352 Historic Events for January 24
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| 1918 |
Birth |
Gottfried von Einem, Bern Switzerland, Austrian composer (Dantons Tod)
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| 1919 |
Birth |
Leon Kirchner, Brooklyn NY, opera composer (Lily)
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| 1919 |
Birth |
Nora Beloff, journalist/author
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Jerry Maren, actor (munchkin-Wizard of Oz, Mayor McCheese)
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Don Saddler, Van Nuys Calif, dancer (Holiday Hotel)
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| 1921 |
Birth |
Bernard J Dwyer, (Rep-D-NJ, 1981- )
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| 1922 |
Event |
-54øF (-48øC), Danbury, Wisconsin (state record)
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| 1922 |
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Eskimo Pie patented by Christian K Nelson of Iowa (not an Eskimo)
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| 1922 |
Birth |
Neil Franklin, soccer star
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| 1922 |
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Lehman Caves National Monument established
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| 1923 |
Birth |
Simeon ten Holt, composer
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| 1923 |
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Aztec Ruins National Monument, NM established
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| 1924 |
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Russian city of St Petersburg renamed Leningrad
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| 1924 |
Birth |
Marvin Kaplan, Brooklyn NY, actor (Top Cat, Henry-Alice)
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| 1924 |
Birth |
David Craighead, composer
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| 1924 |
Birth |
8th earl Spencer, English large landowner/father of Diane
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| 1924 |
Birth |
Klaus George Roy, composer
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| 1924 |
Birth |
Robert W Kastenmeier, (Rep-D-WI, 1959- )
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| 1924 |
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Mussolini disallows non-fascists work union
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| 1924 |
Death |
Thephilo Braga, Portuguese poet/politician, dies at 80
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| 1925 |
Birth |
Maria Tallchief, Fairfax Ok, ballerina
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| 1925 |
Birth |
William Hudson, Calif, actor (I Led 3 Lives)
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| 1925 |
Event |
Sandler follows Branting as premier of Sweden
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| 1925 |
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Moving picture of a solar eclipse taken from dirigible over Long Is
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Paula Hawkins, (Sen-R-FL, 1981-86)
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