January 24
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January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 341 days remaining until the end of the year (342 in leap years).
Births [change]
- 76 – Hadrian, Roman Emperor (d. 138)
- 1444 – Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476)
- 1679 – Christian Wolff, German philosopher (d. 1754)
- 1712 – Frederick II of Prussia (d. 1786)
- 1724 - Frances Brooke, English writer (d. 1789)
- 1732 - Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, French playwright (d. 1799)
- 1742 - Anne, Duchess of Cumberland and Strathearn (d. 1808)
- 1746 – King Gustav III of Sweden (d. 1792)
- 1749 – Charles James Fox, British politician (d. 1806)
- 1752 - Muzio Clementi, Italian composer (d. 1832)
- 1776 – E. T. A. Hoffmann, German writer (d. 1822)
- 1778 - Ferdinand, Duke of Berry, French Prince (d. 1820)
- 1779 - Tsarina Elizabeth Alexeievna of Russia (d. 1826)
- 1792 - Friedrich Wilhelm, Count Brandenburg, Prussian statesman (d. 1850)
- 1816 - Coles Bashford, Governor of Wisconsin (d. 1878)
- 1828 – Ferdinand Cohn, German botanist and microbiologist (d. 1898)
- 1848 - Vasily Surikov, Russian painter (d. 1916)
- 1850 – Hermann Ebbinghaus, German psychologist (d. 1909)
- 1862 – Edith Wharton, American writer (d. 1937)
- 1864 – Marguerite Durand, French Women's rights activist (d. 1936)
- 1872 – Konstantin Bogaevsky, Russian painter (d. 1943)
- 1872 - Ethel Turner, Australian author (d. 1958)
- 1872 - Morris William Travers, English chemist (d. 1961)
- 1886 - Henry King, American film director (d. 1982)
- 1888 – Ernst Heinkel, German aircraft designer (d. 1958)
- 1888 - Vicki Baum, Austrian writer (d. 1960)
- 1895 – Eugen Roth, German writer (d. 1976)
- 1900 - Theodosius Dobzhansky, Ukrainian-born American geneticist and biologist (d. 1975)
- 1901 – A. M. Cassandre, Ukrainian-born French artist (d. 1968)
- 1907 - Maurice Couve de Murville, Prime Minister of France (d. 1999)
- 1910 – Doris Haddock (Granny D), American political activist (d. 2010)
- 1913 - Norman Dello Joio, American composer (d. 2008)
- 1916 – Rafael Caldera, President of Venezuela (d. 2009)
- 1917 – Ernest Borgnine, American actor (d. 2012)
- 1918 – Oral Roberts, American evangelist (d. 2009)
- 1926 – Georges Lautner, French director and screenwriter
- 1928 – Desmond Morris, British zoologist, publicist and artist
- 1928 - Michel Serrault, French actor (d. 2007)
- 1931 - Lars Hormander, Swedish mathematician (d. 2012)
- 1935 - Bamber Gascoigne, British actor and broadcaster
- 1940 – Joachim Gauck, German pastor, activist, publicist and current President of Germany
- 1941 – Neil Diamond, American singer
- 1941 – Dan Shechtman, Israeli scientist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- 1941 - Aaron Neville, American musician
- 1943 – Peter Struck, German politician (d. 2012)
- 1943 – Sharon Tate, American actress (d. 1969)
- 1944 – Klaus Nomi, German singer (d. 1983)
- 1945 - John Garamendi, American politician
- 1947 - Masashi Ozaki, Japanese golfer
- 1947 – Michio Kaku, American theoretical physicist
- 1947 - Giorgio Chinaglia, Italian footballer (d. 2012)
- 1948 – Michael Des Barres, British actor and singer
- 1949 – John Belushi, American actor (d. 1982)
- 1950 - Gennifer Flowers, American actress
- 1951 - Mike Thompson, American politician
- 1952 - Raymond Domenech, French football coach
- 1953 - Moon Jae-in, South Korean lawyer and Presidential candidate
- 1957 - Mark Eaton, American basketball player
- 1957 – Adrian Edmondson, English comedian
- 1958 – Jools Holland, English pianist, bandleader and television presenter
- 1959 – Vic Reeves, English comedian
- 1961 – Guido Buchwald, German footballer
- 1961 – Natassja Kinski, German-born actress
