Year 1924 in History

Grossdeutsche Volksgemeinschaft and Völkische Block replace the banned NSDAP

German-Swiss poet and novelist Hermann Hesse (36) weds Swiss soprano and painter Ruth Wenger (26); divorce in 1927

1st Winter Olympic Games open in Chamonix, France

The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games (French: Iers Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Chamonix 1924 (Arpitan: Chamôni 1924), were a winter multi-sport...

Vladimir Lenin is placed in a Mausoleum in Red Square, Moscow

On Monday, 21 January 1924, at 18:50 EET, Vladimir Lenin, leader of the October Revolution and the first leader and founder of the Soviet Union, died in Gorki aged 53 after falling into a coma.

Jazz musician Louis Armstrong (22) weds jazz pianist Lillian "Lil" Hardin (26) - 2nd try for each; separate in 1931 and

Jazz musician Louis Armstrong (22) weds jazz pianist Lillian "Lil" Hardin (26) - 2nd try for each; separate in 1931 and divorce in 1938

George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" premieres at the influential concert "Experiment in Modern Music" held by Paul Whit

George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" premieres at the influential concert "Experiment in Modern Music" held by Paul Whiteman and his orchestra at Aeolian Hall, NYC [1]

American astronomer Edwin Hubble (34) weds Grace Burke (34) in Pasadena, California, until his death in 1953

American poet e.e. cummings (29) weds first wife Elaine Orr; divorce in less than 9 months

German automobile manufacturers Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft and Benz & Cie begin their first joint venture, later mergi

German automobile manufacturers Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft and Benz & Cie begin their first joint venture, later merging into Mercedes-Benz

Physician Frederick Banting (32) weds Marion Robertson

"Jelly-Roll Blues" is recorded by American jazz pioneer pianist and composer Jelly Roll Morton

Inventor Robert H. Goddard (41) weds secretary Esther Christine Kisk (23) at St. John's Episcopal Church in Worcester

Leopold and Loeb are found guilty of the murder of Bobby Franks in Chicago in "the crime of the century"

Nathan Freudenthal Leopold Jr. (November 19, 1904 – August 29, 1971) and Richard Albert Loeb (June 11, 1905 – January 28, 1936), usually referred to collectively as Leopold and Loeb, were two...

Mecca falls without a struggle to Saudi forces led by Abdulaziz Ibn Saud

American writer ("Gone with the Wind") Margaret Mitchell divorces 1st husband Berrien "Red" Upshaw

Miner M. de Bruin discovers the infant fossil skull, "Taung child," in a lime quarry in Taung, South Africa; paleoanthro

Miner M. de Bruin discovers the infant fossil skull, "Taung child," in a lime quarry in Taung, South Africa; paleoanthropologist Raymond Dart identifies the fossil as a new hominin species, Australopithecus africanus

English comic actor and film maker Charlie Chaplin (35) weds second wife American "The Kid" actress Lita Grey (16) in M

English comic actor and film maker Charlie Chaplin (35) weds second wife American "The Kid" actress Lita Grey (16) in Mexico; divorce in 1927

Photographer Alfred Stieglitz (60) marries artist Georgia O'Keeffe (37) in Cliffside Park, New Jersey

Astronomer Edwin Hubble formally announces the existence of other galaxies at a meeting of the American Astronomical Soc

Astronomer Edwin Hubble formally announces the existence of other galaxies at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society

Book publisher Simon & Schuster is founded in New York by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster

Simon & Schuster LLC ( SHOO-stər) is an American publishing house owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts since 2023. It was founded in New York City in 1924, by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster.

Francis Poulenc's ballet "Les Biches", choreographed by Bronislava Nijinska, and danced by the Ballets Russe, premieres

Francis Poulenc's ballet "Les Biches", choreographed by Bronislava Nijinska, and danced by the Ballets Russe, premieres in Monte Carlo

A republic is proclaimed in Greece; King George II is deposed and Eleutherios Venizelo is named Prime Minister of the Gr

A republic is proclaimed in Greece; King George II is deposed and Eleutherios Venizelo is named Prime Minister of the Greek National Assembly

History of Science Society organized at Boston

Nationalist Wafd-party wins Egyptian parliament elections

Parliamentary elections were held in two stages in Egypt in 1923 and 1924, the first since nominal independence from the United Kingdom in 1922.

