Historical Events In 1924

Oct 25   Airship, USS Shenandoah (ZR-1), completes round trip transcontinental cruise that began on 7 October in the year 1924.  

Oct 25   Billy Barty, Millsboro Pa, 3'9" actor (Under the Rainbow, Foul Play) in the year 1924.  

Oct 25   The first appearance of Little Orphan Annie comic strip in the year 1924.  

Oct 26   On this day in history tom F Lewis, (Rep-R-Florida, 1983- )  

Oct 27   On this day in history michel Galabru, Safi Morocco, actor (Judge & the Assassin)  

Oct 27   The Uzbek SSR forms on this day in history.  

Oct 27   In the year 1924 uzbek SSR forms  

Oct 28   On this day in history alfonso Montalva Montecino, composer  

Oct 28   French-Russian trade agreement signed on this day in history.  

Oct 29   In the year 1924 "Dixie to Broadway," opens at Broadhurst Theater  

Oct 29   On this day in history the ends of the Holland Tunnel meet under the Hudson River in New York City.  

Oct 29   On this day in history zbigniew Herbert, writer  

Oct 30   Hannelore Weygrand, German FR, equestrian dressage (Oly-silver-1956) in the year 1924.  

Oct 31   In the year 1924 world Savings Day was announced in Milano/Italy by the Members of the Association at the 1st International Savings Bank Congress (World Society of Savings Banks).  

Nov 01   1st US NHL franchise, Boston Bruins founded in the year 1924.  

Nov 02   Sunday Express publishes 1st British crossword puzzle on this day in history.  

Nov 03   On this day in history shirley Chisholm, (D-Rep-NY), 1st black congresswoman/pres candidate  

Nov 04   In the year 1924 british Labour govt of MacDonald, resigns  

Nov 04   On this day in history gabriel Urbain Faure, French composer (Requiem), dies at 79  

Nov 04   Howie Meeker, Canadian ice hockey player and politician in the year 1924.  

Nov 04   In the year 1924 nellie Tayloe Ross elected first US female gov (Wyoming)  

Nov 05   Ivan Rezak, composer in the year 1924.  

Nov 06   On this day in history stanley Baldwin becomes PM of England  

Nov 07   Wolf Mankowitz, British(?) playwright in the year 1924.  

Nov 08   Austria chancellor Ignaz Seipel, resigns after assassination attempt in the year 1924.  

Nov 08   Joe Flynn, Youngstown Ohio, actor (McHale's Navy) on this day in history.  

Nov 08   Sergey Mikhaylovich Lyapunov, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Nov 09   On this day in history miriam (Ma) Ferguson becomes 1st elected woman governor (of Texas)  

Nov 10   In the year 1924 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) in the year 1924.  

Nov 11   In the year 1924 martin Beck Theater opens at 302 W 45th St NYC  

Nov 11   Palace of Legion of Honor dedicated (San Francisco) in the year 1924.  

Nov 12   In the year 1924 yeshivah Slobodka opens a branch in Chevron  

Nov 14   On this day in history arthur Frank "Peter" Shore, egyptologist  

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Jan 01   On this day in history 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   Roy Harding, British teacher was born in the year 1924.  

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

Jan 03   Doug Ellis, British entrepreneur was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Sebastian Kappen, Indian theologian (d. 1993) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1924.  

Jan 14   Arne Garborg, Norwegian playwright (Mannfolk), dies at 72 in the year 1924.  

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

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

Jan 21   In the year 1924 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.