Page 8: Historical Events In 1924
Saturday, 04 July 2026
May 17 Frantisek Kovaricek, composer. 


May 17 In this year, 50th Kentucky Derby: John Mooney aboard Black Gold claims in 2:05.2 


May 18 Jack Whitaker, Phila Pa, sportscaster (ABC, CBS). 


May 19 Billy Zulch, cricketer (S Afr batsman scored 2 Test centuries), dies 


May 19 Sandy Galbraith Wilson, composer. 


May 21 Bobby Franks, killed by Leopold and Loeb, at 14. 


May 21 Leopold and Loeb kidnap Bobby Franks for fun. 


May 21 Peggy Cass, Boston MA, actress/TV panelist (To Tell the Truth, Mame) 


May 22 Charles Aznavour, Armenia, French singer (Monsieur Carnavel, Tin Drum). 


May 22 Charles Aznavour, French born singer is born 


May 22 In Chicago, Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnap Robert Franks. 


May 25 Theodore Morse, composer, dies at 51 


May 26 Cooper Evans, (Rep-R-IA, 1981-87) 


May 26 German Government of Marx steps down 


May 26 German govt of Marx steps down. 


May 26 Johann Heinrich Beck, composer, dies at 67 


May 26 President Coolidge signs Immigration Law (restricting immigration) 


May 26 The United States start limiting immigration, banning all Japanese 


May 29 AEK Athens FC is established on the anniversary of the siege of Constantinople by the Turks 


May 29 Pierre-Paul Cambon, French diplomat (Madrid/London), dies. 


May 30 Norbert Schemansky, USA, middle heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1952) 


May 30 Socialist Matteotti falls in Italian parliament by fascists. 


May 31 Russell Endean, cricketer (28 Tests for S Afr, handled the ball 1956) 


Jun 01 Paula Hinton, dancer. 


Jun 02 Snyder Act: US citizenship granted to all American Indians 


Jun 02 The U.S. Congress grants citizenship to all American Indians. 


Jun 03 David Richard Holloway, literary Editor. 


Jun 03 Franz Kafka, Czech writer (Trial, Amerika, Metamorphosis), dies at 40 


Jun 03 Gila Wilderness Area established by Forest Service. 


Jun 04 Dennis Weaver, Joplin Mo, actor (Chester-Gunsmoke, Duel, Battered) 


Jun 05 Kenneth Burslam Gardner, librarian/orientalist. 


Jun 06 28th US Golf Open: Cyril Walker shoots a 297 at Oakland Hills CC Mich 


Jun 06 S Belyavskij discovers asteroid #1031 Arctica 


Jun 06 Serge Nigg, composer 


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