Birthdates Which Occur on January 24:
76 Publius A Hadrianus 14th Roman Emperor (117-138)
1664 John Vanbrugh English architect/playwright baptized
and John Vanbrugh London, dramatist, architect (baptized)
1679 Christian von Wolff German philosopher
1705 Farinelli [Carlo Broschi], Andria Italy, castrato
1712 Frederick II (the Great), king of Prussia (1740-86)
1732 Pierre de Baumarchais France, playwright (Barber of Seville)
1746 Gustav III king during Swedish Enlightenment (1771-92)
1750 Wybo Fijnje Dutch politician/patriot/journalist
1758 Johann Chrysostomus Drexel composer
1767 Antony CW Staring Dutch lawyer/poet (Jaromir)
1774 Karl Moser composer
1776 Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann German writer/judge/composer (Undine)
1778 Charles F duke of Berry/son of king Charles X
1798 Karl von Staudt German math professor (projective geometrician)
1800 Edwin Chadwick British social reformer
1814 Abraham Czn van Stolk art collector
1820 John Milton Thayer Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906
1828 Adam Jacoby Slemmer Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868
and Ferdinand J Cohn German botanist/publicist
and Karol Studzinski composer
1829 William Mason composer
1832 John Pegram Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1865
1833 Bernhard Erdmannsd”rffer German, historian (Deutsche Geschichte)
1852 Joseph JC Joffre marshal of France (Battle of Marne)
1859 Alexander Alexandrovich Il'yinsky composer
1862 Edith Wharton[-Jones] US, novelist (Ethan Frome, House of Mirth)
1874 Arthur Shomburg famous African
1880 Elisabeth Achelis creator (World Calendar)
1883 Estelle Winwood [Goodwin], England, actress (Miracle on 34th Street)
1888 Ernst Heinrich Heinkel German inventor (1st rocket-powered aircraft)
and Henry King US, director (Jesse James, 12 O'Clock High)
1891 Max Ernst German/French surrealist painter/sculptor
and Walter Model German Fieldmarshal
1895 Albin Zollinger Swiss poet/author (Der Halbe Mensch)
and Hans Fischb”ck Austria, Finance minister in Nazi-occupied Holland
19-- Stephanie Romanov actress (Teri Spencer-Models Inc)
1902 Oskar Morgenstern German/US economist
and Walter Keirnan New Havens Ct, TV panelist (I've Got a Secret)
1903 Robert Gwathmey artist (Arts & Letters)
1907 Alfonse Vranckx Belgian lawyer/politician
and Maurice Couve de Murville France premier (1968-69)
1909 Ann Todd Hartford England, actress (Paradine Case, 7th Veil)
1911 C[atherine] L[ucille] Moore US, sci-fi author (Judgment Night)
1913 Mark Goodson TV game-show proudcer (Goodson-Toddman)
and Norman Dello Joio [Dello Ioio], NYC, composer
1915 Ernest Borgnine Hamden Ct, actor (Ice Station Zebra, McHale)
and Robert B Motherwell US, painter (Elegies to the Spanish Republic)
and Vitezslava Kapralova composer
1918 Gottfried von Einem Bern Switzerland, Austrian composer (Dantons Tod)
and John McLiam Alberta, actor (Parker-Men From Shiloh)
and Oral Roberts Televangelist; needs $8,000,000 (Oral Roberts College)
1919 Leon Kirchner Brooklyn NY, opera composer (Lily)
and Nora Beloff author
1920 Don Saddler Van Nuys Calif, dancer (Holiday Hotel)
and Jerry Maren actor (munchkin-Wizard of Oz)
1921 Bernard J Dwyer (Rep-D-NJ, 1981- )
1923 Simeon ten Holt composer
1924 8th earl Spencer English large landowner/father of Diane
and David Craighead composer
and Klaus George Roy composer
