January, 24th in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Friday 24, 2003:
The United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation.

Thursday 24, 2002:
The United States Department of Justice indicts Robert Nicholas Angleton for conspiring to murder his wife, Doris Angleton, along with his brother Roger.

Wednesday 24, 2001:
The last two of the Texas 7 are taken into custody in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Wednesday 24, 1996:
Polish Premier Jozef Oleksy resigns amid charge he spied for Moscow.

Tuesday 24, 1995:
The prosecution delivers its opening statement in the O. J. Simpson murder trial.

Tuesday 24, 1989:
Serial killer Ted Bundy is executed in Florida's electric chair.

Saturday 24, 1987:
In Lebanon, gunmen kidnap Alann Steen, Jesse Turner, Robert Polhill and Mitheleshwar Singh.

Friday 24, 1986:
Voyager 2 passes within 50,679 miles of Uranus.

Tuesday 24, 1984:
The first Apple Macintosh goes on sale.

Sunday 24, 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

Monday 24, 1972:
Shoichi Yokoi, a Japanese soldier, is discovered on Guam.

Monday 24, 1966:
An Air India Boeing 707 jet crashes on Mont Blanc, on the border between France and Italy, killing 117

Wednesday 24, 1962:
Brian Epstein signs to manage The Beatles.

Thursday 24, 1952:
Vincent Massey sworn in as first Canada-born Governor-General of Canada.

Wednesday 24, 1945:
Auschwitz, Concentration Camp in Poland is Liberated by Soviet Troops.

Sunday 24, 1943:
World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill conclude a conference in Casablanca.

Friday 24, 1936:
Albert Sarraut becomes Prime Minister of France

Monday 24, 1927:
Young director Alfred Hitchcock released his first film, The Pleasure Garden, in England.

Thursday 24, 1924:
St. Petersburg, Russia is renamed Leningrad.

Tuesday 24, 1922:
Christian K. Nelson patents the Eskimo Pie.

Thursday 24, 1918:
A decree of the Council of People's Commissars, introducing the Gregorian calendar in Russia since February 1, issued

Monday 24, 1916:
In Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad, the Supreme Court of the United States declares the federal income tax constitutional.

Friday 24, 1908:
Robert Baden-Powell begins the Boy Scout movement.

Tuesday 24, 1888:
Jacob L. Wortman patents the typewriter ribbon.

Monday 24, 1848:
California gold rush: James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill near Sacramento.

Wednesday 24, 1742:
Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor.

Tuesday 24, 1679:
King Charles II of England disbands Parliament.

Wednesday 24, 1624:
Alfonso Mendez, appointed by Pope Gregory XV as Prelate of Ethiopia, arrives at Massawa from Goa.

Sunday 24, 1458:
Matthias I Corvinus becomes king of Hungary.

Wednesday 24, 1438:
Pope Eugenius IV was suspended by the Council of Basel.

Thursday 24, 41:
Roman Emperor Gaius Caesar (Caligula), known for his eccentricity and cruel despotism, was assassinated by his disgruntled Praetorian Guards.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/24-january/on-this-day.html


People born on January 24

1986:
Ricky Ullman, American actor (b: January 24, 1986) (Biography of Ricky Ullman)
Mischa Barton, English-born actress (b: January 24, 1986) (Biography of Mischa Barton)

1979:
Tatyana Ali, American actress (b: January 24, 1979) (Biography of Tatyana Ali)

1970:
Matthew Lillard, American actor (b: January 24, 1970) (Biography of Matthew Lillard)

1968:
Mary Lou Retton, American gymnast (b: January 24, 1968) (Biography of Mary Lou Retton)

1959:
Nastassja Kinski, German-born actress (b: January 24, 1959) (Biography of Nastassja Kinski)
Vic Reeves, English comedian (b: January 24, 1959) (Biography of Vic Reeves)

1958:
Jools Holland, British musician (b: January 24, 1958) (Biography of Jools Holland)

1951:
Yakov Smirnoff, Russian comedian (b: January 24, 1951) (Biography of Yakov Smirnoff)

1949:
John Belushi, American actor (b: January 24, 1949 ; d: March 5, 1982) (Biography of John Belushi)

1947:
Warren Zevon, American musician and songwriter (b: January 24, 1947 ; d: September 7, 2003) (Biography of Warren Zevon)

1946:
Michael Ontkean, Canadian actor (b: January 24, 1946) (Biography of Michael Ontkean)