Nakhichevan ASSR constituted within Azerbaijan SSR

The Nakhichevan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, abbreviated as the Nakhichevan ASSR was an autonomous republic within the Azerbaijan SSR, itself a republic within the Soviet Union.

A deputation for the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) meets with the Minister of the Interior, Sir Patrick Duncan, a

A deputation for the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) meets with the Minister of the Interior, Sir Patrick Duncan, and presents him with a memorandum setting out their objections concerning the Class Areas Bill

Greek parliament proclaims republic

The Second Hellenic Republic is a modern historiographical term used to refer to the Greek state during a period of republican governance between 1924 and 1935.

Marie Boyd scores 156 points in Maryland HS basketball game (163-3)

Belgium's Theunis government falls

US begins intervention in Honduras

Germany's prohibition of Communist Party KPD lifted

German & Turkish friendship/trade treaty signed

The song "Happy Birthday to You" is published by Clayton F. Summy Co

"Happy Birthday to You", or simply "Happy Birthday", is an American song traditionally sung to celebrate a person's birthday.

Frank Carauna, becomes 1st to bowl 2 successive perfect 300 games

British Labour government cuts military budget

The Labour Party, commonly Labour, is one of the two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Conservative Party.

Coal mine explosion kills 171 at Castle Gate, Utah

The Castle Gate mine disaster occurred on March 8, 1924, in a coal mine near the town of Castle Gate, Utah (now dismantled), located approximately 90 miles (140 km) southeast of Salt Lake City.

South Slavia aproves Italy's annexation of Fiume (Rijeka)

3rd term of Belgium Theunis government begins

Diplomats are exchanged between Sweden and the USSR after Sweden recognizes the USSR (March 15)

After the Russian Revolution, in which the Bolsheviks took over parts of the collapsing Russian Empire in 1918, they faced enormous odds against the German Empire and eventually negotiated terms to...

Finnair begins scheduled flight of Helsinki-Tallinn

Finnair Plc (Finnish: Finnair Oyj, Swedish: Finnair Abp) is the flag carrier and largest full-service legacy airline of Finland, with headquarters in Vantaa on the grounds of Helsinki Airport, its...

1st foreign language course broadcast on US radio (WJZ, NYC)

Greek parliament selects admiral Paul Koundouriotis as premier

Premiere of Bernard Shaw's play "Saint Joan" opens in London

Saint Joan is a play by George Bernard Shaw about the 15th-century French military figure Joan of Arc. It is divided into six scenes and a final epilogue.

Canada recognizes USSR

WGN-AM in Chicago IL begins radio transmissions

Bavaria & Vatican reach accord

Croydon Airport, London: Imperial Airways established

Croydon Airport (ICAO: EGCR) was the United Kingdom's main international airport during the interwar period.

4 planes leave Seattle on 1st successful around-the-world flight

South African State pass the Industrial Conciliation Act No 11: provides for job reservation, excluded blacks from membe

South African State pass the Industrial Conciliation Act No 11: provides for job reservation, excluded blacks from membership of registered trade unions, prohibited registration of black trade unions

Tubular steel golf club shafts approved for championship play

1st men's college swimming championships begin

WLS-AM in Chicago begins radio transmissions

Greek plebiscite for a republic

A referendum on remaining a republic was held in Greece on 13 April 1924. It followed the catastrophic outcome of the Asia Minor Campaign.

Flemish-Walloon riots in Louvain, Belgium, 1 dead

1st radio-transmission of wireless: Mattheus Passion

Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures & Louis B Mayer Co merged to form Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM)

Goldwyn Pictures Corporation was an American motion picture production company that operated from 1916 to 1924 when it was merged with two other production companies to form the major studio,...

