Page 15: Historical Events In 1924

Oct 05   1st Little Orphan Annie-strip appears in NYC Daily News in the year 1924.   

Oct 05   On this day in history bill Dana, Quincy Mass, comedian/actor (Jose Jimenez)   

Oct 05   Joseph Vezina, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Oct 06   In the year 1924 jacques Oppenheim, lawyer, dies at 75   

Oct 07   160 consecutive days of 100 degrees at Marble Bar, Australia begins on this day in history.   

Oct 07   Clemens Baeumker, German historian (Christian Philosophy), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Oct 07   On this day in history greek govt of Dikalekopoulis, forms   

Oct 08   Arkady Vorobyev, Middle heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1956, 60) on this day in history.   

Oct 08   British Labour govt of MacDonald falls to Communists on this day in history.   

Oct 09   In the year 1924 robert A Rushworth, Madison Maine, test pilot (X-15)   

Oct 10   On this day in history edward D Wood Jr, Poughkeepsie NY, director (Plan 9 from Outer Space)   

Oct 10   Ibn Saud of Nedzhed captures Mecca in the year 1924.   

Oct 10   On this day in history james Clavell is born (author of Shogun, Noble House, Tai-Pan)   

Oct 11   On this day in history mal Whitfield, American athlete   

Oct 12   Anatole France, writer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Oct 12   Sokolnicheskaya Radio begins broadcasting from Moscow in the year 1924.   

Oct 13   Anatole France, [Jacques Thibault], writer (Ecrivain Francais), dies on this day in history.   

Oct 13   In the year 1924 terry Gibbs, Bkln NY, orch leader (Steve Allen Comedy Hour)   

Oct 13   On this day in history wahhabietes under Ibn Saudi take Mecca   

Oct 14   In the year 1924 arnold Schoebergs opera "Die Gluckliche Hand," premieres in Vienna   

Oct 14   In the year 1924 robert Webber, Santa Ana Calif, actor (79 Park Avenue)   

Oct 15   In the year 1924 colin Romoff, NYC, orch leader (Andy Williams Show)   

Oct 15   On this day in history lee Iacocca, Chrysler magnate born   

Oct 15   Pres Coolidge declares Statue of Liberty a national monument in the year 1924.   

Oct 18   In the year 1924 allyn Ferguson, San Jose Calif, orch leader (Andy Williams Show)   

Oct 18   Harold "Red" Grange, finest collegiate football game (4 long TD runs) on this day in history.   

Oct 19   General Christian Worker's union demands 8 hr work day in Belgium in the year 1924.   

Oct 20   On this day in history 1st Negro League World Series: KC Monarchs shuts out Hilldales, 5-0   

Oct 20   On this day in history kenneth WIlliam Gatland, aerospace scientist   

Oct 21   In the year 1924 kLM Fokker's F7 H-NACC departs to Dutch East Indies   

Oct 21   In the year 1924 martin Pierre Joseph Marsick, composer, dies at 76   

Oct 22   On this day in history toastmasters International is founded.   

Oct 24   Christian Gen Feng Joe Siang occupies Beijing in the year 1924.   

Oct 24   Jose Casanovas, composer on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1924 birth of roberts Blossom, American actor and poet   

Jan 03   Andre Franquin, cartoonist was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1924 birth of henry M Fazzie, S Afr Union/UDF-leader   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of roy Harding, British teacher   

Jan 03   Nell Rankin, American singer (d. 2005) was born in the year 1924.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of doug Ellis, British entrepreneur   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of sebastian Kappen, Indian theologian (d. 1993)   

Jan 05   In the year 1924 birth of dr Gilbert Bogle, Australian scientist who died in the Bogle-Chandler case (1963)   

Jan 02   Sabine Baring-Gould, English composer and novelist (b. 1834) died in the year 1924.   

Jan 04   On this day in history death of alfred Grünfeld, Austrian pianist, composer (b. 1852)   

Jan 13   Georg H Quincke, German physicist (Test of Quincke), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Arne Garborg, Norwegian playwright (Mannfolk), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Geza Zichy, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Jan 16   Winifred Cochrane, Countess of Dundonald, philanthropist (b. 1859) died on this day in history.   

Jan 21   Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin, Russian leader, dies of a stroke at 53 in the year 1924.   

Jan 24   Thephilo Braga, Portuguese poet/politician, dies at 80 in the year 1924.