Encyclopedia - 1924: Encyclopedia - 1924
1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). 1924 - Events. 1924 - January. January 7 - Grea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1924: Encyclopedia Ii - 1924 - Births
1924 - January-February. January 2 - Sabine Baring-Gould, English composer and novelist (b. 1834) January 3 - Hank Stram, American foo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1924: Encyclopedia Ii - 1924 - Events
1924 - January. January 7 - Great fire in London harbour January 8 - Heavy blizzards in England January 10 - British submarine L-34 s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - André Breton: Encyclopedia - André Breton
By category Medieval 16th Century - 17th Century 18th Century -19th Century 20th Century - Contemporary Chronological list Writers by cat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Puyi: Encyclopedia - Puyi
For the Chinese ethnic group, see Buyei. Puyi (Chinese:溥儀;) (February 7, 1906 - October 17, 1967) of the Manchu Aisin-Gioro ruling fa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1924: Encyclopedia - 1924
1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). 1924 - Events. January 7 - Great fire in London ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1924 In Australia: Encyclopedia Ii - 1924 In Australia - Events
1924 in Australia - January. January 1 The Commonwealth Solar Observatory was established. Located on Mount Stromlo, outside Canberra,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Uk By-elections: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Uk By-elections - By-elections
List of UK by-elections - 41st Parliament 1955 - 1959. Only seats which changed hands are listed. List of UK by-elections - 40th Parli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Andrzej Maria Cardinal Deskur: Encyclopedia - Andrzej Maria Cardinal Deskur
Cardinal Andrzej Maria Deskur (February 29, 1924 in Sancygniów near Kielce, Poland) is President emeritus of the Pontifical Council of S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yosef Avni: Encyclopedia - Yosef Avni
Yosef Avni (b. December 25, 1924) was an Irgun activist. He was born in Jerusalem as Yosef Danoch, after the establishment of the State o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chick Hafey: Encyclopedia - Chick Hafey
Charles James "Chick" Hafey (February 12, 1903 - July 2, 1973) was an American player in Major League Baseball. Playing for the St. Louis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aleksandr Oparin: Encyclopedia - Aleksandr Oparin
Aleksandr Ivanovich Oparin (Алекса́ндр Ива́нович Опарин, March 2 (February 18 Julian) 1894 – April 21, 1980) w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Allan Mcleod Cormack: Encyclopedia - Allan Mcleod Cormack
Allan McLeod Cormack (February 23, 1924 – May 7, 1998) was a South African-born American physicist who shared a part of the 1979 Nobel ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dazzy Vance: Encyclopedia - Dazzy Vance
Clarence Arthur "Dazzy" Vance (March 4, 1891 - February 16, 1961) was a star Major League Baseball pitcher during the 1920s. Born in Orie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canadian Forces Air Command: Encyclopedia - Canadian Forces Air Command
Canadian Forces Air Command (AIRCOM) is the air force branch of the Canadian Armed Forces. AIRCOM is the descendant of the Royal Canadian...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Claude Sautet: Encyclopedia - Claude Sautet
Claude Sautet (February 23, 1924 - July 22, 2000) was a French author and film director. Claude Sautet - Biography. Born in Montrouge, H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paul Feyerabend: Encyclopedia - Paul Feyerabend
Paul Karl Feyerabend (January 13, 1924 - February 11, 1994) was an Austrian-born philosopher of science who lived in England, the United ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Woodrow Wilson: Encyclopedia - Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was the 28th President of the United States (1913–1921). Initially an ac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rhapsody In Blue: Encyclopedia Ii - Rhapsody In Blue - History
Rhapsody in Blue was commissioned by Paul Whiteman for a 12 February 1924 concert entitled "An Experiment in Modern Music," which took pl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Puyi: Encyclopedia Ii - Puyi - Biography
Puyi - Emperor of China 1908-1924. Chosen by Cixi on her deathbed, Puyi ascended to the throne at age 2 years 10 months in December 190...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Deutsche Reichsbahn-gesellschaft: Encyclopedia Ii - Deutsche Reichsbahn-gesellschaft - The German State Railway Company Die Deutsche Reichsbahn-gesellschaft
The 1924 Dawes plan planned among other things to bond the state railway companies completely for reparations. Therefore on 12th February...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Deutsche Reichsbahn-gesellschaft: Encyclopedia Ii - Deutsche Reichsbahn-gesellschaft - The German State Railway Company Die Deutsche Reichsbahn-gesellschaft
The 1924 Dawes plan planned among other things to bond the state railway companies completely for reparations. Therefore on 12th February...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1859: Encyclopedia Ii - 1859 - Births
1859 - January-June. January 11 - Lord George Nathaniel Curzon, British statesman and Viceroy of India (d. 1925) January 13 - Karl Ble...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weimar Timeline: Encyclopedia Ii - Weimar Timeline - Weimar Republic