1944:
Klaus Nomi, German singer (b: January 24, 1944 ; d: August 6, 1983) (Biography of Klaus Nomi)

1943:
Sharon Tate, American actress (b: January 24, 1943 ; d: August 9, 1969) (Biography of Sharon Tate)

1941:
Aaron Neville, American singer (b: January 24, 1941) (Biography of Aaron Neville)
Neil Diamond, American singer (b: January 24, 1941) (Biography of Neil Diamond)

1939:
Ray Stevens, American musician (b: January 24, 1939) (Biography of Ray Stevens)

1936:
Doug Kershaw, American musician (b: January 24, 1936) (Biography of Doug Kershaw)

1934:
Stanisław Grochowiak, Polish poet and dramatist (b: January 24, 1934 ; d: September 2, 1976) (Biography of Stanislaw Grochowiak)

1928:
Desmond Morris, British anthropologist and writer (b: January 24, 1928) (Biography of Desmond Morris)

1925:
Maria Tallchief, American ballerina (b: January 24, 1925) (Biography of Maria Tallchief)

1918:
Oral Roberts, American evangelist (b: January 24, 1918) (Biography of Oral Roberts)

1917:
Ernest Borgnine, American actor (b: January 24, 1917) (Biography of Ernest Borgnine)

1916:
Jack Brickhouse, American sports broadcaster (b: January 24, 1916) (Biography of Jack Brickhouse)

1915:
Robert Motherwell, American painter (b: January 24, 1915 ; d: July 16, 1991) (Biography of Robert Motherwell)

1913:
Norman Dello Joio, American composer (b: January 24, 1913) (Biography of Norman Dello Joio)

1909:
Martin Lings, English Islamic scholar (b: January 24, 1909 ; d: May 12, 2005) (Biography of Martin Lings)

1902:
E. A. Speiser, American Bible scholar (b: January 24, 1902 ; d: June 15, 1965) (Biography of E. A. Speiser)

1895:
Eugen Roth, German writer (b: January 24, 1895) (Biography of Eugen Roth)

1888:
Vicki Baum, Austrian writer (b: January 24, 1888) (Biography of Vicki Baum)
Ernst Heinkel, German aircraft designer (b: January 24, 1888) (Biography of Ernst Heinkel)

1862:
Edith Wharton, American writer (b: January 24, 1862 ; d: August 11, 1937) (Biography of Edith Wharton)

1776:
E.T.A. Hoffmann, German writer, composer, and painter (b: January 24, 1776) (Biography of Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann)

1752:
Muzio Clementi, Italian composer (b: January 24, 1752 ; d: March 10, 1832) (Biography of Muzio Clementi)

1732:
Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, French playwright (b: January 24, 1732 ; d: May 18, 1799) (Biography of Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais)

1712:
King Frederick II of Prussia (b: January 24, 1712 ; d: August 17, 1786) (Biography of Frederick II of Prussia)

1705:
Farinelli, Italian castrato (b: January 24, 1705 ; d: July 15, 1782) (Biography of Farinelli)

1679:
Christian Wolff, German philosopher (b: January 24, 1679 ; d: April 9, 1754) (Biography of Christian Wolff (philosopher))

1674:
Thomas Tanner, English bishop and antiquarian (b: January 24, 1674 ; d: December 14, 1735) (Biography of Thomas Tanner (bishop))

1670:
William Congreve, English playwright (b: January 24, 1670 ; d: January 19, 1729) (Biography of William Congreve (playwright))

1638:
Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and courtier (b: January 24, 1638 ; d: January 29, 1706) (Biography of Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset)

1540:
Edmund Campion, English Jesuit (b: January 24, 1540 ; d: December 1, 1581) (Biography of Edmund Campion)

1444:
Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (b: January 24, 1444 ; d: December 26, 1476) (Biography of Galeazzo Maria Sforza)

76:
Hadrian, Roman emperor (b: January 24, 76 ; d: July 10, 138) (Biography of Hadrian)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/24-january/births.html

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They left us on January 24

2005:
June Bronhill (d: January 24, 2005) (Biography of June Bronhill)
Vladimir Savchenko (d: January 24, 2005) (Biography of Vladimir Savchenko)
Chalkie White (d: January 24, 2005) (Biography of Chalkie White)

2004:
Leônidas da Silva (d: January 24, 2004) (Biography of Leônidas da Silva)

