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) on this day in history.  

Oct 05   Joseph Vezina, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1924.  

Oct 06   On this day in history 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   Clemens Baeumker, German historian (Christian Philosophy), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history british Labour govt of MacDonald falls to Communists  

Oct 09   In the year 1924 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 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 11   Mal Whitfield, American athlete on this day in history.  

Oct 12   Anatole France, writer, dies at 80 in the year 1924.  

Oct 12   In the year 1924 sokolnicheskaya Radio begins broadcasting from Moscow  

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

Oct 13   On this day in history 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   Arnold Schoebergs opera "Die Gluckliche Hand," premieres in Vienna in the year 1924.  

Oct 14   Robert Webber, Santa Ana Calif, actor (79 Park Avenue) in the year 1924.  

Oct 15   Colin Romoff, NYC, orch leader (Andy Williams Show) in the year 1924.  

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

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

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

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

Oct 20   Kenneth WIlliam Gatland, aerospace scientist on this day in history.  

Oct 21   KLM Fokker's F7 H-NACC departs to Dutch East Indies in the year 1924.  

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

Oct 22   In the year 1924 toastmasters International is founded.  

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   In the year 1924 birth of andre Franquin, cartoonist  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of henry M Fazzie, S Afr Union/UDF-leader  

Jan 03   In the year 1924 birth of roy Harding, British teacher  

Jan 03   Nell Rankin, American singer (d. 2005) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin, Russian leader, dies of a stroke at 53  

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