Today in History for December 1924

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 26 of 26

1st - Calles becomes president of Mexico
1st - George/Ira Gershwin's musical "Lady Be Good," premieres in NYC
2nd - British-German trade agreement signed
5th - Hamilton Tiger Red Green scores 5 goals to beat Tor Maple Leafs 10-5
7th - German election (Social Democrats win/Nazis & Communists lose)
9th - Dutch & Hungary trade treaty signed
9th - Michael Hainisch re-elected Austrian president
10th - Aggrement reached on permanent rotation of World Series with each league, getting games 1, 2, 6, 7 in alternating years
10th - Willem Einthoven awarded Nobel for medicine
13th - KOA-AM in Denver CO begins radio transmissions
14th - Chiang Kai-shek occupies Hankou
14th - Respighi's symphony "Pini di Roma," premieres in Paris
16th - Noel Coward's "Vortex," premieres in London
17th - 1st US diesel electric locomotive enters service, Bronx, NY
19th - Test Cricket debut of Bill Ponsford, who scored 110 in 1st innings
19th - The last Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost is sold in London, England.
20th - Adolf Hitler freed from jail early
22nd - Babe Dye of NHL's Toronto St Patricks scores 5 goals beat Bruins 10-2
22nd - Philip Barry's "Youngest," premieres in NYC
24th - 1st radio transmission of NCRV in Netherlands
24th - Albania becomes a republic (ex-premier Ahmed Zogoe's coup)
24th - Richard Rodgers Theater (46th St Chanin's) opens at 226 W 46th NYC
24th - School in Babb's Switch, Oklahoma catches fire, 36 die
Actress Judy Garland 26th - Judy Garland, 2½, billed as Baby Frances, makes her show business debut
30th - Edwin Hubble announces existence of other galactic systems
31st - Hubble announces existence of distant galaxies

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 46 of 46

2nd - Alexander Haig Jr, Bala-Cynwyd Pa, US Sec of State (1981-82)/General
2nd - Jonathan Frid, actor (Barnabas Collins-Dark Shadows)
3rd - John Backus, inventor (FORTRAN computer language)
3rd - Roberto Mières, Argentine racing driver
3rd - Francisco Sionil José, Filipino novelist, Philippine National Artist for Literature
4th - John Portman, SC, architect (Ivan Allen Award-1964)
6th - Wally Cox, Detroit, actor (Mr Peepers, Hollywood Squares)
7th - John Love, Zimbabwean Formula One driver (d. 2005)
7th - Mário Soares, President of Portugal
12th - Edward I Koch, NYC, (Mayor-D-NYC, 1977-89)/judge (People's Court), (d. 2013)
12th - Francis Miroglio, composer
12th - Nevit Kodali, composer
12th - Olivier Gendebien, Belgian auto racer
13th - Larry Doby, 1st black in baseball's AL (Cleve Indians)
14th - Marion Morgan, singer (Stop the Music)
14th - Siiri Rantanen, Finland, cross country skier (Olympic-gold-1956)
14th - Raj Kapoor, Indian actor (d. 1988)
15th - Ida Haendel, Polish violinist/author (Woman with Violin)
19th - Edmund Purdom, England, actor (Asissi Underground, Pieces)
19th - Peter Prowtiny, English real estate developer/multi-millionaire
19th - Carlo Chiti, Italian race car engineer (d. 1994)
19th - Doug Harvey, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1989)
19th - Gary Morton, second husband of Lucille Ball (d. 1999)
20th - Errol John, Port-of-Spain Trinidad, actor (PT-109, Assault on a Queen)
20th - Ingeborg E A "Inge" Beekman, actress (Horizon)
20th - Judy LaMarsh, Canadian politician and broadcaster (d. 1980)
21st - Joe Paterno, football coach (Penn State, SI Sportsman of 1986)
21st - Johan W "Jo" van Marle, KNVB-chairman (1980-93)
21st - Rita Reys, [Maria Reijs], Dutch jazz singer
22nd - Frank Corsaro, NY harbor, opera director
22nd - Geraldine Page, Kirksville Mo, actress (Interiors, Beguiled)
23rd - Floyd Kalber, Omaha Neb, newscaster (NBC Weekend News Anchor-1973)
24th - Roy Miller, cricketer (WI all-rounder in one Test 1953, 23 & 0-28)
24th - Willem Drees, economist/Dutch politician (DS'70)
24th - [Irving] Lee Dorsey, New Orleans, vocalist (Working in the Coal Mines)
24th - Lee Dorsey, American singer (d. 1986)
24th - Grigory Kriss, Russian Olympic champion fencer
26th - Frank Broyles, American athlete, long time athletic director of the University of Arkansas.
27th - James A McClure, (Sen-R-Idaho)
27th - Mokta Ould Daddah, president Mauritania (1961-78)
27th - Wouter Eijkelemboom, Dutch architect (Holy-hospital, Vlaardingen)
28th - Johnny Otis, [Veliotes], composer (Every Beat of My Heart)
28th - Rod Serling, Syracuse NY, writer/host (Twilight Zone, Night Gallery)
28th - Milton Obote, President of Uganda (d. 2005)
31st - Victoria Draves, US, platform/springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1948)
31st - Taylor Mead, American actor

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 8 of 8

2nd - Kazimieras Būga, Lithuanian philologist (b. 1879)
6th - Gene Stratton-Porter, American author, screenwriter and naturalist (b. 1863)
8th - Franz X Scharwenka, German pianist/composer (Mataswintha), dies at 74
9th - Bernard Zweers, Dutch composer (Gisbertus of Aemstel), dies at 70
13th - Samuel Gompers, organizer (American Federation of Labor), dies at 74
27th - William Archer, Scottish critic/playwright (Green Goddess), dies at 68
28th - Léon Bakst, Russian artist (b. 1866)
29th - Carl Spitteler, Swiss writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1845)