Historical Events In January - 24

1899  On this day in history belgium govt of Vandenpeereboom forms  

1900  Battle at Tugela-Spionkop, South Africa (Boers vs British army) on January - 24.  

1900  On this day in history newcastle Badminton Club, world's oldest, formed in England  

1901  On this day in history 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 January - 24.  

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

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

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

1904  On January - 24 franz Coenen, composer, dies at 77  

1906  Norman Cook, museum curator on January - 24.  

1907  Alfonse Vranckx, Belgian lawyer/politician on January - 24.  

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

1908  Robert Baden-Powell organizes the first Boy Scout troop in England on January - 24.  

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  Carl Eilhardt, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1912  Ken Weekes, cricketer (WI batsman v England 1939, 137 at The Oval) on January - 24.  

1913  Franz Kafka stops working on "Amerika"; it will never be finished on January - 24.  

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

1915  Robert B Motherwell, US, painter (Elegies to the Spanish Republic) on January - 24.  

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  On this day in history the birth of Ernest Borgnine, American actor  

1917  Ernest Borgnine, Hamden Ct, actor (Ice Station Zebra, McHale, Marty) on this day in history.  

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

1918  On January - 24 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  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  On January - 24 birth of charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet (d. 1706)  

1664  John Vanbrugh, London, dramatist/architect (baptized) was born on January - 24.  

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

1674  Thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.  

1679  On this day in history birth of christian von Wolff, German philosopher  

1705  Farinelli, [Carlo Broschi], Andria Italy, castrato was born on this day in history.  

0041  On this day in history death of caligula, [G C Germanicus], Roman emperor (37-41), assassinated at 28  

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  On January - 24 stefanus IV, pope (816-17), dies  

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

1336  On this day in history alfonso IV, the Benignant, king of Aragon (1327-36), dies at 36  

1366  Death of Alfonso IV of Aragon (b. 1299) on January - 24.  

1376  Death of Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel, English military leader on this day in history.