Historical Events In 1924

Feb 08   Audrey Meadows, Wu Chang China, actress (Alice-Honeymooners) on this day in history.  

Feb 08   Gas chamber used for the first time in an American state prison in the year 1924.  

Feb 08   In the year 1924 gee John, US mobster (1st executed in gas chamber-Nevada), dies  

Feb 08   On this day in history the first coast-to-coast radio hookup General John Joseph Carty speech in Chicago  

Feb 08   On this day in history the gas chamber at the Nevada State Prison in Carson City is used for the first time.  

Feb 09   On this day in history george Guest, British organist  

Feb 09   In the year 1924 nakhichevan ASSR constituted within Azerbaijan SSR  

Feb 09   Nils Kj'r, Norwegian playwright (Det Lykkelige Valg), dies at 53 in the year 1924.  

Feb 10   Bucky Harris, 27, becomes youngest baseball manager (Wash Senators) on this day in history.  

Feb 10   On this day in history bud (Norman) Poile, NHLer  

Feb 12   On this day in history george Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue" premieres at Carnegie Hall (NYC)  

Feb 12   On this day in history george Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue premieres in New York.  

Feb 12   President Calvin Coolidge makes first presidential radio speech on this day in history.  

Feb 13   Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, French economist/politician in the year 1924.  

Feb 13   In the year 1924 king Tut's tomb is opened  

Feb 13   On this day in history king Tut's tomb opened  

Feb 14   In the year 1924 iBM Corporation founded by Thomas Watson  

Feb 14   In the year 1924 thomas Watson opens IBM  

Feb 15   Lionel Monckton, English composer (Country Girl), dies at 62 in the year 1924.  

Feb 17   Johnny Weissmuller sets 100-yard freestyle record (52.4 seconds) on this day in history.  

Feb 17   Oskar Merikanto, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1924.  

Feb 17   In the year 1924 the birth of Margaret Truman, American writer.  

Feb 18   US female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard on this day in history.  

Feb 18   On this day in history uS male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger  

Feb 18   US, Minister of Marine Edwin Denby ends term due to Teapot Dome-scandal on this day in history.  

Feb 19   Bruce Norris, NHL owner (Detroit Red Wings) in the year 1924.  

Feb 19   On this day in history the birth of Lee Marvin, American actor  

Feb 21   In the year 1924 salvatore Auteri Manzocchi, composer, dies at 78  

Feb 21   The birth of Robert Mugabe,, First Prime Minister of Zimbabwe in the year 1924.  

Feb 22   1st presidential radio address (Calvin Coolidge) in the year 1924.  

Feb 22   Calvin Coolidge becomes the first U.S. president to deliver a radio address from the White House in the year 1924.  

Feb 24   In the year 1924 edmond Picard, Fren/Belg writer (Ambidextre journalist), dies at 87  

Feb 24   In the year 1924 greek parliament proclaims republic  

Feb 24   In the year 1924 johnny Weissmuller, swims 100 meter record (57 2/5 seconds)  

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

Jan 03   Andre Franquin, cartoonist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Henry M Fazzie, S Afr Union/UDF-leader was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of roy Harding, British teacher  

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

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   In the year 1924 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   On this day in history death of winifred Cochrane, Countess of Dundonald, philanthropist (b. 1859)  

Jan 21   Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin, Russian leader, dies of a stroke at 53 in the year 1924.  

Jan 24   Thephilo Braga, Portuguese poet/politician, dies at 80 on this day in history.