and Marvin Kaplan Brooklyn NY, actor (Top Cat, Henry-Alice)
and Robert W Kastenmeier (Rep-D-WI, 1959- )
1925 Maria Tallchief Fairfax Ok, ballerina
and William Hudson Calif, actor (I Led 3 Lives)
1927 Paula Hawkins (Sen-R-FL, 1981-86)
1928 Desmond Morris English zoologist (Human Ape, Body Language)
1930 Bernard Matthews English turkey farmer/multi-millionaire
1931 Ib Norholm composer
and Kees Z˜lstra Dutch 2nd Chamber member (PvdA)
1932 Werner Steger composer
1933 Zeke Carey US R&B-singer (Flamingos-I Only Have Eyes For You)
1936 Daniel Goode composer
and Doug Kershaw La, plays electric fiddle
and Jack Scott Canada, rocker (My True Love)
1939 Ray Stevens Clarksdale Ga, singer (Ahab the Arab, Streak)
1940 Flip Buurme˜er Dutch 2nd Chamber member (PvdA)
1941 Aaron Neville US singer/keyboardist (Neville Brothers)
and Michael Chapman Leeds England, rocker (Looking for 11)
and Neil Diamond Brooklyn NY, singer/actor (Jazz Singer)
1943 Julie Bennett Beverly Hills CA, actress (Hey There It's Yogi Bear)
and Sharon Tate Dallas Tx, actress (Valley of the Dolls)
1944 David Gerrold [Jerrold David Friedman], author (World of Star Trek)
1946 Michael Ontkean Vancouver BC, actor (Rookies, Slap Shot)
1947 Giorgio Chinaglia soccer star (Lazio of Italy, NY Cosmos)
and Warren Zevon Chicago, rocker (Excitable Boy)
1948 Elliott Abrams asst secretary of state/supplied arms to the Contras
1949 Bart Gordon (Rep-D-TN, 1985- )
and John Belushi Chicago Ill, comedian/actor (SNL, Blues Brothers)
1950 Daniel Auteuil Algeria, actor (Elegant Criminal, Manon of Spring)
1951 Yakov Smirnoff Russia, comedian (It's a wonderful country)
1952 William F Readdy Quonset Point Rhode Island, astronaut (STS 42)
1953 Brian Matthews Phila, actor (Burning)
1955 James Montgomery 100m swimmer (Olympic-3 gold-1976)
1958 Frank Ullrich East Germany, world biathlon champion
1960 Nastassja Kinski Berlin Germany, actress (Tess, Cat People)
1961 K Stoyanov Bulgaria, cosmonaut
1964 Rob Dibble Bridgeport Ct, pitcher (Cin Reds)
1968 Mary Lou Retton Fairmont WV, gymnist (Olympic-gold-1984)
1971 Tonya Crowe Long Beach Calif, actress (Olivia-Knots Landing)
1973 Chris Ferraro Port Jefferson NY, US hockey forward (Olympics-1994)
and Peter Ferraro Port Jefferson NY, US hockey forward (Olympics-1994)
1976 Shae-Lynn Bourne Ontario, pairs skater (Bourne & Kraatz)
1979 Tatyana M Ali NYC, actress (Sesame St, Fresh Prince of Bel Air)
1993 Ashley Jade Stern daughter of radio personality Howard Stern
Deaths Which Occured January 24:
41 Caligula [G C Germanicus], Roman emperor (37-41), assassinated at 28
661 Ali ibn Abu Talib kalief of Islam (656-61), murdered
772 Stefanus III [IV], pope (768-72), dies
817 Stefanus IV [V/Colonna?], pope (816-17), dies
1336 Alfonso IV de Goedaardige king of Aragon (1327-36), dies
1473 Conrad Paumann German blind organist/composer, dies
1547 Henry Howard Earl of Surrey, executed for treason
1639 George Jenatsch Grisons leader, is assassinated
1666 Johann Andreas Herbst composer, dies at 78
1678 Joan Maetsuyker gov-gen of Neth East-Indies, dies at 72
1805 Giacomo Conti composer, dies at 50
1812 Eligio Celestino composer, dies at 72
1851 Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini composer, dies at 76
1862 James McIntosh US confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at about 33
1864 Otto Jonas Lindblad composer, dies at 54