1st crossword puzzle book published by Simon & Schuster

"National Barn Dance" premieres on WLS Chicago

Hague Chambers of Commerce forms

British Empire Exhibition opens at Wembley, London

Thorvald Stauning becomes prime minister of Denmark for the first time

Antwerp soccer tie Belgium-Netherlands 1-1

die in coal mine disaster at Benwood, West Virginia

Admiral Paul Koundouriotis becomes President of Greece

Netherlands refuses to recognize USSR

Aleph Zadik Aleph is formed in Omaha, Nebraska by Sam Beber

The Grand Order of the Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA or אצא) is an international youth-led fraternal organization for Jewish teenagers.

German Republic election: fascists & communists win

Unions terminate Twentse textile strike in the Netherlands

Peruvian Torre forms APRA, Alianza Popular Revolutionaria Americana

Cartel des Gauches wins French parliamentary election

°F (42°C) in Blitzen, Oregon

Nathan Leopold & Richard Loeb kidnap and kill Bobby Franks to demonstrate their supposed intellectual superiority by com

Nathan Leopold & Richard Loeb kidnap and kill Bobby Franks to demonstrate their supposed intellectual superiority by committing a "perfect crime"

Canada grants women the right to vote in federal elections, though First Nations women still unable to without giving up

Canada grants women the right to vote in federal elections, though First Nations women still unable to without giving up their status [1]

AEK Athens FC is established on the anniversary of the siege of Constantinople by the Turks

Socialist Matteotti falls in Italian parliament by fascists

China recognizes the USSR

Gila Wilderness Area established by US Forest Service

Gila Wilderness was designated the world's first wilderness area on June 3, 1924. Along with Aldo Leopold Wilderness and Blue Range Wilderness, the 558,014 acre (225,820 ha) (872 sq.

First political convention broadcast on radio - Republicans in Cleveland

The 1924 Democratic National Convention, held at the Madison Square Garden in New York City from June 24 to July 9, 1924, was the longest continuously running convention in United States political...

Bene Brak Palestine founded

Bene Berak, Palestine, founded

Test Cricket debuts of English players Herbert Sutcliffe and Maurice Tate in 1st Test England v South Africa at Edgbasto

Test Cricket debuts of English players Herbert Sutcliffe and Maurice Tate in 1st Test England v South Africa at Edgbaston

1st transmission of radio Bloemendaal

South Africa all out 30 v England in 48 minutes, Gilligan 6-7

Arthur Edward Robert Gilligan (23 December 1894 – 5 September 1976) was an English first-class cricketer who captained the England cricket team nine times in 1924 and 1925, winning four Test matches,...

Paavo Nurmi runs world record 1500m of 3:52.6; 50 minutes later sets 5,000m WR 14:28.2; also runs WR 3-mile time 14:02.0

Paavo Nurmi runs world record 1500m of 3:52.6; 50 minutes later sets 5,000m WR 14:28.2; also runs WR 3-mile time 14:02.00 within that event in Finnish Olympic trials in Helsinki

NCRV, Dutch Christian Radio Society, forms

8 month Twenste textile strike ends

After 8 years of occupation, US troops leave Dominican Republic

The recorded history of the Dominican Republic began in 1492 when Christopher Columbus, working for the Crown of Castile, arrived at a large island in the western Atlantic Ocean, later known as the...

Test cricket umpire debut for Frank Chester, v South Africa at Lord's

England score 2-503 in day's play v South Africa at Lord's

Dircet regular transcontinental airmail service between New York and San Francisco forms

Italian immigrant chef Caesar Cardini, creates his famous salad for the very first time, at his restaurant in Tijuana, M

Italian immigrant chef Caesar Cardini, creates his famous salad for the very first time, at his restaurant in Tijuana, Mexico [1]

Military revolt in Sao Paulo, Brazil

The São Paulo Revolt of 1924, also called the Revolution of 1924, Movement of 1924 or Second 5th of July was a Brazilian conflict with characteristics of a civil war, initiated by tenentist rebels to...

First photo is sent experimentally across the Atlantic by radio from the US to England

American Robert LeGendre sets then long jump world record at 25' 5½" in Paris, France

Denmark takes Greenland as Norway ends claim

Denmark is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark, also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that...

Muslim-Hindu rebellion in Delhi, India

Albin Stenroos wins Olympic marathon (2:41:22.6)

The men's marathon event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France. The marathon was held on Sunday, July 13, 1924.

