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January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar . There are 341 days remaining (342 in Leap Year s).
Events
- 41 - Roman Emperor Gaius Caesar (Caligula) , known for his Eccentricity and cruel Despotism , is Assassin ated by his disgruntled Praetorian Guard s. Claudius succeeds his nephew.
- 1438 - The Council Of Basel suspends Pope Eugenius IV .
- 1458 - Matthias I Corvinus becomes king of Hungary .
- 1624 - Alfonso Mendez , appointed by Pope Gregory XV as Prelate of Ethiopia , arrives at Massawa from Goa .
- 1679 - King Charles II Of England disbands Parliament .
- 1742 - Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor .
- finds Gold at Sutter's Mill near Sacramento .
- 1888 - Jacob L. Wortman patents the Typewriter Ribbon .
- 1908 - Robert Baden-Powell begins the Boy Scout movement.
- 1916 - In Brushaber V. Union Pacific Railroad , the Supreme Court Of The United States declares the federal Income Tax constitutional.
- 1918 - A decree of the Council Of People's Commissars , introducing the Gregorian Calendar in Russia since February 1 , issued.
- 1924 - St. Petersburg , Russia is renamed ''Leningrad''.
- 1927 - Director Alfred Hitchcock releases his first film, '' The Pleasure Garden '', in England .
- 1936 - Albert Sarraut becomes Prime Minister of France
- and Winston Churchill conclude a conference in Casablanca .
- 1945 - Soviet troops liberate Auschwitz , the Concentration Camp in Poland
- 1952 - Vincent Massey is sworn in as the first Canadian -born Governor-General Of Canada .
- 1966 - An Air India Boeing 707 jet crashes on Mont Blanc , on the border between France and Italy , killing 117.
- 1972 - Japan ese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been in hiding since 1944 , when U.S. forces liberated the island during World War II .
- 1984 - The first Apple Macintosh goes on sale.
- 1986 - Voyager 2 passes within 81,500 km (50,680 miles) of Uranus .
- 1993 - Turkish journalist and writer Uğur Mumcu assassinated by a bomb in his car in Ankara
- 1996 - Polish Premier Jozef Oleksy resigns amid charges he spied for Moscow .
- 2003 - The United States Department Of Homeland Security officially begins operation.
Births
- 76 - Hadrian , Roman Emperor (d. 138 )
- 1287 - Richard Aungerville , English bishop and writer (d. 1345 )
- 1444 - Galeazzo Maria Sforza , Duke of Milan (d. 1476 )
- 1540 - Edmund Campion , English Jesuit (d. 1581 )
- 1638 - Charles Sackville, 6th Earl Of Dorset , English poet and courtier (d. 1706 )
- 1670 - William Congreve , English playwright (d. 1729 )
- 1674 - Thomas Tanner , English bishop and antiquarian (d. 1735 )
- 1679 - Christian Wolff , German philosopher (d. 1754 )
- 1705 - Farinelli , Italian castrato (d. 1782 )
- 1712 - King Frederick II Of Prussia (d. 1786 )
- 1724 - Frances Brooke , English writer (d. 1789 )
- 1732 - Pierre-Augustin Caron De Beaumarchais , French playwright (d. 1799 )
- 1752 - Muzio Clementi , Italian composer (d. 1832 )
- 1776 - E.T.A. Hoffmann , German writer, composer, and painter (d. 1822 )
- 1862 - Edith Wharton , American writer (d. 1937 )
- 1864 - Marguerite Durand , French journalist and feminist leader (d. 1936 )
- 1888 - Vicki Baum , Austrian writer (d. 1960 )
- 1888 - Ernst Heinkel , German aircraft designer (d. 1958 )
- 1895 - Eugen Roth , German writer (d. 1976 )
- 1902 - E. A. Speiser , American Bible scholar (d. 1965 )
- 1909 - Martin Lings , English Islamic scholar (d. 2005 )
- 1913 - Norman Dello Joio , American composer
- 1915 - Robert Motherwell , American painter (d. 1991 )
- 1916 - Jack Brickhouse , American sports broadcaster (d. 1998 )
- 1917 - Ernest Borgnine , American actor
- 1918 - Oral Roberts , American evangelist
- 1922 - Charles Socarides , M.D., Psychiatrist and Psychoanalyst (d. 2005 )
- 1925 - Maria Tallchief , American ballerina
- 1928 - Desmond Morris , British anthropologist and writer
- 1934 - Stanisław Grochowiak , Polish poet and dramatist (d. 1976 )
- 1936 - Doug Kershaw , American musician
- 1939 - Ray Stevens , American musician
- 1941 - Neil Diamond , American singer
- 1941 - Aaron Neville , American singer
- 1943 - Sharon Tate , American actress (d. 1969 )
- 1944 - Klaus Nomi , German singer (d. 1983 )
- 1946 - Michael Ontkean , Canadian actor
- 1947 - Warren Zevon , American musician and songwriter (d. 2003 )
- 1949 - John Belushi , American actor (d. 1982 )
- 1950 - Benjamin Urrutia , American scholar.
