Page 4: Historical Events In January - 24

1899  On January - 24 belgium govt of Vandenpeereboom forms   

1900  Battle at Tugela-Spionkop, South Africa (Boers vs British army) on this day in history.   

1900  On January - 24 newcastle Badminton Club, world's oldest, formed in England   

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 January - 24 denmark sells Virgin Islands to USA   

1902  Oskar Morgenstern, German/US economist on January - 24.   

1903  Robert Gwathmey, artist (Arts & Letters) on January - 24.   

1904  Franz Coenen, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1906  Norman Cook, museum curator on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1908  On January - 24 gen Baden-Powell starts Boy-Scouts   

1909  Ann Todd, Hartford England, actress (Paradine Case, 7th Veil) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history ken Weekes, cricketer (WI batsman v England 1939, 137 at The Oval)   

1913  Franz Kafka stops working on "Amerika"; it will never be finished on this day in history.   

1913  On January - 24 mark Goodson, TV game-show proudcer (Goodson-Toddman)   

1913  On this day in history gustav Luders, composer, dies at 47   

1914  Opera "Madeleine," premieres in NYC on January - 24.   

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  On January - 24 robert B Motherwell, US, painter (Elegies to the Spanish Republic)   

1916  John Corner, scientist on January - 24.   

1917  On January - 24 ernest Borgnine Academy Award-winning actor Marty [1955], The Poseidon Adventure, The Dirty Dozen, McHale’s Navy was born   

1917  On January - 24 the birth of Ernest Borgnine, American actor   

1917  Ernest Borgnine, Hamden Ct, actor (Ice Station Zebra, McHale, Marty) on January - 24.   

1917  On January - 24 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  On this day in history birth of richard Aungerville, English bishop (d. 1345)   

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 this day in history.   

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  Thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735) was born on January - 24.   

1679  Christian von Wolff, German philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1705  On this day in history birth of farinelli, [Carlo Broschi], Andria Italy, castrato   

0041  Death of Caligula, [G C Germanicus], Roman emperor (37-41), assassinated at 28 on this day in history.   

0661  On this day in history death of ali ibn Abu Talib, kalief of Islam (656-61), murdered   

0772  On this day in history stefanus III/IV, pope (768-72), dies   

0817  Stefanus IV, pope (816-17), dies on this day in history.   

1125  On January - 24 death of david IV of Georgia (b. 1073)   

1336  Alfonso IV, the Benignant, king of Aragon (1327-36), dies at 36 on this day in history.   

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

1376  Death of Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel, English military leader on January - 24.