- 1966 - Shaun Donovan, American politician#
- 1965 - Raphael Spencer-James, Short poetry writer
- 1968 - Mary Lou Retton, American gymnast
- 1971 - Cory Bailey, American baseball player
- 1976 - Shae-Lynn Bourne, Canadian ice dancer
- 1977 – Kensuke Kita, Japanese guitarist
- 1977 - Michelle Hunziker, Swiss television presenter, singer and model
- 1979 – Tatyana Ali, American actress and singer
- 1980 - Nicole Marie Lenz, American actress
- 1981 – Michael Wolf, German ice hockey player
- 1981 - Travis Hanson, American baseball player
- 1983 – Shaun Maloney, Scottish footballer
- 1983 – Scott Speed, American racing driver
- 1983 - Diane Birch, American singer-songwriter and pianist
- 1983 - Davide Blondini, Italian footballer
- 1984 - Scott Kazmir, American baseball player
- 1984 - Wietold Kieltyka, Polish drummer (d. 2007)
- 1986 – Mischa Barton, English-born actress
- 1987 – Luis Suarez, Uruguayan footballer
- 1988 – Jade Ewen, English singer
- 1989 – Ki Sung-Yueng, South Korean footballer
- 1989 - Samba Diakite, Malian footballer
- 1989 - Calvin Goldspink, English actor and singer
- 1990 - Mao Abe, Japanese singer-songwriter
- 1992 - Becky Downie, British gymnast
- 2012 - Princess Athena of Denmark
Deaths [change]
- 41 – Caligula, Roman Emperor (b. 12)
- 772 – Pope Stephen III (b. 721)
- 863 - Charles of Provence (b. 845)
- 1002 – Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 980)
- 1125 – King David IV of Georgia (b. 1073)
- 1349 - Luchino Visconti, Regent of Milan (b. 1287)
- 1366 – Alfonso IV of Aragon (b. 1299)
- 1595 – Ferdinand II of Austria (b. 1529)
- 1813 - Theodore Sedgwick, American politician (b. 1746)
- 1877 – Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist (b. 1796)
- 1879 - Heinrich Geissler, inventor (b. 1815)
- 1882 - Levi Boone, Mayor of Chicago (b. 1808)
- 1895 – Lord Randolph Churchill, British politician (b. 1849)
- 1911 - David Graham Phillips, American journalist and novelist (b. 1867)
- 1920 – Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1884)
- 1924 – Marie-Adelaide, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (b. 1894)
- 1924 - Anna Bayerova, Czech physician (b. 1853)
- 1930 - Rebecca Latimer Felton, American politician (b. 1835)
- 1937 - Andrew J. Montague, Governor of Virginia (b. 1862)
- 1955 - Henry Potter, American golfer (b. 1881)
- 1960 - Edwin Fischer, Swiss pianist and conductor (b. 1886)
- 1961 - Alfred Carlton Gilbert, American pole vaulter and inventor (b. 1884)
- 1965 – Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1874)
- 1980 – Lil Dagover, Dutch-German actress (b. 1887)
- 1986 - Gordon MacRae, American actor and singer (b. 1921)
- 1986 – L. Ron Hubbard, American writer and founder of Scientology (b. 1911)
- 1988 - Werner Fenchel, German mathematician (b. 1905)
- 1989 – Ted Bundy, American serial killer (b. 1946)
- 1993 – Thurgood Marshall, United States Supreme Court Justice (b. 1908)
- 1993 – Ugur Mumcu, Turkish journalist and writer (b. 1942)
- 2003 – Gianni Agnelli, Italian businessman and auto executive (b. 1921)
- 2004 – Leonidas da Silva, Brazilian footballer (b. 1913)
- 2006 - Chris Penn, American actor (b. 1965)
- 2007 – Emiliano Mercado del Toro, Puerto Rican supercentenarian (b. 1891)
- 2009 – Kay Yow, American basketball coach (b. 1942)
- 2011 – Bhimsen Joshi, Indian musician (b. 1922)
- 2011 – Bernd Eichinger, German film director and producer (b. 1949)
- 2012 – Theodoros Angelopoulos, Greek film director and screenwriter (b. 1935)
- 2012 – James Farentino, American actor (b. 1938)
- 2012 - J. Joseph Garrahy, Governor of Rhode Island (b. 1930)
Events [change]
- 41 – Roman Emperor Gaius Caesar (Caligula), known for his eccentricity and cruel despotism, was assassinated by his disgruntled Praetorian Guards.
