Historical Events In January - 24

1899  On January - 24 belgium govt of Vandenpeereboom forms   

1900  On this day in history battle at Tugela-Spionkop, South Africa (Boers vs British army)   

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  On January - 24 1st games played in baseball's American League   

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

1902  On January - 24 denmark sells Virgin Islands to USA   

1902  On this day in history oskar Morgenstern, German/US economist   

1903  On this day in history robert Gwathmey, artist (Arts & Letters)   

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

1906  On this day in history norman Cook, museum curator   

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

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

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

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

1909  On this day in history 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 this day in history carl Eilhardt, composer, dies at 67   

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

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

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  On this day in history opera "Madeleine," premieres in NYC   

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  On January - 24 john Corner, scientist   

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 January - 24.   

1917  On this day in history ernest Borgnine, Hamden Ct, actor (Ice Station Zebra, McHale, Marty)   

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

1444  On January - 24 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  John Vanbrugh, London, dramatist/architect (baptized) was born on this day in history.   

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 January - 24.   

1705  On January - 24 birth of farinelli, [Carlo Broschi], Andria Italy, castrato   

0041  On January - 24 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  On this day in history stefanus III/IV, pope (768-72), dies   

0817  On January - 24 stefanus IV, pope (816-17), dies   

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

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

1366  Death of Alfonso IV of Aragon (b. 1299) on this day in history.   

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