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 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 342 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is January 11, 2024 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 473,904 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.
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 17 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 4,051 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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January 24 Historical Events
41 –
Roman Emperor Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel despotism, is assassinated by his disgruntled Praetorian Guards. The Guard then proclaims Caligula’s uncle Claudius as Emperor
1438 –
The Council of Basel suspends Pope Eugene IV as Prelate of Ethiopia, arrives at Massawa from Goa.
1817 –
Crossing of the Andes: Many soldiers of Juan Gregorio de las Heras were captured during the Action of Picheuta.
1862 –
Bucharest is proclaimed capital of Romania.
1939 –
The deadliest earthquake in Chilean history strikes Chillán.
1955 –
New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Sheep in Chinese astrology.
1978 –
Soviet satellite Cosmos 954, with a nuclear reactor onboard, burns up in Earth’s atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada’s Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered.
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.
1996 –
Polish Premier Józef Oleksy resigns amid charges that he spied for Moscow.
2003 –
The United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation.
Who were born on January 24?
1287 –
Richard Aungerville, English bishop (d. 1345)
1864 –
Marguerite Durand, French suffragette (d. 1936)
1948 –
Michael Des Barres, British actor and rock singer
1950 –
Gennifer Flowers, American actress, political figure
1953 –
Tim Stoddard, American baseball player
1954 –
Jo Gartner, Austrian racing driver (d. 1986)
1967 –
Phil LaMarr, American actor,comedian,and voice actor
1983 –
Wyatt Crockett, New Zealand rugby player
1984 –
Paulo Sérgio, Portuguese footballer
1987 –
Luis Suárez, Uruguayan footballer
Who died on January 24?
1473 –
Conrad Paumann, German composer
1626 –
Samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (b. 1580)
1883 –
Friedrich von Flotow, German composer (b. 1812)
1965 –
Winston Churchill, soldier, politician, historian, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Nobel laureate (b. 1874)
1973 –
J. Carrol Naish, American actor (b. 1897)
1973 –
Masao Ohba, world champion Japanese boxer (b. 1949)
1980 –
Lil Dagover, Dutch-born German actress (b. 1887)
1983 –
George Cukor, American film director (b. 1899)
1986 –
L. Ron Hubbard, American writer and founder of Scientology (b. 1911)
2007 –
Guadalupe Larriva, Ecuadorian politician (b. 1956)
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