Historical Events In 1924

Feb 08   Audrey Meadows, Wu Chang China, actress (Alice-Honeymooners) on this day in history.   

Feb 08   In the year 1924 gas chamber used for the first time in an American state prison   

Feb 08   Gee John, US mobster (1st executed in gas chamber-Nevada), dies in the year 1924.   

Feb 08   The first coast-to-coast radio hookup General John Joseph Carty speech in Chicago on this day in history.   

Feb 08   In the year 1924 the gas chamber at the Nevada State Prison in Carson City is used for the first time.   

Feb 09   George Guest, British organist in the year 1924.   

Feb 09   Nakhichevan ASSR constituted within Azerbaijan SSR in the year 1924.   

Feb 09   Nils Kj'r, Norwegian playwright (Det Lykkelige Valg), dies at 53 in the year 1924.   

Feb 10   Bucky Harris, 27, becomes youngest baseball manager (Wash Senators) on this day in history.   

Feb 10   Bud (Norman) Poile, NHLer on this day in history.   

Feb 12   On this day in history george Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue" premieres at Carnegie Hall (NYC)   

Feb 12   George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue premieres in New York on this day in history.   

Feb 12   On this day in history president Calvin Coolidge makes first presidential radio speech   

Feb 13   In the year 1924 jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, French economist/politician   

Feb 13   King Tut's tomb is opened on this day in history.   

Feb 13   In the year 1924 king Tut's tomb opened   

Feb 14   IBM Corporation founded by Thomas Watson in the year 1924.   

Feb 14   Thomas Watson opens IBM in the year 1924.   

Feb 15   In the year 1924 lionel Monckton, English composer (Country Girl), dies at 62   

Feb 17   In the year 1924 johnny Weissmuller sets 100-yard freestyle record (52.4 seconds)   

Feb 17   Oskar Merikanto, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

Feb 17   On this day in history the birth of Margaret Truman, American writer.   

Feb 18   In the year 1924 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard   

Feb 18   US male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger on this day in history.   

Feb 18   In the year 1924 uS, Minister of Marine Edwin Denby ends term due to Teapot Dome-scandal   

Feb 19   Bruce Norris, NHL owner (Detroit Red Wings) on this day in history.   

Feb 19   On this day in history the birth of Lee Marvin, American actor   

Feb 21   In the year 1924 salvatore Auteri Manzocchi, composer, dies at 78   

Feb 21   The birth of Robert Mugabe,, First Prime Minister of Zimbabwe in the year 1924.   

Feb 22   In the year 1924 1st presidential radio address (Calvin Coolidge)   

Feb 22   In the year 1924 calvin Coolidge becomes the first U.S. president to deliver a radio address from the White House.   

Feb 24   Edmond Picard, Fren/Belg writer (Ambidextre journalist), dies at 87 in the year 1924.   

Feb 24   Greek parliament proclaims republic on this day in history.   

Feb 24   Johnny Weissmuller, swims 100 meter record (57 2/5 seconds) on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of roberts Blossom, American actor and poet   

Jan 03   Andre Franquin, cartoonist was born in the year 1924.   

Jan 03   In the year 1924 birth of henry M Fazzie, S Afr Union/UDF-leader   

Jan 03   In the year 1924 birth of roy Harding, British teacher   

Jan 03   Nell Rankin, American singer (d. 2005) was born in the year 1924.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of doug Ellis, British entrepreneur   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of sebastian Kappen, Indian theologian (d. 1993)   

Jan 05   In the year 1924 birth of dr Gilbert Bogle, Australian scientist who died in the Bogle-Chandler case (1963)   

Jan 02   Sabine Baring-Gould, English composer and novelist (b. 1834) died in the year 1924.   

Jan 04   On this day in history death of alfred Grünfeld, Austrian pianist, composer (b. 1852)   

Jan 13   On this day in history georg H Quincke, German physicist (Test of Quincke), dies at 89   

Jan 14   On this day in history arne Garborg, Norwegian playwright (Mannfolk), dies at 72   

Jan 15   In the year 1924 geza Zichy, composer, dies at 74   

Jan 16   Winifred Cochrane, Countess of Dundonald, philanthropist (b. 1859) died on this day in history.   

Jan 21   Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin, Russian leader, dies of a stroke at 53 in the year 1924.   

Jan 24   Thephilo Braga, Portuguese poet/politician, dies at 80 on this day in history.