Historical Events In 1924

Oct 05   1st Little Orphan Annie-strip appears in NYC Daily News on this day in history.  

Oct 05   Bill Dana, Quincy Mass, comedian/actor (Jose Jimenez) in the year 1924.  

Oct 05   In the year 1924 joseph Vezina, composer, dies at 75  

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

Oct 07   In the year 1924 160 consecutive days of 100 degrees at Marble Bar, Australia begins  

Oct 07   In the year 1924 clemens Baeumker, German historian (Christian Philosophy), dies at 71  

Oct 07   In the year 1924 greek govt of Dikalekopoulis, forms  

Oct 08   Arkady Vorobyev, Middle heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1956, 60) in the year 1924.  

Oct 08   In the year 1924 british Labour govt of MacDonald falls to Communists  

Oct 09   On this day in history robert A Rushworth, Madison Maine, test pilot (X-15)  

Oct 10   In the year 1924 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   On this day in history anatole France, [Jacques Thibault], writer (Ecrivain Francais), dies  

Oct 13   Terry Gibbs, Bkln NY, orch leader (Steve Allen Comedy Hour) in the year 1924.  

Oct 13   Wahhabietes under Ibn Saudi take Mecca on this day in history.  

Oct 14   Arnold Schoebergs opera "Die Gluckliche Hand," premieres in Vienna on this day in history.  

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

Oct 15   On this day in history colin Romoff, NYC, orch leader (Andy Williams Show)  

Oct 15   Lee Iacocca, Chrysler magnate born on this day in history.  

Oct 15   In the year 1924 pres Coolidge declares Statue of Liberty a national monument  

Oct 18   On this day in history 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   In the year 1924 general Christian Worker's union demands 8 hr work day in Belgium  

Oct 20   1st Negro League World Series: KC Monarchs shuts out Hilldales, 5-0 in the year 1924.  

Oct 20   In the year 1924 kenneth WIlliam Gatland, aerospace scientist  

Oct 21   KLM Fokker's F7 H-NACC departs to Dutch East Indies on this day in history.  

Oct 21   Martin Pierre Joseph Marsick, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1924.  

Oct 22   Toastmasters International is founded in the year 1924.  

Oct 24   In the year 1924 christian Gen Feng Joe Siang occupies Beijing  

Oct 24   On this day in history jose Casanovas, composer  

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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   Henry M Fazzie, S Afr Union/UDF-leader was born in the year 1924.  

Jan 03   Roy Harding, British teacher was born in the year 1924.  

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

Jan 03   Doug Ellis, British entrepreneur was born in the year 1924.  

Jan 04   Sebastian Kappen, Indian theologian (d. 1993) was born in the year 1924.  

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   In the year 1924 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   On this day in history arne Garborg, Norwegian playwright (Mannfolk), dies at 72  

Jan 15   On this day in history geza Zichy, composer, dies at 74  

Jan 16   Winifred Cochrane, Countess of Dundonald, philanthropist (b. 1859) died in the year 1924.  

Jan 21   Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin, Russian leader, dies of a stroke at 53 on this day in history.  

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