Historical Events In 1924

Feb 08   Audrey Meadows, Wu Chang China, actress (Alice-Honeymooners) on this day in history.  

Feb 08   Gas chamber used for the first time in an American state prison on this day in history.  

Feb 08   In the year 1924 gee John, US mobster (1st executed in gas chamber-Nevada), dies  

Feb 08   The first coast-to-coast radio hookup General John Joseph Carty speech in Chicago on this day in history.  

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

Feb 09   George Guest, British organist in the year 1924.  

Feb 09   Nakhichevan ASSR constituted within Azerbaijan SSR in the year 1924.  

Feb 09   In the year 1924 nils Kj'r, Norwegian playwright (Det Lykkelige Valg), dies at 53  

Feb 10   Bucky Harris, 27, becomes youngest baseball manager (Wash Senators) in the year 1924.  

Feb 10   Bud (Norman) Poile, NHLer on this day in history.  

Feb 12   George Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue" premieres at Carnegie Hall (NYC) on this day in history.  

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   Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, French economist/politician on this day in history.  

Feb 13   King Tut's tomb is opened in the year 1924.  

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

Feb 14   IBM Corporation founded by Thomas Watson on this day in history.  

Feb 14   Thomas Watson opens IBM in the year 1924.  

Feb 15   On this day in history lionel Monckton, English composer (Country Girl), dies at 62  

Feb 17   In the year 1924 johnny Weissmuller sets 100-yard freestyle record (52.4 seconds)  

Feb 17   Oskar Merikanto, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

Feb 17   On this day in history the birth of Margaret Truman, American writer.  

Feb 18   US female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard in the year 1924.  

Feb 18   US male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger in the year 1924.  

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

Feb 19   Bruce Norris, NHL owner (Detroit Red Wings) on this day in history.  

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

Feb 21   Salvatore Auteri Manzocchi, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 22   1st presidential radio address (Calvin Coolidge) in the year 1924.  

Feb 22   In the year 1924 calvin Coolidge becomes the first U.S. president to deliver a radio address from the White House.  

Feb 24   On this day in history edmond Picard, Fren/Belg writer (Ambidextre journalist), dies at 87  

Feb 24   Greek parliament proclaims republic in the year 1924.  

Feb 24   Johnny Weissmuller, swims 100 meter record (57 2/5 seconds) on this day in history.  

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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 in the year 1924.  

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

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   On this day in history georg H Quincke, German physicist (Test of Quincke), dies at 89  

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

Jan 15   Geza Zichy, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 21   On this day in history 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