Conference over German recovery payments begins in London

St Louis Card Jesse Haines no-hits Boston Braves, 5-0

KPD points out Rote Frontkampferbund against Nazi

Federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE) forms in Paris

The International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation, commonly referred to by its French acronym FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs), is an international organization based in...

VIII Summer Olympic Games close at the Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir in Paris, France

The 1924 Summer Olympics (French: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (French: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an...

MLB Brooklyn Robins pitcher Dazzy Vance strikes out an MLB record 7 consecutive batters and 14 overall in a 4-0 win over

MLB Brooklyn Robins pitcher Dazzy Vance strikes out an MLB record 7 consecutive batters and 14 overall in a 4-0 win over the visiting Chicago Cubs at Ebbets Field

A's first baseman Joe Hauser sets an AL record of 14 total bases in a game with three home runs and a double as Philadel

A's first baseman Joe Hauser sets an AL record of 14 total bases in a game with three home runs and a double as Philadelphia beats the Cleveland Indians 12-4 at Dunn Field

"Little Orphan Annie" comic strip by Harold Gray is first published in the New York Daily News

Little Orphan Annie was a daily American comic strip created by Harold Gray and syndicated by the Tribune Media Services.

British-Russian trade agreement is signed

First newsreel pictures of US presidential candidates are taken

Conference on German recovery payments opens in London

French-German trade agreement signed

France begins withdrawing troops from the Ruhr

Mars makes its closest approach to Earth since the 10th century

International maritime treaty is drafted

MLB Washington Senator Walter Johnson pitches his second no-hitter, beating the Browns 2-0 in 7 innings

Georgian opposition stages the August Uprising against the Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), also known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until its dissolution in 1991.

Germany's Reichstag approves the Dawes Plan, which sought to solve the WWI reparations problem

Kenchoji Rinzai temple in Kamakur Japan, heavily damaged by earthquake

Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart's operetta "Rose-Marie" opens to rave reviews at the Imperial Theatre, NYC; runs for 5

Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart's operetta "Rose-Marie" opens to rave reviews at the Imperial Theatre, NYC; runs for 577 performances

Alexandra Kollontai of Russia becomes the first woman ambassador

Alexandra Mikhailovna Kollontai was a Russian revolutionary, politician, diplomat and Marxist theoretician.

Hanapepe Massacre occurs on Kauai, Hawaii

The Hanapēpē Massacre (also called the Battle of Hanapēpē) occurred on September 9, 1924, when a dispute amongst Filipino strike organizers in Hanapēpē, Kaua'i, resulted in a violent exchange between...

St. Cardinals future Baseball HOF first baseman Jim Bottomley sets MLB all-time single game RBI record of 12 in a 17-3 r

St. Cardinals future Baseball HOF first baseman Jim Bottomley sets MLB all-time single game RBI record of 12 in a 17-3 rout of Brooklyn Robins at Ebbets Field

Italy signs treaty of Rapallo

The Treaty of Rapallo was an agreement signed on 16 April 1922 between the Germany and Soviet Russia under which both renounced all territorial and financial claims against each other and opened...

Government routes seven provinces to Peking

Carl Mays is the first pitcher to win 20 games in a season for three different teams

Carl William Mays (November 12, 1891 – April 4, 1971) was an American baseball pitcher who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1929.

Cubs' Grover Cleveland Alexander beats NY Giants to win 300th game

Boston, Massachusetts, opens its airport

Boston () is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It serves as a cultural and financial center of New England, a region of the Northeastern United States.

Giants clinch their fourth consecutive pennant, defeating the Phillies 5-1

French government names General Sarrail governor-general of Syria

The Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon (French: Mandat pour la Syrie et le Liban; Arabic: الانتداب الفرنسي على سوريا ولبنان, romanized: al-intidāb al-faransī ʻalā sūriyā wa-lubnān, also referred to as...

MLB Washington Senators clinch the pennant, finishing 2 games ahead of the New York Yankees

Allies stop monitoring the German navy

League of Nations approves Protocols of Geneva

The League of Nations (LN or LoN; French: Société des Nations [sɔsjete de nɑsjɔ̃], SdN) was the first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace.

