What are the important events that happened on January 24? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
January 24: Facts & Myths About This Day
January 24 is the 24th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 341 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is January 11, 2025 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 482,688 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘icositetragon’ day.
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Aquarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 5 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,417 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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January 24 Historical Events
- 1857 –The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first fully-fledged university in south Asia.
- 1859 –Political union of Moldavia and Wallachia; Alexandru Ioan Cuza is elected as ruler.
- 1862 –Bucharest is proclaimed capital of Romania.
- 1878 –The revolutionary Vera Zasulich shoots at Fyodor Trepov, the Governor of Saint Petersburg.
- 1918 –The Gregorian calendar is introduced in Russia by decree of the Council of People’s Commissars effective February 14(NS)
- 1939 –The deadliest earthquake in Chilean history strikes Chillán.
- 1943 –World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill conclude a conference in Casablanca.
- 1955 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Sheep in Chinese astrology.
- 1977 –Massacre of Atocha in Madrid, during the Spanish transition to democracy.
- 1990 –Japan launches Hiten, the country’s first lunar probe, the first robotic lunar probe since the Soviet Union’s Luna 24 in 1976, and the first lunar probe launched by a country other than Soviet Union or the United States.
Who were born on January 24?
- 1901 –Harry Calder, South African cricketer (d. 1995)
- 1905 –J. Howard Marshall, American billionaire (d. 1995)
- 1907 –Maurice Couve de Murville, French politician (d. 1999)
- 1943 –Sharon Tate, American actress and Manson murder victim (d. 1969)
- 1950 –Daniel Auteuil, French actor
- 1960 –Jack Neo, Singaporean filmmaker & actor
- 1961 –Vince Russo, American writer
- 1966 –Jimeoin, Northern Irish comedian
- 1975 –Rónald Gómez, Costa Rican footballer
- 1980 –Rocky Boiman, American football player
Who died on January 24?
- 1709 –George Rooke, English admiral (b. 1650)
- 1882 –Levi Boone, Mayor of Chicago (b. 1808)
- 1943 –John Burns, English politician (b. 1858)
- 1962 –Stanley Lord, captain of the SS Californian the night of the Titanic disaster (b. 1877)
- 1978 –Herta Oberheuser, German doctor (b. 1911)
- 1994 –Yves Navarre, French writer (b. 1940)
- 2004 –Leônidas da Silva, Brazilian footballer (b. 1913)
- 2006 –Chris Penn, American actor (b. 1965)
- 2006 –Schafik Handal, Salvadoran politician (b. 1930)
- 2009 –Reg Gutteridge, British boxing journalist (b. 1924)
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