Today in News History

On June 24, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 972, Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces, takes place. In 1520, Hosokawa Sumimoto, Japanese commander (born 1489) passed away. In 1593, The Dutch city of Geertruidenberg held by the Spanish, capitulates to a besieging Dutch and English army led by Maurice of Nassau. In 1661, Hachisuka Tsunanori, Japanese daimyō (died 1730) was born. In 1963, Preki, Serbian-American soccer player and coach was born. In 1978, Shunsuke Nakamura, Japanese footballer was born. In 1985, Yukina Shirakawa, Japanese model was born. In 2001, Konstantin Gerchik, the second head of the world's first cosmodrome — "Baikonur" (1958-1961). passed away. In 2011, Tomislav Ivić, Croatian football coach and manager (born 1933) passed away. In 2014, Olga Kotelko, Canadian runner and softball player (born 1919) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.