Historical Events In 1924

Oct 05   1st Little Orphan Annie-strip appears in NYC Daily News in the year 1924.   

Oct 05   On this day in history bill Dana, Quincy Mass, comedian/actor (Jose Jimenez)   

Oct 05   Joseph Vezina, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1924.   

Oct 06   Jacques Oppenheim, lawyer, dies at 75 in the year 1924.   

Oct 07   160 consecutive days of 100 degrees at Marble Bar, Australia begins in the year 1924.   

Oct 07   Clemens Baeumker, German historian (Christian Philosophy), dies at 71 in the year 1924.   

Oct 07   In the year 1924 greek govt of Dikalekopoulis, forms   

Oct 08   On this day in history arkady Vorobyev, Middle heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1956, 60)   

Oct 08   In the year 1924 british Labour govt of MacDonald falls to Communists   

Oct 09   Robert A Rushworth, Madison Maine, test pilot (X-15) on this day in history.   

Oct 10   Edward D Wood Jr, Poughkeepsie NY, director (Plan 9 from Outer Space) on this day in history.   

Oct 10   Ibn Saud of Nedzhed captures Mecca on this day in history.   

Oct 10   James Clavell is born (author of Shogun, Noble House, Tai-Pan) in the year 1924.   

Oct 11   Mal Whitfield, American athlete in the year 1924.   

Oct 12   Anatole France, writer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Oct 12   Sokolnicheskaya Radio begins broadcasting from Moscow on this day in history.   

Oct 13   Anatole France, [Jacques Thibault], writer (Ecrivain Francais), dies on this day in history.   

Oct 13   Terry Gibbs, Bkln NY, orch leader (Steve Allen Comedy Hour) in the year 1924.   

Oct 13   In the year 1924 wahhabietes under Ibn Saudi take Mecca   

Oct 14   In the year 1924 arnold Schoebergs opera "Die Gluckliche Hand," premieres in Vienna   

Oct 14   Robert Webber, Santa Ana Calif, actor (79 Park Avenue) in the year 1924.   

Oct 15   Colin Romoff, NYC, orch leader (Andy Williams Show) on this day in history.   

Oct 15   In the year 1924 lee Iacocca, Chrysler magnate born   

Oct 15   Pres Coolidge declares Statue of Liberty a national monument in the year 1924.   

Oct 18   In the year 1924 allyn Ferguson, San Jose Calif, orch leader (Andy Williams Show)   

Oct 18   Harold "Red" Grange, finest collegiate football game (4 long TD runs) in the year 1924.   

Oct 19   General Christian Worker's union demands 8 hr work day in Belgium on this day in history.   

Oct 20   1st Negro League World Series: KC Monarchs shuts out Hilldales, 5-0 in the year 1924.   

Oct 20   On this day in history kenneth WIlliam Gatland, aerospace scientist   

Oct 21   KLM Fokker's F7 H-NACC departs to Dutch East Indies on this day in history.   

Oct 21   In the year 1924 martin Pierre Joseph Marsick, composer, dies at 76   

Oct 22   Toastmasters International is founded in the year 1924.   

Oct 24   Christian Gen Feng Joe Siang occupies Beijing in the year 1924.   

Oct 24   Jose Casanovas, composer on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of roberts Blossom, American actor and poet   

Jan 03   In the year 1924 birth of andre Franquin, cartoonist   

Jan 03   Henry M Fazzie, S Afr Union/UDF-leader was born in the year 1924.   

Jan 03   Roy Harding, British teacher was born in the year 1924.   

Jan 03   In the year 1924 birth of nell Rankin, American singer (d. 2005)   

Jan 03   In the year 1924 birth of doug Ellis, British entrepreneur   

Jan 04   Sebastian Kappen, Indian theologian (d. 1993) was born in the year 1924.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of dr Gilbert Bogle, Australian scientist who died in the Bogle-Chandler case (1963)   

Jan 02   Sabine Baring-Gould, English composer and novelist (b. 1834) died in the year 1924.   

Jan 04   On this day in history death of alfred Grünfeld, Austrian pianist, composer (b. 1852)   

Jan 13   Georg H Quincke, German physicist (Test of Quincke), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Arne Garborg, Norwegian playwright (Mannfolk), dies at 72 in the year 1924.   

Jan 15   Geza Zichy, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Jan 16   Winifred Cochrane, Countess of Dundonald, philanthropist (b. 1859) died in the year 1924.   

Jan 21   On this day in history vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin, Russian leader, dies of a stroke at 53   

Jan 24   In the year 1924 thephilo Braga, Portuguese poet/politician, dies at 80