Page 5: Historical Events In 1924

Mar 17   Netherlands and USSR begin talks over USSR recognition.   

Mar 17   Stephen Dodgson, composer   

Mar 17   Sweden and USSR exchange diplomats   

Mar 18   John Frederick Bridge, composer, dies at 79.   

Mar 18   Madhussudan Rege, cricketer (15 runs in only Test India v WI 1948-49).   

Mar 19   Charles Villiers Stanford, Irish composer/author, dies at 71   

Mar 20   Finnair begins scheduled flight of Helsinki-Tallinn.   

Mar 21   1st foreign language course broadcast on US radio (WJZ, NYC).   

Mar 21   Karl Heinz Fussl, composer.   

Mar 21   Mass Investors Trust is recorded as becoming inaugural mutual fund set up in US   

Mar 22   R G Nivelle, French general (Verdun), dies at 67   

Mar 24   Greece is recorded as becoming a republic.   

Mar 25   Greek parliament selects admiral Paul Koundouriotis as premier.   

Mar 25   John Reedman, cricketer (Test for Aust 1894, 17 and 4, 1 for 24), dies   

Mar 26   Augusto de Oliviera Machado, composer, dies at 78   

Mar 26   Premiere of Bernard Shaw's "Saint Joan", in London.   

Mar 27   Canada recognizes USSR.   

Mar 27   Walter Parratt, composer, dies at 83.   

Mar 28   WGN-AM in Chicago IL begins radio transmissions   

Mar 29   Bayern and Vatican reach accord   

Mar 29   Charles Villiers Stanford, Irish composer/writer, dies at 71.   

Mar 29   Jules de Corte, blind Dutch ballad singer.   

Mar 30   Milko Kelemen, composer   

Mar 31   Croydon Airport: 1st British mig aircraft Imperial established   

Mar 31   Harry Cubitt, 4th Lord Ashcombe ("Mad Harry"), English landowner   

Mar 31   London public transport strike ends.   

Apr 01   Crown takes over Northern Rhodesia from British South Africa Co   

Apr 01   Founding of the Royal Canadian Air Force as a separate service; RCAF previously founded by Billy Bishop in 1918 as a separate brigade   

Apr 01   Gunther Becker, composer.   

Apr 01   Imperial Airways formed in Britain.   

Apr 02   Denis Rooke, CEO (British Gas)   

Apr 03   Canon A D Caesar, Sub Dean (HM Chapels Royal).   

Apr 03   Marlon Brando, American actor is born   

Apr 05   K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #2235 Vittore.   

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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,