected to radioactivity from the "Huron King" nuclear test
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Tinderbox

Soyuz T-6 was launched on 24 June 1982
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_T-6

The Tsyklon-3 rocket it made its maiden flight on 24 June 1977, and was retired on 30 January 2009
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsyklon-3

The Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer was launched on a Delta II rocket on June 24, 1999
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t5965659/fuse/

The Ekspress A3 satellite was launched on 24 June 2000
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekspress_A3

NOAA-17 is a weather forecasting satellite run by NOAA. It was launched on 24 June 2002.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOAA-17

STS-51-G landed at Edwards Air Force Base on 24 June 1985.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wy24Lhx-mE

British Airways Flight 9 was a scheduled British Airways flight from London to Auckland on 24 June 1982
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t54139493/british-airways-flight-9/

The Shenzhou 9 spacecraft manually redocked with an orbiting module Tiangong 1, on 24 June 2012
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenzhou_9#Mission

John Cabot landed on the island of Newfoundland (near present day Bonavista) on 24 June 1497
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cabot#Second_voyage

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Ellison Shoji Onizuka (June 24, 1946 - January 28, 1986) was a Japanese American astronaut
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49730733/ellison-shoji-onizuka-1946-1986/

General Lawrence Albert Skantze (born June 24, 1928) is a retired USAF four-star general
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Albert_Skantze

Armin Aleksander Opik (24 June 1898 - 15 January 1983) was an Estonian paleontologist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armin_%C3%96pik

Martin Lewis Perl (June 24, 1927 - September 30, 2014) was an American physicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lewis_Perl

Victor Francis Hess (24 June 1883 - 17 December 1964) was an Austrian-American physicist
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49730723/victor-francis-hess-1883-1964/

George Aristotle Economou (June 24, 1923 - April 2, 2003) was an American optical systems expert
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_A._Economou

William Randolph "Randy" Lovelace II (December 30, 1907 - December 12, 1965) was an American physician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Randolph_Lovelace_II

Lonesome George the last of the species from la Pinta Island died June 24, 2012.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t7447663/galapagos-tortoise/

Sir John Ross, CB, (24 June 1777 - 30 August 1856) was a Scottish rear admiral and Arctic explorer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ross_(Arctic_explorer)

Robert Phillip Sharp (24 June 1911 - 25 May 2004) was an expert on the geological surfaces of the Earth and the planet Mars.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_P._Sharp

Archie Edmiston Roy (24 June 1924 - 27 December 2012) was Professor Emeritus of Astronomy in the University of Glasgow.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archie_Roy

Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker (born June 24, 1929) is an American astronomer .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolyn_S._Shoemaker

Edwin Foster Coddington (June 24, 1870 - December 21, 1950) was an American astronomer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Foster_Coddington

Sir Fred Hoyle FRS (24 June 1915 - 20 August 2001) was an English astronomer and mathematician
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t14688173/sir-fred-hoyle/

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There was an outbreak of St. John's Dance in Aachen in 1374
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43554959/choreomania/

Jefferson Airship - White Rabbit, was released on the 24th June 1967

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NGC 5828 was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on the 24th June 1887.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57903258/ngc-5828/

NGC 6076 was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth on the 24th June 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57903246/ngc-6076/

NGC 6077 was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth on the 24th June 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57903238/ngc-6077/

NGC 6086 was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth on the 24th June 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57903227/ngc-6086/

NGC 6090 was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on the 24th June 1887.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57903217/ngc-6090/

NGC 6096 was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth on the 24th June 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57903204/ngc-6096/

NGC 6102 was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth on the 24th June 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57903198/ngc-6102/

NGC 6371 was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth on the 24th June 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57903187/ngc-6371/

NGC 6624 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on the 24th June 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57903179/ngc-6624/

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HD 108874 c is a gas giant discovered in 2005
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_108874_c

Sir William Huggins photographed comet C/1881 K1 (Tebbutt) on the 24 June
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t53504532/great-comet-of-1881-c1881-k1/

Comet 177P/Barnard (also P/2006 M3) was discovered by Edward Barnard on June 24, 1889
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t7755152/177p2006-m3-barnard/

Asteroid (18) Melpomene was discovered by J. R. Hind on June 24, 1852
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18_Melpomene

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Meteorites

On June 24, 1938 a meteorite fell in the vicinity of Chicora.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t36686110/chicora-meteor/