Historical Events In 1924

Feb 08   On this day in history audrey Meadows, Wu Chang China, actress (Alice-Honeymooners)   

Feb 08   In the year 1924 gas chamber used for the first time in an American state prison   

Feb 08   Gee John, US mobster (1st executed in gas chamber-Nevada), dies on this day in history.   

Feb 08   The first coast-to-coast radio hookup General John Joseph Carty speech in Chicago in the year 1924.   

Feb 08   The gas chamber at the Nevada State Prison in Carson City is used for the first time in the year 1924.   

Feb 09   On this day in history george Guest, British organist   

Feb 09   Nakhichevan ASSR constituted within Azerbaijan SSR on this day in history.   

Feb 09   On this day in history nils Kj'r, Norwegian playwright (Det Lykkelige Valg), dies at 53   

Feb 10   In the year 1924 bucky Harris, 27, becomes youngest baseball manager (Wash Senators)   

Feb 10   On this day in history bud (Norman) Poile, NHLer   

Feb 12   In the year 1924 george Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue" premieres at Carnegie Hall (NYC)   

Feb 12   George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue premieres in New York on this day in history.   

Feb 12   On this day in history president Calvin Coolidge makes first presidential radio speech   

Feb 13   In the year 1924 jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, French economist/politician   

Feb 13   On this day in history king Tut's tomb is opened   

Feb 13   In the year 1924 king Tut's tomb opened   

Feb 14   IBM Corporation founded by Thomas Watson in the year 1924.   

Feb 14   Thomas Watson opens IBM on this day in history.   

Feb 15   Lionel Monckton, English composer (Country Girl), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

Feb 17   On this day in history johnny Weissmuller sets 100-yard freestyle record (52.4 seconds)   

Feb 17   Oskar Merikanto, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1924.   

Feb 17   The birth of Margaret Truman, American writer in the year 1924.   

Feb 18   US female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard on this day in history.   

Feb 18   In the year 1924 uS male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger   

Feb 18   US, Minister of Marine Edwin Denby ends term due to Teapot Dome-scandal on this day in history.   

Feb 19   In the year 1924 bruce Norris, NHL owner (Detroit Red Wings)   

Feb 19   The birth of Lee Marvin, American actor in the year 1924.   

Feb 21   On this day in history salvatore Auteri Manzocchi, composer, dies at 78   

Feb 21   The birth of Robert Mugabe,, First Prime Minister of Zimbabwe on this day in history.   

Feb 22   On this day in history 1st presidential radio address (Calvin Coolidge)   

Feb 22   On this day in history calvin Coolidge becomes the first U.S. president to deliver a radio address from the White House.   

Feb 24   Edmond Picard, Fren/Belg writer (Ambidextre journalist), dies at 87 in the year 1924.   

Feb 24   Greek parliament proclaims republic on this day in history.   

Feb 24   Johnny Weissmuller, swims 100 meter record (57 2/5 seconds) in the year 1924.   

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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 in the year 1924.   

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

Jan 03   Roy Harding, British teacher was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jan 05   In the year 1924 birth of dr Gilbert Bogle, Australian scientist who died in the Bogle-Chandler case (1963)   

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   Arne Garborg, Norwegian playwright (Mannfolk), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 16   In the year 1924 death of winifred Cochrane, Countess of Dundonald, philanthropist (b. 1859)   

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

Jan 24   In the year 1924 thephilo Braga, Portuguese poet/politician, dies at 80