Stephen Gardner Champlin brig-general (Union), dies at about 36
1883 Friedrich von Flotow composer, dies at 70
1884 Johann Christian Gebauer composer, dies at 75
1885 Martin R Delany politician & black nationalist, dies at 72
1901 Simon Hassler composer, dies at 68
1904 Franz Coenen composer, dies at 77
1911 Carl Eilhardt composer, dies at 67
1913 Gustav Luders composer, dies at 47
1924 Thephilo Braga Portuguese poet, dies
1929 Willem Royaards theater directeor (Adam in Ballingschap), dies
1940 Emile van Bosch revue/operetta-artist, dies at 52
1943 John Burns English bank worker, dies
1947 Felix Timmermans Flemish writer/painter (Gift from St Nicholas), dies
1950 Bull Montana actor (Son of Sheik), dies at 62
1953 Karl RG von Rundstedt German gen-fieldmarshal (Normandy), dies at 77
1960 John Miljan actor (Charlie Chan in Paris, Yankee Clipper), dies at 66
1961 Willem J M van Eysinga people rights scholar, dies at 82
1962 Tom Shirley actor/TV announcer (They're Off), dies at 62
1964 Joseph Schildkraut actor (Joseph Schildkraut Presents), dies at 68
1965 Winston Churchill PM of Britain (C) (1940-45, 51-55), dies at 88
1967 Howard Charles Shaiffer entertainer, dies at 49
1969 Pauline Hall composer, dies at 78
Tom Zachary baseball pitcher (Wash Senators), dies at 72
1970 James "Shep" Shepherd rocker (Shep & Limelites), beaten to death
1972 Jerome Cowan actor (Mr Dithers-Blondie), dies at 74
1973 J Carrol Naish actor (Charlie Chan-Adv of Charlie Chan), dies at 73
1975 Larry Fine actor (3 Stooges), dies at 72
1979 Jerry Damon comedian (That Was The Week That Was), dies at 51
Mabel Taliaferro actress (My Love Come Back), dies at 91
1983 George Cukor director, dies of stroke & heart attack at 83
1986 Gordon MacRae singer (Oklahoma, Carousel), dies at 64
L[aFayette] Ron[ald] Hubbard author (Death Quest), dies at 84
1988 Charles Glenn King biochemist (discovered vitamin C), dies at 91
1989 Ted Bundy serial killer of up to 100 women, executed in Florida
1990 Madge Bellamy actress (White Zombie), dies at 87
1991 George Gobel comedian, dies of a heart attack at 71
Lawrence Lott actor, dies of AIDS at 40
1992 Charles Moulin French actor (French Tarzan), dies
John Bleifer actor (Highway to Heaven), dies at 90
Tina Chow model, dies of AIDs at 41
1993 Thurgood Marshall US supreme court justice (1967-91), dies
Ugur Mumcu Turkish journalist (Cumhuriyet Murder), dies
1994 Michalis Vranopoulos head of Greek state bank, murdered at 48
1995 Ian Prestt English ornithologist, dies at 65
Wim H Sinnige Amsterdam PvdA alderman of Finance, dies at 60
Holidays Which Occur January 24:
Aymara Indians, Bolivia Alacitis Fair
Religious Observances on January 24:
RC Babylas, bishop of Antioch/saint
97 old RC Commemoration of St Timothy, bishop/martyr (now 1/26)
1256 RC Memorial of St Francis de Sales, bishop/doctor
Things to Remember for January 24:
Flowers-carnation & snowdrop Gem-garnet
National Soup-National Egg Month-National Hobby Month
26 Days Astrological sign: Aquarius
[Ancient Rome] a d ix Kal Feb
Highlights in History Which Occur January 24:
772 Stephen III ends his reign as Catholic Pope
817 St Paschal I begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Stephen IV
1076 Synod of Worms: German King Henry IV fires Pope Gregory VII
1118 Giovanni Caetani elected Pope Gelasius II
