Historical Events In 1924

Oct 05   Bill Dana, Quincy Mass, comedian/actor (Jose Jimenez) on this day in history.  

Oct 05   Joseph Vezina, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Oct 06   On this day in history jacques Oppenheim, lawyer, dies at 75  

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   Greek govt of Dikalekopoulis, forms on this day in history.  

Oct 08   Arkady Vorobyev, Middle heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1956, 60) in the year 1924.  

Oct 08   British Labour govt of MacDonald falls to Communists on this day in history.  

Oct 09   In the year 1924 robert A Rushworth, Madison Maine, test pilot (X-15)  

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

Oct 10   In the year 1924 ibn Saud of Nedzhed captures Mecca  

Oct 10   In the year 1924 james Clavell is born (author of Shogun, Noble House, Tai-Pan)  

Oct 11   On this day in history mal Whitfield, American athlete  

Oct 12   In the year 1924 anatole France, writer, dies at 80  

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

Oct 13   Anatole France, [Jacques Thibault], writer (Ecrivain Francais), dies in the year 1924.  

Oct 13   In the year 1924 terry Gibbs, Bkln NY, orch leader (Steve Allen Comedy Hour)  

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

Oct 14   Arnold Schoebergs opera "Die Gluckliche Hand," premieres in Vienna on this day in history.  

Oct 14   On this day in history robert Webber, Santa Ana Calif, actor (79 Park Avenue)  

Oct 15   On this day in history colin Romoff, NYC, orch leader (Andy Williams Show)  

Oct 15   Lee Iacocca, Chrysler magnate born in the year 1924.  

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

Oct 18   On this day in history allyn Ferguson, San Jose Calif, orch leader (Andy Williams Show)  

Oct 18   Harold "Red" Grange, finest collegiate football game (4 long TD runs) on this day in history.  

Oct 19   On this day in history general Christian Worker's union demands 8 hr work day in Belgium  

Oct 20   1st Negro League World Series: KC Monarchs shuts out Hilldales, 5-0 on this day in history.  

Oct 20   In the year 1924 kenneth WIlliam Gatland, aerospace scientist  

Oct 21   In the year 1924 kLM Fokker's F7 H-NACC departs to Dutch East Indies  

Oct 21   Martin Pierre Joseph Marsick, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1924.  

Oct 22   On this day in history toastmasters International is founded.  

Oct 24   In the year 1924 christian Gen Feng Joe Siang occupies Beijing  

Oct 24   Jose Casanovas, composer in the year 1924.  

Oct 25   On this day in history "Little Orphan Annie" comic strip 1st published  

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of andre Franquin, cartoonist  

Jan 03   In the year 1924 birth of henry M Fazzie, S Afr Union/UDF-leader  

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of nell Rankin, American singer (d. 2005)  

Jan 03   Doug Ellis, British entrepreneur was born in the year 1924.  

Jan 04   In the year 1924 birth of sebastian Kappen, Indian theologian (d. 1993)  

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   On this day in history georg H Quincke, German physicist (Test of Quincke), dies at 89  

Jan 14   In the year 1924 arne Garborg, Norwegian playwright (Mannfolk), dies at 72  

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

Jan 16   In the year 1924 death of winifred Cochrane, Countess of Dundonald, philanthropist (b. 1859)  

Jan 21   Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin, Russian leader, dies of a stroke at 53 on this day in history.  

Jan 24   On this day in history thephilo Braga, Portuguese poet/politician, dies at 80