2003:
Gianni Agnelli, Italian auto executive (b: March 12, 1921 ; d: January 24, 2003) (Biography of Gianni Agnelli)

1998:
Walter D. Edmonds (d: January 24, 1998) (Biography of Walter D. Edmonds)

1993:
Thurgood Marshall, U. S. Supreme Court Justice (b: July 2, 1908 ; d: January 24, 1993) (Biography of Thurgood Marshall)

1990:
Madge Bellamy, American actress (b: June 30, 1899 ; d: January 24, 1990) (Biography of Madge Bellamy)

1989:
Ted Bundy, American serial killer (b: November 24, 1946 ; d: January 24, 1989) (Biography of Ted Bundy)

1986:
L. Ron Hubbard, American author (b: March 13, 1911 ; d: January 24, 1986) (Biography of L. Ron Hubbard)
Gordon MacRae, American singer and actor (b: March 12, 1921 ; d: January 24, 1986) (Biography of Gordon MacRae)
Vincente Minnelli, American director (b: February 28, 1903 ; d: January 24, 1986) (Biography of Vincente Minnelli)
Flo Hyman (d: January 24, 1986) (Biography of Flo Hyman)

1983:
George Cukor, American director (b: July 7, 1899 ; d: January 24, 1983) (Biography of George Cukor)

1975:
Larry Fine, American actor and comedian (b: October 5, 1902 ; d: January 24, 1975) (Biography of Larry Fine (actor))

1973:
J. Carrol Naish (d: January 24, 1973) (Biography of J. Carrol Naish)

1971:
Bill W. (d: January 24, 1971) (Biography of Bill W.)

1965:
Sir Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b: November 30, 1874 ; d: January 24, 1965) (Biography of Winston Churchill)

1961:
Alfred Carlton Gilbert, American athelete, inventor, and businessman (b: February 13, 1884 ; d: January 24, 1961) (Biography of Alfred Carlton Gilbert)

1960:
Edwin Fischer, Swiss pianist and conductor (b: October 6, 1886 ; d: January 24, 1960) (Biography of Edwin Fischer)

1955:
Ira Hayes, American soldier (b: January 12, 1923 ; d: January 24, 1955) (Biography of Ira Hayes)

1943:
John Burns, English politician (b: October 20, 1858 ; d: January 24, 1943) (Biography of John Burns)

1939:
Maximilian Bircher-Benner, Swiss physician and nutritionist (b: August 22, 1867 ; d: January 24, 1939) (Biography of Maximilian Bircher-Benner)

1932:
Alfred Yarrow (d: January 24, 1932) (Biography of Alfred Yarrow)

1924:
Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (b: June 14, 1894 ; d: January 24, 1924) (Biography of Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg)

1920:
Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (b: July 12, 1884 ; d: January 24, 1920) (Biography of Amedeo Modigliani)

1883:
Friedrich von Flotow, German composer (b: April 27, 1812 ; d: January 24, 1883) (Biography of Friedrich von Flotow)

1882:
Levi Day Boone (d: January 24, 1882) (Biography of Levi Day Boone)

1877:
Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist (b: December 29, 1796 ; d: January 24, 1877) (Biography of Johann Christian Poggendorff)

1856:
modzitz (d: January 24, 1856) (Biography of modzitz)

1709:
George Rooke (d: January 24, 1709) (Biography of George Rooke)

1666:
Johann Andreas Herbst, German composer (b: June 9, 1588 ; d: January 24, 1666) (Biography of Johann Andreas Herbst)

1639:
Georg Jenatsch (d: January 24, 1639) (Biography of Georg Jenatsch)

1626:
Samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (b: December 4, 1580 ; d: January 24, 1626) (Biography of Samuel Argall)

1595:
Archduke Ferdinand II of Austria, regent of Tyrol and Further Austria (b: June 14, 1529 ; d: January 24, 1595) (Biography of Ferdinand II of Austria)

1473:
Conrad Paumann (d: January 24, 1473) (Biography of Conrad Paumann)

1366:
Alfonso IV of Aragon (d: January 24, 1366) (Biography of Alfonso IV of Aragon)

1125:
David the Builder (d: January 24, 1125) (Biography of David the Builder)

772:
Pope Stephen IV (d: January 24, 772) (Biography of Pope Stephen IV)

41:
Gaius Caligula, Roman Emperor (b: August 31, 12 ; d: January 24, 41) (Biography of Caligula)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/24-january/deaths.html