1328 King Edward III of England marries Philippa of Henegouwen
1458 Matthias I Corvinus chosen king of Hungary
1534 Fran‡ois I signs classified treaty with evangelical German monarchy
1556 Heavy earthquake strikes Shaaxi China, kills 830,000
1568 Abdij Church in Middelburg destroyed by fire
and In Netherlands, Duke of Alva declares William of Orange an outlaw
1613 Amsterdams merchant Hans Bontemantel baptized
1616 Jacques Le Maire discovers Street Lemaire/Cape Receiver
1634 Emperor Ferdinand II declares Albrecht von Wallenstein a traitor
1644 Battle at Nantwich Cheshire: Parliamentary armies win
1652 Duke of Orl‚ans gets invovled in Fronde-rebellion
1656 1st Jewish doctor in US, Jacob Lumbrozo, arrives in Maryland
1659 Pierre Corneille's "Oedipe," premieres in Paris
1679 King Charles II disbands English parliament
1722 Czar Peter the Great begins civil system
and Edward Wigglesworth appointed 1st US divinity professor (Harvard)
1742 German leaders elect Charles VII Albert Emperor
1764 Gov Winthrop Telescope, is destroyed in a Harvard fire
1839 Charles Darwin elected member of Royal Society
1847 1,500 New Mexican Indians & Mexicans defeated by US Col Price
1848 James Marshall finds gold in Sutter's Mill in Coloma, Calif
1861 Arsenal at Augusta, Ga seized by Confederacy
and Federal troops from Ft Monroe are sent to Ft Pikens
1862 Romania principality arises under King Alexander Cuza
1874 Gen J van Swieten conquerors Kraton Atjeh, after 1000's die
and Mussorgsky's opera "Boris Godunov," premieres in St Petersburg
1875 Camille Saint-Sa‰ns' "Danse Macabre," premieres
1892 battle at Mengo, Uganda: French missionaries attack Brit missionaries
1899 Belgium govt of Vandenpeereboom forms
and Rubber heel patented by Humphrey O'Sullivan
1900 Battle at Tugela-Spionkop, South Africa (Boers vs British army)
and Newcastle Badminton Club, world's oldest, formed in England
1901 1st games played in baseball's American League
and Emily Hobhouse view lord Kitcheners concentration camp at Bloemfontein
1902 Denmark sells Virgin Islands to USA
1906 M Wolf discovers asteroid #2443 Tomeileen
1908 Gen Baden-Powell starts Boy-Scouts
1913 Franz Kafka stops working on "Amerika"; it will never be finished
1914 A Massinger discovers asteroid #776 Berbericia
and F Kaiser discovers asteroid #777 Gutemberga
and Opera "Madeleine," premieres in NYC
1915 German-British sea battle at Doggersbank & Helgoland
1922 -54øF (-48øC), Danbury, Wisconsin (state record)
and Eskimo Pie patented by Christian K Nelson of Iowa (not an Eskimo)
and Lehman Caves National Monument established
1923 Aztec Ruins National Monument, NM established
1924 Mussolini disallows non-fascists work union
1925 Moving picture of a solar eclipse taken from dirigible over Long Is
and Sandler follows Branting as premier of Sweden
1930 K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1142 Aetolia
1933 E Delporte discovers asteroid #1276 Ucclia
and No‰l Coward's "Design for Living," premieres in NYC
1935 Beer 1st sold in cans, Richmond, Va
1939 30,000 killed by earthquake in Concepcion Chile
and Eddie Collins, Willie Keeler & George Sisler elected to Hall of Fame
and Spanish govt moves to Figueras
1941 British troops march into Abyssinia
1942 Musical "Star & Garter," premieres in NYC
1943 Hitler orders nazi troops at Stalingrad to fight to death
and Jewish patients/nurses/doctors incinerated at Auschwitz-Birkenau