- 1951 - Yakov Smirnoff , Russian comedian
- 1956 - Hanne Krogh , Norwegian singer and Eurovision Song Contest winner ( Bobbysocks )
- 1957 - Adrian Edmondson , British comedian
- 1958 - Jools Holland , British musician
- 1959 - Nastassja Kinski , German-born actress
- 1959 - Vic Reeves , English comedian
- 1963 - Arnold Vanderlyde , Dutch boxer
- 1963 - Martyn Grimley , British hockey player
- 1966 - Jimeoin , Northern Irish-Australian comedian and actor
- 1967 - John Myung , American bassist ( Dream Theater )
- 1968 - Mary Lou Retton , American gymnast
- 1970 - Matthew Lillard , American actor
- 1979 - Tatyana Ali , American actress
- 1980 - Nicole Marie Lenz , American actress
- 1986 - Mischa Barton , English-born American actress
- 1986 - Ricky Ullman , American actor
Deaths
- 41 - Caligula , Emperor Of Rome (assassinated) (b. 12 )
- 772 - Pope Stephen IV (b. 720 )
- 1125 - King David IV Of Georgia (b. 1073 )
- 1366 - King Alfonso IV Of Aragon (b. 1299 )
- 1376 - Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl Of Arundel , English military leader
- 1473 - Conrad Paumann , German composer
- 1595 - Archduke Ferdinand II Of Austria (b. 1529 )
- 1626 - Samuel Argall , English adventurer and naval officer (b. 1580 )
- 1639 - Georg Jenatsch , Swiss politician (b. 1596 )
- 1666 - Johann Andreas Herbst , German composer (b. 1588 )
- 1709 - George Rooke , English admiral (b. 1650 )
- 1856 - Rabbi Yechezkel Of Kuzmir , Polish Hasidic leader (b. 1775 )
- 1877 - Johann Christian Poggendorff , German physicist (b. 1796 )
- 1882 - Levi Boone , Mayor of Chicago (b. 1808 )
- 1883 - Friedrich Von Flotow , German composer (b. 1812 )
- 1911 - David Graham Phillips , American journalist and novelist (b. 1867 )
- 1920 - Amedeo Modigliani , Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1884 )
- 1924 - Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess Of Luxembourg (b. 1894 )
- 1932 - Sir Alfred Yarrow , English shipbuilder (b. 1842 )
- 1939 - Maximilian Bircher-Benner , Swiss physician and nutritionist (b. 1867 )
- 1943 - John Burns , English politician (b. 1858 )
- 1955 - Ira Hayes , American World War II hero (b. 1923 )
- 1960 - Edwin Fischer , Swiss pianist and conductor (b. 1886 )
- 1961 - Alfred Carlton Gilbert , American swimmer and inventor (b. 1884 )
- 1965 - Winston Churchill , Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom , recipient of the Nobel Prize In Literature (b. 1874 )
- 1966 - Homi J. Bhabha , Indian physicist (b. 1909 )
- 1970 - Caresse Crosby , American poet (b. 1891 )
- 1971 - Bill W. , American co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (b. 1895 )
- 1973 - J. Carrol Naish , American actor (b. 1897 )
- 1975 - Larry Fine , American actor and comedian (b. 1902 )
- 1983 - George Cukor , American film director (b. 1899 )
- 1986 - L. Ron Hubbard , American writer and founder of Scientology (b. 1911 )
- 1986 - Flo Hyman , American volleyball player (b. 1954 )
- 1986 - Gordon MacRae , American actor and singer (b. 1921 )
- 1986 - Vincente Minnelli , American film director (b. 1903 )
- 1989 - Ted Bundy , American serial killer (executed) (b. 1946 )
- 1990 - Madge Bellamy , American actress (b. 1899 )
- 1991 - John M. Kelly , Irish politician and academic (b. 1931 )
- 1993 - Thurgood Marshall , U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1908 )
- 1998 - Walter D. Edmonds , American author (b. 1903 )
- 2003 - Gianni Agnelli , Italian auto executive (b. 1921 )
- 2004 - Leônidas Da Silva , Brazilian footballer (b. 1913 )
- 2005 - June Bronhill , Australian singer (b. 1929 )
- 2005 - Vladimir Savchenko , Ukrainian writer (b. 1933 )
- 2005 - Chalkie White , English rugby coach (b. 1929 )
- 2006 - Chris Penn , American actor (b. 1965 )
Holidays and observances
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See Also:
January 23 - January 25 - December 24 - February 24 — Listing Of All Days
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