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 January - 24.  

1900  Newcastle Badminton Club, world's oldest, formed in England on January - 24.  

1901  Emily Hobhouse views Lord Kitchener's concentration camp at Bloemfontein on this day in history.  

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

1901  On January - 24 simon Hassler, composer, dies at 68  

1902  Denmark sells Virgin Islands to USA on January - 24.  

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

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

1904  On this day in history franz Coenen, composer, dies at 77  

1906  On January - 24 norman Cook, museum curator  

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

1908  On this day in history general Baden-Powell starts Boy-Scouts  

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

1908  On this day in history gen Baden-Powell starts Boy-Scouts  

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 this day in history.  

1911  On this day in history carl Eilhardt, composer, dies at 67  

1912  On January - 24 ken Weekes, cricketer (WI batsman v England 1939, 137 at The Oval)  

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

1913  On this day in history mark Goodson, TV game-show proudcer (Goodson-Toddman)  

1913  Gustav Luders, composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.  

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

1915  German-British sea battle at Doggersbank &Helgoland on this day in history.  

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

1915  Robert B Motherwell, US, painter (Elegies to the Spanish Republic) on this day in history.  

1916  John Corner, scientist on this day in history.  

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

1917  The birth of Ernest Borgnine, American actor on this day in history.  

1917  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1918  On this day in history gottfried von Einem, Bern Switzerland, Austrian composer (Dantons Tod)  

1918  On this day in history oral Roberts evangelist: founder: Oral Roberts University was born  

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1287  On January - 24 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  On January - 24 birth of charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet (d. 1706)  

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 this day in history.  

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 January - 24.  

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

0772  Stefanus III/IV, pope (768-72), dies on this day in history.  

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

1125  Death of David IV of Georgia (b. 1073) on January - 24.  

1336  On January - 24 alfonso IV, the Benignant, king of Aragon (1327-36), dies at 36  

1366  On January - 24 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.