King Hussein of Hejaz abdicates throne

Hussein bin Ali al-Hashimi was a Hejazi leader from the Banu Qatadah branch of the Banu Hashim clan who was the Sharif and Emir of Mecca from 1908 and, after proclaiming the Great Arab Revolt against...

Greek government of Dikalekopoulos forms

Municipal Grant Park Stadium in Chicago, Illinois (later known as Soldier Field) is officially dedicated

Soldier Field (historically often referred to as Soldiers' Field) is a multi-purpose stadium on the Near South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Bureau of Surrealist Research opens in Paris, directed by Antonin Artaud, resource centre for surrealist writers

Arnold Schoeberg's opera "Die Gluckliche Hand" premieres in Vienna

Harold "Red" Grange, finest collegiate football game (four long touchdown runs)

Harold Edward "Red" Grange (June 13, 1903 – January 28, 1991), nicknamed "the Galloping Ghost" and "the Wheaton Iceman", was an American college and professional football halfback who played for...

General Christian Workers' Union demands an 8-hour workday in Belgium

Toastmasters International is founded

Toastmasters International (TI) is a US-headquartered nonprofit educational organization that operates clubs worldwide for the purpose of helping people develop communication, public speaking, and...

Christian General Feng Joe Siang occupies Beijing

The Uzbek SSR is founded in the Soviet Union

French-Russian trade agreement is signed

World Savings Day is established during the first International Savings Bank Congress (World Society of Savings Banks) i

World Savings Day is established during the first International Savings Bank Congress (World Society of Savings Banks) in Milan, Italy, to promote the importance of saving

Boston Bruins officially join the NHL, becoming the first United States based team to enter the League; Montreal Maroons

Boston Bruins officially join the NHL, becoming the first United States based team to enter the League; Montreal Maroons also join NHL, but only last until 1938

Sunday Express publishes first British crossword puzzle

A crossword (or crossword puzzle) is a word game consisting of a grid of black and white squares, into which solvers enter words or phrases ("entries") crossing each other horizontally ("across") and...

California legalizes professional boxing (illegal since 1914)

Austria chancellor Ignaz Seipel, resigns after assassination attempt

Ignaz Seipel (19 July 1876 – 2 August 1932) was an Austrian Catholic priest and conservative politician, who served as the Chancellor of the First Austrian Republic twice during the 1920s and leader...

Dion O'Banion, leader of the North Side Gang is assassinated in his flower shop by members of Johnny Torrio's gang, spar

Dion O'Banion, leader of the North Side Gang is assassinated in his flower shop by members of Johnny Torrio's gang, sparking the bloody gang war of the 1920s in Chicago.

Martin Beck Theater opens at 302 W 45th St NYC

Jewish school Yeshivah Slobodka opens a branch in Hebron, Palestine

Dutch Christian Radio Society (NCRV) forms

Cleveland Bulldogs lose, 12-7 to Frankford Yellow Jackets at Dunn Field; ends 31-game undefeated streak; NFL and major-l

Cleveland Bulldogs lose, 12-7 to Frankford Yellow Jackets at Dunn Field; ends 31-game undefeated streak; NFL and major-league football record

Britain orders Egyptians out of Sudan

Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north,...

Mongolian People's Republic is proclaimed

The Mongolian People's Republic (MPR) was a communist state in Central and East Asia that existed from 1924 to 1992 that self-designated first as a people's democratic state and later as a socialist...

57,000 watch a High School football game (LA & Polytechnic tie 7-7)

NHL's Montreal Forum opens in Montreal, Quebec

Montreal Forum (French: Forum de Montréal) is a historic building located facing Cabot Square in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

British-German trade agreement signed

Hamilton Tiger Red Green scores 5 goals to beat Tor Maple Leafs 10-5

German election (Social Democrats win, Nazis & Communists lose)

The German National People's Party (German: Deutschnationale Volkspartei, DNVP) was a national-conservative and monarchist political party in Germany during the Weimar Republic.

