Birthday January 24, 1712 Frederick I (The Great), King of Prussia (1740-86)
Birthday January 24, 1746 Gustav III, king during Swedish Enlightenment (1771-92)
Birthday January 24, 1862 Edith Wharton, Novelist US
Birthday January 24, 1862 Edith Wharton is born
Birthday January 24, 1871 Albert Erskine, Studebaker chief, is born
Birthday January 24, 1880 Elisabeth Achelis, inventor of World Calendar
Birthday January 24, 1888 Ernst Heinrich Heinkel, built 1st rocket-powered aircraft
Birthday January 24, 1917 Ernest Borgnine, Actor (Ice Station Zebra and Young Warriors)
Birthday January 24, 1918 Oral Roberts, Evangelist
Birthday January 24, 1922 Ava Gardner
Birthday January 24, 1925 Maria Tallchief, ballerina in Fairfax Ok
Birthday January 24, 1927 Paula Hawkins, (R-sen-Fla)
Birthday January 24, 1941 Neil Diamond, Jazz-Singer
Birthday January 24, 1946 Barry Bostwick, Actor
Birthday January 24, 1947 Giorgio Chinaglia, soccer star (Lazio of Italy and NY Cosmos)
Birthday January 24, 1949 John Belushi, commedian and Actor (Sat Night Live and Blues Brothers)
Birthday January 24, 1960 Nastassia Kinski, in Berlin Germany
Birthday January 24, 1967 Aretha Franklin's career is reborn
History January 24, 1556 Most deadly earthquake kills 830 000 in Shensi Province China
History January 24, 1639 Connecticut colony organized under Fundamental Orders
History January 24, 1764 Gov Winthrop Telescope is destroyed in a Harvard fire
History January 24, 1781 Light Horse and Swamp Fox raid Georgetown, South Carolina
History January 24, 1848 James Marshall finds gold in Sutter's Mill in Coloma Calif
History January 24, 1848 Gold discovered at Sutter's Creek
History January 24, 1861 Arsenal at Augusta Ga seized by Confederacy
History January 24, 1865 Confederate Congress to resume prisoner exchanges
History January 24, 1899 Rubber heel patented by Humphrey O'Sullivan
History January 24, 1908 Boy Scouts movement begins
History January 24, 1915 British and German navies battle at the Dogger Bank
History January 24, 1935 Beer 1st sold in cans Richmond Va
History January 24, 1939 Chile suffers killer quake
History January 24, 1943 Von Paulus to Hitler: Let us surrender!
History January 24, 1956 Emmett Till murderers make magazine confession
History January 24, 1965 Sir Winston Churchill died in England
History January 24, 1965 Winston Churchill dies
History January 24, 1966 Operation Masher/White Wing/Thang Phong II launched
History January 24, 1970 Nixon honors Eugene Ormandy
History January 24, 1972 Japanese soldier found hiding on Guam
History January 24, 1973 Truce is expected in Laos and Cambodia
History January 24, 1980 U.S. announces military equipment sales to China
History January 24, 1981 Mike Bossy scores 50th goal in 50 NHL games
History January 24, 1981 Islanders scored 5 power play goals against Nordiques
History January 24, 1982 SF 49'ers win their 1st Super Bowl 26-21
History January 24, 1985 15th Space Shuttle Mission - Discovery 3 is launched
History January 24, 1986 Voyager 2 makes 1st fly-by of Uranus (81 593 km) finds new moons
History January 24, 2006 Walt Disney announces $7.4 billion purchase of Pixar
January 24, 1712 Frederick I (The Great), King of Prussia (1740-86)
January 24, 1746 Gustav III, king during Swedish Enlightenment (1771-92)
January 24, 1862 Edith Wharton, Novelist US
January 24, 1862 Edith Wharton is born
January 24, 1871 Albert Erskine, Studebaker chief, is born
January 24, 1880 Elisabeth Achelis, inventor of World Calendar
January 24, 1888 Ernst Heinrich Heinkel, built 1st rocket-powered aircraft
January 24, 1917 Ernest Borgnine, Actor (Ice Station Zebra and Young Warriors)
January 24, 1918 Oral Roberts, Evangelist
January 24, 1922 Ava Gardner
January 24, 1925 Maria Tallchief, ballerina in Fairfax Ok
January 24, 1927 Paula Hawkins, (R-sen-Fla)
January 24, 1941 Neil Diamond, Jazz-Singer
January 24, 1946 Barry Bostwick, Actor
January 24, 1947 Giorgio Chinaglia, soccer star (Lazio of Italy and NY Cosmos)
January 24, 1949 John Belushi, commedian and Actor (Sat Night Live and Blues Brothers)
January 24, 1960 Nastassia Kinski, in Berlin Germany
January 24, 1967 Aretha Franklin's career is reborn
January 24, 1556 Most deadly earthquake kills 830 000 in Shensi Province China
January 24, 1639 Connecticut colony organized under Fundamental Orders
January 24, 1764 Gov Winthrop Telescope is destroyed in a Harvard fire
January 24, 1781 Light Horse and Swamp Fox raid Georgetown, South Carolina
January 24, 1848 James Marshall finds gold in Sutter's Mill in Coloma Calif
January 24, 1848 Gold discovered at Sutter's Creek
January 24, 1861 Arsenal at Augusta Ga seized by Confederacy
January 24, 1865 Confederate Congress to resume prisoner exchanges
January 24, 1899 Rubber heel patented by Humphrey O'Sullivan
January 24, 1908 Boy Scouts movement begins
January 24, 1915 British and German navies battle at the Dogger Bank
January 24, 1935 Beer 1st sold in cans Richmond Va
January 24, 1939 Chile suffers killer quake
January 24, 1943 Von Paulus to Hitler: Let us surrender!
January 24, 1956 Emmett Till murderers make magazine confession
January 24, 1965 Sir Winston Churchill died in England
January 24, 1965 Winston Churchill dies
January 24, 1966 Operation Masher/White Wing/Thang Phong II launched
January 24, 1970 Nixon honors Eugene Ormandy
January 24, 1972 Japanese soldier found hiding on Guam
January 24, 1973 Truce is expected in Laos and Cambodia
January 24, 1980 U.S. announces military equipment sales to China
January 24, 1981 Mike Bossy scores 50th goal in 50 NHL games
January 24, 1981 Islanders scored 5 power play goals against Nordiques
January 24, 1982 SF 49'ers win their 1st Super Bowl 26-21
January 24, 1985 15th Space Shuttle Mission - Discovery 3 is launched
January 24, 1986 Voyager 2 makes 1st fly-by of Uranus (81 593 km) finds new moons
January 24, 2006 Walt Disney announces $7.4 billion purchase of Pixar