352 Historic Events for January 24
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| 1874 |
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Gen J van Swieten conquerors Kraton Atjeh, after 1000's die
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| 1875 |
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Camille Saint-Sa‰ns' "Danse Macabre," premieres
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| 1880 |
Birth |
Elisabeth Achelis, creator (World Calendar)
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| 1883 |
Death |
Friedrich von Flotow, German baron/composer, dies at 70
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| 1883 |
Birth |
Estelle Winwood, [Goodwin], England, actress (Miracle on 34th Street)
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| 1884 |
Death |
Johann Christian Gebauer, composer, dies at 75
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| 1885 |
Death |
Martin R Delany, politician and black nationalist, dies at 72
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| 1888 |
Birth |
Hedwig "Vicki" Baum, Austrian/US author (Men Never Know)
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| 1888 |
Birth |
Ernst Heinrich Heinkel, German inventor (1st rocket-powered aircraft)
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| 1888 |
Birth |
Henry King, US, director (Jesse James, 12 O'Clock High)
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| 1891 |
Birth |
Walter Model, German fieldmarshal
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| 1891 |
Birth |
Max Ernst, German/French surrealist painter/sculptor
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| 1892 |
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battle at Mengo, Uganda: French missionaries attack Brit missionaries
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| 1895 |
Birth |
Hans Fischb”ck, Austria, Finance minister (Nazi-occupied Holland)
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| 1895 |
Birth |
Eugen Roth, writer
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| 1895 |
Birth |
Albin Zollinger, Swiss poet/author (Der Halbe Mensch)
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| 1899 |
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Rubber heel patented by Humphrey O'Sullivan
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| 1899 |
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Belgium govt of Vandenpeereboom forms
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| 1900 |
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Newcastle Badminton Club, world's oldest, forms in England
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| 1900 |
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Battle at Tugela-Spionkop, South Africa (Boers vs British army)
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| 1901 |
Death |
Simon Hassler, composer, dies at 68
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| 1901 |
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1st games played in baseball's American League
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| 1901 |
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Emily Hobhouse view lord Kitcheners concentration camp at Bloemfontein
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| 1902 |
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Denmark sells Virgin Islands to USA
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| 1902 |
Birth |
Oskar Morgenstern, German/US economist
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