- 1438 – Pope Eugenius IV was suspended by the Council of Basel.
- 1458 – Matthias I Corvinus becomes king of Hungary.
- 1521 - Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Puka-Puka Islands in the Tuamotu Archipelago, Polynesia, South Pacific Ocean.
- 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.
- 1817 - Crossing of the Andes: Many soldiers of Juan Gregorio de las Heras are captured in the Action Pichenta.
- 1848 – California gold rush: James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill near Sacramento.
- 1862 - Bucharest becomes the capital city of Romania.
- 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 from February 1, issued
- 1922 – Christian K. Nelson patents the Eskimo Pie.
- 1924 – St. Petersburg, Russia is renamed Leningrad.
- 1927 – Young director Alfred Hitchcock released his first film, The Pleasure Garden, in England.
- 1936 – Albert Sarraut becomes Prime Minister of France.
- 1939 - Chillan, in Chile, is hit by a deadly earthquake.
- 1942 - World War II: The Allies bomb Bangkok, leading to Thailand declaring war on the United Kingdom and United States.
- 1943 – World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill conclude a conference in Casablanca.
- 1945 – Auschwitz, Concentration Camp in Poland is Liberated by Soviet Troops.
- 1947 - Dimitrios Maximos becomes Prime Minister of Greece.
- 1952 – Vincent Massey sworn in as first Canada-born Governor-General of Canada.
- 1960 - Algerian War: Some units of European volunteers in Algiers stage an insurrection known as 'barricades week', during which they seize government buildings and clash with local police.
- 1961 - A bomber carrying two hydrogen bombs breaks up in mid-air over North Carolina.
- 1962 – Brian Epstein signs to manage The Beatles.
- 1966 – An Air India Boeing 707 jet crashes on Mont Blanc, on the border between France and Italy, killing 117
- 1972 – Shoichi Yokoi, a Japanese soldier, is discovered on Guam, where he was hiding in a cave since 1944.
- 1976 - An earthquake kills 3,850 people in Turkey.
- 1977 - Massacre of Atochi in Madrid.
- 1978 - Soviet satellite Cosmos 954, with nuclear weapons on board, burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada's Northwest Territories.
- 1982 – Super Bowl XVI: San Francisco 49ers defeat the Cincinnati Bengals, 26-21 in the first Super Bowl played north of the Mason-Dixon line
- 1984 – The first Apple Macintosh goes on sale.
- 1986 – Voyager 2 passes within 50,679 miles of Uranus.
- 1987 – In Lebanon, gunmen kidnap Alann Steen, Jesse Turner, Robert Polhill and Mitheleshwar Singh.
- 1989 – Serial killer Ted Bundy is executed in Florida's electric chair.
- 1990 - Japan launches Hiten, its first lunar probe.
- 1993 - Turkish journalist and writer Ugur Mumcu is killed by a car bomb in Ankara.
- 1995 – The prosecution delivers its opening statement in the O. J. Simpson murder trial.
- 1996 – Polish Premier Jozef Oleksy resigns amid charges he spied for Moscow.
- 2001 – The last two of the Texas 7 are taken into custody in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- 2002 – Enron Congressional hearings begin.
- 2002 – Terrorist suspect John Walker Lindh's hearing begins.
- 2002 – The United States Department of Justice indicts Robert Nicholas Angleton for conspiring to murder his wife, Doris Angleton, along with his brother Roger.
- 2003 – The United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation.
- 2009 - The storm Klaus makes landfall in Bordeaux, France, on the way to causing large destruction and 26 deaths.
- 2011 - A bombing at Domodedovo Airport in Moscow kills 35 people.
