Page 16: Historical Events In 1924

Nov 02   In this year, Sunday Express publishes 1st British crossword puzzle   

Nov 03   Shirley Chisholm, (D-Rep-NY), 1st black congresswoman/pres candidate   

Nov 04   British Labour govt of MacDonald, steps down   

Nov 04   Gabriel Urbain Faure, French composer (Requiem), dies at 79   

Nov 04   Howie Meeker, Canadian ice hockey player and politician.   

Nov 04   Nellie Tayloe Ross elected inaugural US female gov (Wyoming)   

Nov 05   Ivan Rezak, composer   

Nov 06   Stanley Baldwin is recorded as becoming PM of England.   

Nov 07   Wolf Mankowitz, British(?) playwright   

Nov 08   Austria chancellor Ignaz Seipel, steps down after assassination attempt.   

Nov 08   Joe Flynn, Youngstown Ohio, actor (McHale's Navy)   

Nov 08   Sergey Mikhaylovich Lyapunov, composer, dies at 64   

Nov 09   Miriam (Ma) Ferguson is recorded as becoming 1st elected woman governor (of Texas).   

Nov 10   Dion O'Banion, leader of the North Side Gang is assassinated in his flower shop by members of Johnny Torrio's gang, sparking the bloody gang war of the 1920s in Chicago.   

Nov 10   Russell Johnson, actor, (professor-Gilligan's Island).   

Nov 11   Martin Beck Theater opens at 302 W 45th St NYC   

Nov 11   Palace of Legion of Honor dedicated (San Francisco)   

Nov 12   Yeshivah Slobodka opens a branch in Chevron   

Nov 14   Arthur Frank "Peter" Shore, egyptologist   

Nov 15   Dutch Christian Radio Society (NCRV) forms.   

Nov 16   Alexander Andreyevich Archangel'sky, composer, dies at 78   

Nov 16   Cleveland Bulldogs lose to Frankford Yellowjackets, ends 31-game undefeated streak (NFL and major-league football record).   

Nov 16   Joep J P de Boer, Dutch MP (CDA)   

Nov 17   Lucas J "Luc" Lutz, Dutch actor/director (Hague Comedy).   

Nov 19   Lee Stack, British sirdar in Egypt/gov-gen of Sudan, murdered   

Nov 19   William Russell, British actor   

Nov 20   Benoit Mandelbrot, Warsaw Poland, mathematician (proved Zipf's law).   

Nov 21   British premier Baldwin cancels Labor contract with USSR.   

Nov 21   Christopher Tolkien, British author.   

Nov 22   Axel Borup-Jorgensen, composer.   

Nov 22   England orders Egyptians out of Sudan.   

Nov 22   Geraldine Page (Academy Award-winning actress The Trip to Bountiful [1985])   

Nov 22   Herman Heijermans Jr, author (On Hope, Heap of Blessing), dies.   

Nov 24   1st Dutch airplane (Fokker's F-7) reaches Batavia (Java)   

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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,