Thursday, June 24, 2021

June 24th in stamps John Cabot lands in North America, Strzelecki, Carl Diem

Here are some events that happened on June 24th. It could be an event or a person that died or was born on that day


1497 – John Cabot lands in North America at Newfoundland leading the first European exploration of the region since the Vikings.

John Cabot (Italian: Giovanni Caboto; c. 1450 – c. 1500) was an Italian navigator and explorer. His 1497 voyage to the coast of North America under the commission of Henry VII of England is the earliest-known European exploration of coastal North America since the Norse visits to Vinland in the eleventh century. To mark the celebration of the 500th anniversary of Cabot's expedition, both the Canadian and British governments elected Cape Bonavista, Newfoundland as representing Cabot's first landing site. However, alternative locations have also been proposed.

Canadian stamps depicting John Cabot


Newfoundland John Cabot


Newfoundland Colony Seal John Cabot Discovery Issue

Canada John Cabot 1997 FDC





1797 Born: Paweł Edmund Strzelecki, Polish geologist and explorer (d. 1873)

Sir Paweł Edmund Strzelecki (24 June 1797 – 6 October 1873), also known as Paul Edmund de Strzelecki, was a Polish explorer and geologist who in 1845 also became a British subject. He is noted for his contributions to the exploration of Australia, particularly the Snowy Mountains and Tasmania as well as climbing and naming the highest mountain on the continent – Mount Kosciuszko (2,228 m)

Polish stamp depicting Strzelecki

1873 Died: Paweł Strzelecki, Polish-English geologist and explorer (b. 1797)





1882 Born: Carl Diem, German businessman (d. 1962)

Carl Diem (born 24 June 1882, Würzburg – 17 December 1962, Cologne) was a German sports administrator, and as Secretary General of the Organizing Committee of the Berlin Olympic Games, the chief organizer of the 1936 Olympic Summer Games.

He created the tradition of the Olympic torch relay when he organized the 1936 build-up event, and was an influential historian of sport, particularly the Olympic games.

German stamp depicting Carl Diem

Carl Diem on a commemorative West German postage stamp


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