Top Historical Events That Happened on January 24

1901  1st games played in baseball's American League   

1901  Simon Hassler, composer, dies at 68.   

1902  Denmark sells Virgin Islands to USA.   

1902  Oskar Morgenstern, German/US economist.   

1903  Robert Gwathmey, artist (Arts and Letters)   

1904  Franz Coenen, composer, dies at 77   

1906  Norman Cook, museum curator   

1907  Alfonse Vranckx, Belgian lawyer/politician   

1908  In this year, General Baden-Powell starts Boy-Scouts.   

1908  Robert Baden-Powell organizes the inaugural Boy Scout troop in England   

1908  In this year, Gen Baden-Powell starts Boy-Scouts.   

1909  Ann Todd, Hartford England, actress (Paradine Case, 7th Veil).   

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

1911  Carl Eilhardt, composer, dies at 67   

1912  Ken Weekes, cricketer (WI batsman v England 1939, 137 at The Oval).   

1913  Franz Kafka formally ends working on "Amerika"; it will never be finished.   

1913  Mark Goodson, TV game-show proudcer (Goodson-Toddman).   

1913  Gustav Luders, composer, dies at 47.   

1914  Opera "Madeleine," premieres in NYC.   

1915  German-British sea battle at Doggersbank and Helgoland   

1915  Robert B Motherwell, US, painter (Elegies to the Spanish Republic)   

1916  John Corner, scientist   

1917  Ernest Borgnine Academy Award-winning actor Marty [1955], The Poseidon Adventure, The Dirty Dozen, McHale’s Navy was born.   

1917  Ernest Borgnine, American actor is born   

1917  Ernest Borgnine, Hamden Ct, actor (Ice Station Zebra, McHale, Marty).   

1918  Oral Roberts evangelist founder Oral Roberts University was born   

1918  Gottfried von Einem, Bern Switzerland, Austrian composer (Dantons Tod)   

1919  Leon Kirchner, Brooklyn NY, opera composer (Lily)   

1920  Don Saddler, Van Nuys Calif, dancer (Holiday Hotel)   

1921  Bernard J Dwyer, (Rep-D-NJ, 1981- )   

1922  -54ºF (-48ºC), Danbury WI (state record)   

1922  Eskimo Pie patented by Christian K Nelson of Iowa (not an Eskimo)   

1922  Lehman Caves National Monument established   

1922  -54°F (-48°C), Danbury, Wisconsin (state record).   

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1287  Richard aungerville: English bishop   

1444  Galeazzo maria sforza: Duke of milan   

1638  Charles sackville: 6th earl of dorset, english poet   

1664  John vanbrugh: London, dramatist/architect (baptized)   

1670  William congreve: English playwright   

1674  Thomas tanner: English bishop   

1679  Christian von wolff: German philosopher   

1705  Farinelli: [carlo broschi], andria italy, castrato   

0041  Death of Caligula: [g c germanicus], roman emperor (37-41), assassinated at 28   

0661  Ali ibn abu talib: Kalief of islam (656-61), murdered   

0772  Death of Stefanus iii/iv: Pope (768-72),   

0817  Stefanus iv: Pope (816-17),   

1125  Death of David iv of georgia: David iv of georgia (b. 1073)   

1336  Alfonso iv: The benignant, king of aragon (1327-36),   

1366  Alfonso iv of aragon: Alfonso iv of aragon (b. 1299)   

1376  Death of Richard fitzalan: 10th earl of arundel, english military leader