1944 Allied troops occupy Nettuno Italy
1945 Scottish 52nd Laagland division occupies Heinsberg
1947 NFL adds 5th official (back judge) & allows sudden death in playoffs
1948 Dutch Liberal Party forms-People's party for Freedom & Democracy (VVD)
1951 Dutch govt Drees-van Schaik resigns
1952 1st NFL team in Texas, Dallas Texans formerly NY Yanks
and Fire in main building of French Port Martin Antarctic base
1956 96.5 cm precipitation at Kilauea Plantation, Hawaii (state record)
1959 Dmitri Sjostakovitsj's comedy "Cheryomushk," premieres in Moscow
and WHCT TV channel 18 in Hartford, CT (IND) begins broadcasting
1960 Algeria uprises against French president De Gaulle
1961 Edward Albee's "American Dream," premieres in NYC
and Lazard Brothers Ltd draw a check for $334,867,807.68
1962 28 refugees escape from East to West Germany
and Brian Epstein signs management contract with the Beatles
and Jackie Robinson is 1st Black elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1963 Buddy Rogers & Lou Thesz wrestle in Toronto, Rogers becomes WWF
wrestling champ & Thesz becomes NWA champ
1964 CBS purchases 1964 & 1965 NFL TV rights for $28.2 million
and Martin Kresses final comic strip of Eric the Viking
1966 WDIO TV channel 10 in Duluth, MN (ABC) begins broadcasting
1968 L Chernykh discovers asteroid #1771 Makover, #1792 Reni
#1889 Pakhmutova & #2245 Hekatostos
1969 Queen Juliana appointed honorary citizen of Addis Ababa
and Spanish Gen Franco announces state of emergency
1970 Valeri Muratov skates world record 500m (38.99 sec)
1971 NFC beats AFC 27-6 in 1st Pro Bowl after NFL-AFL merger
1972 WRIP (now WDSI) TV channel 61 in Chattanooga, TN (IND) 1st broadcast
1975 "Hot l Baltimore" situation comedy premieres on ABC TV
and Fastest Earth-bound object, 7200 kph, in vacuum centrifuge, England
1976 Cleve Cavaliers biggest margin victory-43 pts (beat Milwaukee 132-89)
and George Foreman KOs Ron Lyle in 5th round of a real slugfest
1977 5 lawyers murdered by fascist in Madrid
1979 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1981 Islanders scored 5 power play goals against Nordiques
1982 E Bowell discovers asteroids #2602 Moore, #2905 Plaskett, #2929 Harris
and Super Bowl XVI: SF 49'ers-26, Cin Bengals-21 in Pontiac Mich
#3001 Michelangelo, #3104 Durer, #3125 Hay, #3131 Mason-Dixon
and #3209 Buchwald, #3236 Strand & #3749
1983 Hulk Hogan pins Iron Sheik for World Wrestling Federation title
1985 15th Space Shuttle (51-C) Mission-Discovery 3 is launched
1986 NY Islander Mike Bossy scores his 1,000th point
and South Yemen Premier Haydar Bakr al-Attas becomes interim-president
and Voyager 2 makes 1st fly-by of Uranus (81,593 km), finds new moons
1988 1st WWF Royal Rumble - Jim Duggan wins
1989 1st reported case of AIDS transmitted by heterosexual oral sex
1990 Japanese MUSES-A (Hiten) launched towards moon
1993 Polish ferry boat John Heweliusz sinks, 52 killed
and Soyuz TM-16 launches
1994 Dow Jones closes above 3,900 for 1st time (3,914.48)
1939 30,000 killed by earthquake in Concepcion, Chile. Damage reported
over 50,000 square miles.
Your Special Reminders for January 24:
1882 -6øF lowest temperature for January in NYC
and 1967 68øF highest temperature for this date in NYC
and 24th day of year with 341 remaining (Numerology = 7)
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