Page 14: Historical Events In 1924

Sep 25   Malcolm Campbell sets world auto speed record at 146.16 MPH.   

Sep 25   Norman Ayrton, opera director (Royal Shakespearean Acad   

Sep 27   Bud Powell, US jazz pianist/composer.   

Sep 27   Giants clinch their 4th straight pennant, beating Phils 5-1   

Sep 28   2 US Army planes end around-world flight, Seattle to Seattle, 57 formally ends   

Sep 28   Two US Army planes end around-world flight, Seattle to Seattle, 57 formally ends.   

Sep 29   Santo Domingo joins League of Nations   

Sep 30   Allies stop checking on German navy   

Sep 30   Charles Quinlivan, Jersey City NJ, actor (7 Guns to Mesa)   

Oct 01   Fokker F-7 1st flight (Amsterdam to Batavia).   

Oct 01   Jimmy Carter, Former (39th) US President is born   

Oct 01   Jimmy Earl Carter, Plains Ga, (D) 39th Pres (1977-1981)   

Oct 02   League of Nations approves protocols of Geneva.   

Oct 02   Sam Wainwright, deputy chairman (British Post Office).   

Oct 03   Arkady Vorobyov, Russian weightlifter.   

Oct 03   King Hussein of Hedzjaz abdicts throne.   

Oct 04   Charlton Heston, American actor is born.   

Oct 04   NY Giants become 1st team to appear in 4 consecutive World Series.   

Oct 05   1st Little Orphan Annie-strip appears in NYC Daily News.   

Oct 05   Bill Dana, Quincy Mass, comedian/actor (Jose Jimenez).   

Oct 05   Joseph Vezina, composer, dies at 75   

Oct 06   Jacques Oppenheim, lawyer, dies at 75.   

Oct 07   160 consecutive days of 100 degrees at Marble Bar, Australia begins.   

Oct 07   Clemens Baeumker, German historian (Christian Philosophy), dies at 71   

Oct 07   Greek govt of Dikalekopoulis, forms.   

Oct 08   Arkady Vorobyev, Middle heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1956, 60)   

Oct 08   British Labour govt of MacDonald falls to Communists   

Oct 09   Robert A Rushworth, Madison Maine, test pilot (X-15)   

Oct 10   Edward D Wood Jr, Poughkeepsie NY, director (Plan 9 from Outer Space)   

Oct 10   Ibn Saud of Nedzhed captures Mecca.   

Oct 10   James Clavell is born (author of Shogun, Noble House, Tai-Pan)   

Oct 11   Mal Whitfield, American athlete   

Oct 12   Anatole France, writer, dies at 80.   

Oct 12   Sokolnicheskaya Radio begins broadcasting from Moscow   

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Jan 01   Roberts blossom: American actor and poet   

Jan 03   Andre franquin: Cartoonist   

Jan 03   Henry m fazzie: S afr union/udf-leader   

Jan 03   Roy harding: British teacher   

Jan 03   Nell rankin: American singer    

Jan 03   Doug ellis: British entrepreneur   

Jan 04   Sebastian kappen: Indian theologian   

Jan 05   Dr gilbert bogle: Australian scientist who died in the bogle-chandler case (1963)   

Jan 02   Sabine baring-gould: English composer and novelist (b. 1834)   

Jan 04   Alfred grünfeld: Austrian pianist, composer (b. 1852)   

Jan 13   Georg h quincke: German physicist (test of quincke),    

Jan 14   Arne garborg: Norwegian playwright (mannfolk),   

Jan 15   Geza zichy: Composer,    

Jan 16   Winifred cochrane: Countess of dundonald, philanthropist (b. 1859)   

Jan 21   Vladimir ilyich ulyanov lenin: Russian leader,   

Jan 24   Thephilo braga: Portuguese poet/politician,