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 this day in history newcastle Badminton Club, world's oldest, formed in England   

1901  On January - 24 emily Hobhouse views Lord Kitchener's concentration camp at Bloemfontein   

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

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

1902  Denmark sells Virgin Islands to USA on this day in history.   

1902  Oskar Morgenstern, German/US economist on this day in history.   

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

1904  Franz Coenen, composer, dies at 77 on January - 24.   

1906  On January - 24 norman Cook, museum curator   

1907  On this day in history alfonse Vranckx, Belgian lawyer/politician   

1908  General Baden-Powell starts Boy-Scouts on this day in history.   

1908  On January - 24 robert Baden-Powell organizes the first Boy Scout troop in England.   

1908  Gen Baden-Powell starts Boy-Scouts on this day in history.   

1909  On January - 24 ann Todd, Hartford England, actress (Paradine Case, 7th Veil)   

1911  C[atherine] L[ucille] Moore, US, sci-fi author (Judgment Night) on January - 24.   

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

1914  Opera "Madeleine," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1915  On January - 24 german-British sea battle at Doggersbank &Helgoland   

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

1915  On January - 24 robert B Motherwell, US, painter (Elegies to the Spanish Republic)   

1916  John Corner, scientist on this day in history.   

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

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  Ernest Borgnine Academy Award-winning actor: Marty [1955], The Poseidon Adventure, The Dirty Dozen, McHale’s Navy was born on January - 24.   

1918  Oral Roberts evangelist founder Oral Roberts University was born on January - 24.   

1918  On January - 24 gottfried von Einem, Bern Switzerland, Austrian composer (Dantons Tod)   

1918  Oral Roberts evangelist: founder: Oral Roberts University was born on this day in history.   

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1287  Richard Aungerville, English bishop (d. 1345) was born on this day in history.   

1444  Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476) was born on this day in history.   

1638  Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet (d. 1706) was born on this day in history.   

1664  On January - 24 birth of john Vanbrugh, London, dramatist/architect (baptized)   

1670  William Congreve, English playwright (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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  Death of Ali ibn Abu Talib, kalief of Islam (656-61), murdered on this day in history.   

0772  Stefanus III/IV, pope (768-72), dies on January - 24.   

0817  Stefanus IV, pope (816-17), dies on January - 24.   

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

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  Death of Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel, English military leader on this day in history.