Michael Hainisch re-elected Austrian president

Spanish troops leave Morocco

KOA-AM in Denver CO begins radio transmissions

Respighi's symphony "Pini di Roma" premieres in Paris

First US diesel electric locomotive enters service in the Bronx, New York

Test Cricket debut of Australian Bill Ponsford, who scores 110 in his 1st innings

William Harold Ponsford MBE (19 October 1900 – 6 April 1991) was an Australian cricketer.

Babe Dye of NHL's Toronto St Patricks scores 5 goals beat Bruins 10-2

Albania becomes a republic (ex-premier Ahmed Zogoe's coup)

Albania is declared a dictatorship under Ahmed Beg Zofu

Famous Births

Charlie Munger is born

Charlie Munger, American businessman, known for american businessman, was born on 1924-01-01.

Kim Dae-jung is born

Lee Marvin is born

Lee Marvin actor, known for american actor, was born on 1924-02-19. Lamont Warren Marvin Jr. (February 19, 1924 – August 29, 1987), known as Lee Marvin, was an American film and television actor.

Robert Mugabe is born

William H. Webster is born

William H. Webster, American attorney and jurist, known for american attorney and jurist, was born on 1924-03-06.

Marlon Brando is born

Marlon Brando actor, known for american actor, was born on 1924-04-03. Marlon Brando Jr.

Gil Hodges is born

Gil Hodges, American athlete, known for american baseball player and manager, was born on 1924-04-04.

Henry Mancini is born

Henry Mancini, American musician, known for american film composer, was born on 1924-04-16. Henry Mancini was an American composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and flutist.

Sheldon Harnick is born

Sheldon Harnick, American musician, known for american lyricist and songwriter, was born on 1924-04-30.

Tony Hancock is born

Tony Hancock, English comedian and actor, known for english comedian and actor, was born on 1924-05-12. Anthony John Hancock (12 May 1924 – 25 June 1968) was an English comedian and actor.

George H. W. Bush is born

Sidney Lumet is born

Sidney Lumet, American filmmaker, known for american filmmaker, was born on 1924-06-25. Sidney Arthur Lumet (June 25, 1924 – April 9, 2011) was an American film director.

James Baldwin is born

James Baldwin, American writer and activist, known for american writer and activist, was born on 1924-08-02.

Carroll O'Connor is born

Carroll O'Connor, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1924-08-02.

Phyllis Schlafly is born

Phyllis Schlafly, American activist, known for american activist, was born on 1924-08-15. Phyllis Stewart Schlafly was an American attorney and activist who was nationally prominent in conservatism.

Jack Buck is born

Jack Buck, American athlete, known for american sportscaster, was born on 1924-08-21.

Robert Solow is born

Robert Solow, American economist and nobel laureate, known for american economist and nobel laureate, was born on 1924-08-23.

Daniel arap Moi is born

Lauren Bacall is born

Lauren Bacall, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1924-09-16.

Truman Capote is born

Truman Capote, American author, known for american author, was born on 1924-09-30.

Jimmy Carter is born

Larry Doby is born

Larry Doby, American athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1924-12-13.

Cicely Tyson is born

Cicely Tyson, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1924-12-19. Cecily Louise "Cicely" Tyson (December 19, 1924 – January 28, 2021) was an American actress.

Doug Harvey is born

Atal Bihari Vajpayee is born

Rod Serling is born

Rod Serling, American screenwriter, known for american screenwriter, was born on 1924-12-25.

Notable Deaths

Vladimir Lenin dies

Woodrow Wilson dies

Henry Bacon dies

Henry Bacon, American architect, known for american architect, died on 1924-02-17.

Louis Sullivan dies

Louis Sullivan, American architect, known for american architect, died on 1924-04-14.

Franz Kafka dies

Franz Kafka, Czech czech writer, known for austrian and czech writer, died on 1924-06-03.

George Mallory dies

George Mallory, British mountaineer, known for english mountaineer, died on 1924-06-08.

Joseph Conrad dies

Joseph Conrad, British polish-british writer, known for polish-british writer, died on 1924-08-03. Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British novelist and story writer.

Frances Hodgson Burnett dies

Frances Hodgson Burnett, American british-american novelist, known for british-american novelist, died on 1924-10-29.