Historical Events In January - 24

1899  On this day in history belgium govt of Vandenpeereboom forms   

1900  On January - 24 battle at Tugela-Spionkop, South Africa (Boers vs British army)   

1900  Newcastle Badminton Club, world's oldest, formed in England on January - 24.   

1901  Emily Hobhouse views Lord Kitchener's concentration camp at Bloemfontein on January - 24.   

1901  1st games played in baseball's American League on this day in history.   

1901  Simon Hassler, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history denmark sells Virgin Islands to USA   

1902  On this day in history oskar Morgenstern, German/US economist   

1903  Robert Gwathmey, artist (Arts & Letters) on this day in history.   

1904  On January - 24 franz Coenen, composer, dies at 77   

1906  On January - 24 norman Cook, museum curator   

1907  On January - 24 alfonse Vranckx, Belgian lawyer/politician   

1908  On this day in history general Baden-Powell starts Boy-Scouts   

1908  Robert Baden-Powell organizes the first Boy Scout troop in England on this day in history.   

1908  Gen Baden-Powell starts Boy-Scouts on January - 24.   

1909  On this day in history ann Todd, Hartford England, actress (Paradine Case, 7th Veil)   

1911  On January - 24 c[atherine] L[ucille] Moore, US, sci-fi author (Judgment Night)   

1911  On January - 24 carl Eilhardt, composer, dies at 67   

1912  Ken Weekes, cricketer (WI batsman v England 1939, 137 at The Oval) on January - 24.   

1913  On January - 24 franz Kafka stops working on "Amerika"; it will never be finished   

1913  Mark Goodson, TV game-show proudcer (Goodson-Toddman) on January - 24.   

1913  On January - 24 gustav Luders, composer, dies at 47   

1914  On January - 24 opera "Madeleine," premieres in NYC   

1915  On this day in history german-British sea battle at Doggersbank &Helgoland   

1915  German-British sea battle at Doggersbank & Helgoland on this day in history.   

1915  Robert B Motherwell, US, painter (Elegies to the Spanish Republic) on this day in history.   

1916  On January - 24 john Corner, scientist   

1917  Ernest Borgnine Academy Award-winning actor Marty [1955], The Poseidon Adventure, The Dirty Dozen, McHale’s Navy was born on this day in history.   

1917  The birth of Ernest Borgnine, American actor on this day in history.   

1917  On January - 24 ernest Borgnine, Hamden Ct, actor (Ice Station Zebra, McHale, Marty)   

1917  On this day in history ernest Borgnine Academy Award-winning actor: Marty [1955], The Poseidon Adventure, The Dirty Dozen, McHale’s Navy was born   

1918  On this day in history oral Roberts evangelist founder Oral Roberts University was born   

1918  Gottfried von Einem, Bern Switzerland, Austrian composer (Dantons Tod) on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history oral Roberts evangelist: founder: Oral Roberts University was born   

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1287  Richard Aungerville, English bishop (d. 1345) was born on January - 24.   

1444  On this day in history birth of galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476)   

1638  Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet (d. 1706) was born on January - 24.   

1664  On this day in history birth of john Vanbrugh, London, dramatist/architect (baptized)   

1670  William Congreve, English playwright (d. 1729) was born on January - 24.   

1674  On this day in history birth of thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735)   

1679  Christian von Wolff, German philosopher was born on January - 24.   

1705  Farinelli, [Carlo Broschi], Andria Italy, castrato was born on January - 24.   

0041  Death of Caligula, [G C Germanicus], Roman emperor (37-41), assassinated at 28 on January - 24.   

0661  On January - 24 death of ali ibn Abu Talib, kalief of Islam (656-61), murdered   

0772  On January - 24 stefanus III/IV, pope (768-72), dies   

0817  On this day in history stefanus IV, pope (816-17), dies   

1125  Death of David IV of Georgia (b. 1073) on this day in history.   

1336  On January - 24 alfonso IV, the Benignant, king of Aragon (1327-36), dies at 36   

1366  On this day in history death of alfonso IV of Aragon (b. 1299)   

1376  On January - 24 death of richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel, English military leader