Page 15: Historical Events In 1924

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

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

Oct 05   On this day in history joseph Vezina, composer, dies at 75   

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

Oct 07   Greek govt of Dikalekopoulis, forms in the year 1924.   

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

Oct 08   British Labour govt of MacDonald falls to Communists in the year 1924.   

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   On this day in history ibn Saud of Nedzhed captures Mecca   

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 in the year 1924.   

Oct 12   Sokolnicheskaya Radio begins broadcasting from Moscow on this day in history.   

Oct 13   Anatole France, [Jacques Thibault], writer (Ecrivain Francais), dies in the year 1924.   

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   On this day in history arnold Schoebergs opera "Die Gluckliche Hand," premieres in Vienna   

Oct 14   Robert Webber, Santa Ana Calif, actor (79 Park Avenue) on this day in history.   

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

Oct 15   Lee Iacocca, Chrysler magnate born in the year 1924.   

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

Oct 18   Allyn Ferguson, San Jose Calif, orch leader (Andy Williams Show) in the year 1924.   

Oct 18   Harold "Red" Grange, finest collegiate football game (4 long TD runs) in the year 1924.   

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

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

Oct 20   Kenneth WIlliam Gatland, aerospace scientist in the year 1924.   

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

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   Christian Gen Feng Joe Siang occupies Beijing on this day in history.   

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

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Jan 01   Roberts Blossom, American actor and poet was born in the year 1924.   

Jan 03   Andre Franquin, cartoonist was born in the year 1924.   

Jan 03   Henry M Fazzie, S Afr Union/UDF-leader was born in the year 1924.   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of nell Rankin, American singer (d. 2005)   

Jan 03   In the year 1924 birth of doug Ellis, British entrepreneur   

Jan 04   In the year 1924 birth of sebastian Kappen, Indian theologian (d. 1993)   

Jan 05   Dr Gilbert Bogle, Australian scientist who died in the Bogle-Chandler case (1963) was born in the year 1924.   

Jan 02   On this day in history death of sabine Baring-Gould, English composer and novelist (b. 1834)   

Jan 04   In the year 1924 death of alfred Grünfeld, Austrian pianist, composer (b. 1852)   

Jan 13   In the year 1924 georg H Quincke, German physicist (Test of Quincke), dies at 89   

Jan 14   In the year 1924 arne Garborg, Norwegian playwright (Mannfolk), dies at 72   

Jan 15   Geza Zichy, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1924.   

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

Jan 21   In the year 1924 vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin, Russian leader, dies of a stroke at 53   

Jan 24   On this day in history thephilo Braga, Portuguese poet/politician, dies at 80