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Notable anniversaries in history for today: June 24
- 90th: 1934 - In Germany, Adolf Hitler, Heinrich Himmler, and Reinhard Heydrich begin planning the murders of opponents to prevent a supposed putsch by the SA.
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Arthur Brown in England; rocker (Fire).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Bruce Johnston; rocker (Beach Boys - "Surfin' Girl").
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Jeff Beck in Surrey, England; singer/songwriter (The Yardbirds - "Over Under Sideways Down" song, Jeff Beck Group, eight-time Grammy winner, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee (with Yardbirds 1992, as solo artist 2009)).
- 40th: 1984 - Joe Morgan sets career home run mark for second basemen with number 265.
- 40th: 1984 - Death of William Keighley at age 94 of a stroke; actor, film director, host (Lux Radio Theatre).
- 30th: 1994 - France's 1st all news TV station, LCI, begins broadcasting.
- 25th: 1999 - Eric Clapton sells his "Brownie" 1956 sunburst Fender guitar, upon which he recorded "Layla", for a record price US$497,500.
- 15th: 2009 - In Iraq, a bomb explodes in a crowded market in Baghdad's main Shia district, Sadr City, killing at least 72 people and wounding 127.
- 15th: 2009 - Paramount releases the film Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen to theaters.
- 15th: 2009 - Death of Roméo LeBlanc, 25th governor general of Canada (1995-1999), in New Brunswick, at age 81.
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