Today in History for September 1924

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 27 of 27

1st - Kenchoji Rinzai temple in Kamakur Japan, heavily damaged by earthquake
2nd - 44th US Mens Tennis: William Tilden beats William Johnston (61 97 62)
2nd - Rudolf Friml's "Rose Marie" opens to rave reviews in NYC
3rd - Civil war breaks out in China (Gen Tsi moves to Shanghai)
3rd - L Stallings & M Anderson's "What Price Glory?," premieres in NYC
6th - Assassination attempt on Benito Mussolini fails
6th - Charles Paddock captures 100 & 200 yd AAU national senior outdoor track & field championships
8th - Alexandra Kollontai of Russia becomes 1st woman ambassador
9th - Hanapepe Massacre occurs on Kauai, Hawaii.
10th - Giants rip Braves 22-1, Frisch goes 6-for-6 before grounding out
10th - Leopold & Loeb found guilty of murder
13th - 19th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Philadelphia (5-0)
14th - Walter Johnson elected AL MVP
16th - Cardinal Jim Bottomley bats in 12 RBIs in 1 game
17th - Italy signs treaty of Rapallo
18th - Government routes 7 Provinces to Peking
20th - Carl Mays is 1st pitcher to win 20 games seasons for 3 different teams
20th - Cub's Grover Cleveland Alexander beats NY Giants to win 300th game
24th - Boston, Massachusetts opens its airport
Italian Dictator Benito Mussolini 25th - Malcolm Campbell sets world auto speed record at 146.16 MPH
27th - Giants clinch their 4th straight pennant, beating Phils 5-1
28th - 2 US Army planes end around-world flight, Seattle to Seattle, 57 stops
28th - French government names Gen Serrail gov-gen of Syria
28th - Gen Plutarco Calles elected president of Mexico
29th - Santo Domingo joins League of Nations
29th - Senators clinch pennant, finishing 2 games in front of Yankees
30th - Allies stop checking on German navy

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 61 of 61

2nd - Daniel arap Moi, President of Kenya
4th - Joan Aiken, Romania, writer of children's songs
5th - Krystyna Moszumanska-Nazar, composer
6th - John Melcher, (Sen-D-MO)
7th - Charles Braswell, McKinney TX, entertainer
7th - Daniel K. Inouye, Honolulu, Hawaii, politician (US Senator, 1963-2012), (d. 2012)
7th - Hugh Aitken, composer
7th - Leonard Rosenman, Bkln NY, TV composer (Marcus Welby MD)
7th - Bridie Gallagher, Donegal, Ireland, singer (A Mother's Love's A Blessing, The Boys from County Armagh), (d. 2012)
8th - Wendell H Ford, (Sen-D-Kentucky, 1974- )
8th - Mimi Parent, Canadian painter (d. 2005)
8th - Marie-Claire Kirkland, Quebec politician
9th - Jane Greer, Wash DC, actress (Prisoner of Zenda, Clown)
9th - Nino Bibbia, Italy, bobsled (Olympic-gold-1948)
9th - Rik Van Steenbergen, Belgian cyclist (d. 2003)
10th - Boyd K. Packer, LDS apostle
10th - Ted Kluszewski, American baseball player (d. 1988)
11th - Daniel Kahikina Akaka, (Rep-D-HI, 1977- /Sen-D Hawaii)
11th - Tom Landry, NFL player (NY Giants)/coach (Dallas Cowboys)
11th - Rudolf Vrba, Jewish Canadian professor, Holocaust survivor (d. 2006)
12th - Howard Curtis Nielson, (Rep-R-UT, 1983- )
12th - Jean Le Poulain, Marseille, France, actor (Divine)
13th - Maurice Jarre, Lyons France, composer (Dr Zhivago-Acad Award 1966)
13th - Norman Alden, Fort Worth Tx, actor (Pilaski-Hennesey, Al-Fay), (d. 2012)
13th - Scott Brady, Bkln NY, actor (China Syndrome, Gremlins, Johnny Guitar)
13th - Harold Blair, Australian tenor, Aboriginal activist (d. 1976)
14th - Jerry Coleman, 2nd baseman/sportscaster (NY Yankees, SD Padres)
14th - John Michael Grimes, set Designer
14th - Abioseh Nicol, Sierra Leonean diplomat and author (d. 1994)
15th - Bobby Short, Danville Ill, singer/pianist (Carlisle Hotel)
15th - Lucebert, Dutch poet/painter/cartoonist (Boozz, PC Hooft prize 1967)
16th - Lauren Bacall, Staten Island, actress (Dark Passage, Key Largo)
16th - Paddy Stone, Winnipeg Manitoba, choreographer (Piccadilly Palace)
18th - Zelda Fichandler, Boston, theater director/producer (Raisin, K2)
19th - Ernest Tomlinson, composer
20th - Gogi Grant, [Audrey Brown], rock vocalist
20th - James Galanos, Phila, fashion designer (Coty Hall of Fame-1959)
20th - John Vassall, spy/civil servant
21st - Gail Russell, Chicago IL, actress (Uninvited, Moonrise, Unseen)
22nd - Abdulrahman Mohamed Babu, politician
22nd - Norvel la Follette Ray Lee, lt-HW boxer (Olympic-gold-1952)
22nd - Sieto Hoving, actor (Holiday in Havana, Palm Beach Story)
22nd - Charles Keeping, British illustrator (d. 1988)
22nd - Rosamunde Pilcher, English novelist
24th - Jean-Pierre Warner, British high court judge
24th - Sheila MacRae, London England, actress (Jackie Gleason Show)
24th - Simpson Guillen, cricketer (wicket-keeper for West Indies & NZ)
24th - Walter Fufido, Bronx NY, Iwo Jima casualty (WW II)
24th - Nina Bocharova, Soviet gymnast
24th - Theresa Merritt, American actress (d. 1998)
25th - Norman Ayrton, opera director (Royal Shakespearean Acad - UK)
27th - Bud Powell, US jazz pianist/composer
27th - Bernard Waber, American author
27th - Fred Singer, American scientist
27th - Josef Skvorecky, Czechoslovakia, writer and publisher (End of the Nylon Age, The Cowards) (d. 2012)
28th - Antonio Jacinto, Portuguese West Africa, Angolan poet
28th - Marcello Mastroianni, Italian actor (d. 1996)
29th - David Atkinson, British air marshal
29th - Steve Forrest, Huntsville Tx, actor (Ben-Dallas, SWAT)
30th - Charles Quinlivan, Jersey City NJ, actor (7 Guns to Mesa)
30th - Truman Capote, New Orleans LA, author (In Cold Blood)

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 6 of 6

10th - Walter Lees, cricketer (26 wkts on 5 Tests Eng v SA 1905-06), dies
11th - Mieczyslaw Surzynski, composer, dies at 57
13th - Pekka Hannikainen, composer, dies at 69
15th - Anthony Johnson Showalter, composer, dies at 66
18th - Francis Herbert Bradley, British philosopher (neo-idealism), dies
19th - Alick Bannerman, cricketer (28 Tests for Australia, 1108 runs), dies