Weimar Timeline - 1920. January 1920 The DAP grew to 190 members. February 4, 1920 Allies demand 900 Germans be handed over for war cr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Longview Washington: Encyclopedia Ii - Longview Washington - History
Longview was officially incorporated on February 14, 1924. The city was the brain-child of Missouri timber baron Robert A. Long, for whom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alfred Richard Orage: Encyclopedia Ii - Alfred Richard Orage - With Gurdjieff
In 1914 Orage met with P. D. Ouspensky, whose ideas left a prominent impression. When Ouspensky moved to London in 1921, Orage began atte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Douglas Jung: Encyclopedia Ii - Douglas Jung - Early Life
Douglas Jung was born in Victoria, British Columbia, on February 24, 1924. During his childhood, the Government of Canada passed numerous...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Franz Halder: Encyclopedia Ii - Franz Halder - Pre-world War Ii Service
Between 1919 and 1920 Halder served with the Reichswehr War Ministry Training Branch. Between 1921 and 1923 he was a Tactics Instructor w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Georgia O'keeffe: Encyclopedia Ii - Georgia O'keeffe - New York
When O'Keeffe arrived in New York City in 1918, Stieglitz arranged for O'Keeffe to move into his niece's unoccupied studio apartment. In ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Logie Baird: Encyclopedia Ii - John Logie Baird - Television Experiments
In his first attempts to invent television, Baird experimented with the Nipkow disk and demonstrated that a semi-mechanical analogue tele...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suntory: Encyclopedia Ii - Suntory - History
Suntory was started by Torii Shinjiro, who first opened his store Torii Shoten in Osaka on February 1, 1899 to sell imported wines. In 19...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philippe Candeloro: Encyclopedia Ii - Philippe Candeloro - Early Years
Philippe Candeloro was born in Courbevoie, in France, on the 17th of February 1972, the youngest of four children. His father, Luigi, was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1994: Encyclopedia Ii - 1994 - Deaths
1994 - January. January 1 - Arthur Espie Porritt, New Zealand politician and athlete (b. 1900) January 5 - Thomas P. 'Tip' O'Neill, Sp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2005: Encyclopedia Ii - 2005 - Deaths
Main article: Deaths in 2005 2005 - January. January 1 - Shirley Chisholm, U.S. Congresswoman (b. 1924) January 1 - Bob Matsui, U.S. C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1992: Encyclopedia Ii - 1992 - Deaths
1992 - January-April. January 3 - Dame Judith Anderson, Australian actress (b. 1897) January 9 - Bill Naughton, British playwright (b....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2004: Encyclopedia Ii - 2004 - Deaths
For more deaths, see: Deaths in 2004 2004 - January. January 2 - Lynn Cartwright, American actress (b. 1927) January 4 - Joan Aiken, E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Woodrow Wilson: Encyclopedia Ii - Woodrow Wilson - Later Life
In 1921, Wilson and his wife retired from the White House to a home in the Embassy Row section of Washington, D.C. Wilson died there on F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dunedin: Encyclopedia Ii - Dunedin - Noted Inhabitants
Thomas Bracken (21 December 1843 -- 16 February 1898), the noted late-19th century poet who wrote the New Zealand National Anthem God D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - José Raúl Capablanca: Encyclopedia Ii - José Raúl Capablanca - Assessment
In his entire chess career, Capablanca suffered fewer than fifty losses in serious games. He was undefeated for over eight years, from Fe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edwina Mountbatten Countess Mountbatten Of Burma: Encyclopedia Ii - Edwina Mountbatten Countess Mountbatten Of Burma - Life After Marriage
The Mountbattens had two daughters, Patricia Edwina Victoria Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma (born 14 February 1924) and La...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tesco: Encyclopedia Ii - Tesco - History
Tesco was founded by Jack Cohen, who sold groceries in the markets of the London East End from 1919. The Tesco brand first appeared in 19...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pierre Laval: Encyclopedia Ii - Pierre Laval - Career
He was born in Châteldon in the Puy-de-Dôme département of the Auvergne region. After earning a law degree, he worked as a lawyer, in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grigory Zinoviev: Encyclopedia Ii - Grigory Zinoviev - Before The 1917 Revolution 1901-1917
Grigory Zinoviev was born in Yelizavetgrad (currently Kirovohrad), Ukraine, Russian Empire on September 23, 1883 to Jewish dairy farmers,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grigory Zinoviev: Encyclopedia Ii - Grigory Zinoviev - 1917
Zinoviev spent WWI in Switzerland. After the Russian monarchy was overthrown during the February Revolution, he returned to Russia in Apr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jane Russell: Encyclopedia Ii - Jane Russell - Early Life
She was born Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell in Bemidji, Minnesota, the only daughter of Roy William Russell (January 5, 1890-July 18, 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2004: Encyclopedia Ii - 2004 - Deaths
For more deaths, see: Deaths in 2004 2004 - January. January 2 - Lynn Cartwright, American actress (b. 1927) January 4 - Joan Aiken, E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss West Virginia Bb-48: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss West Virginia Bb-48 - 1923 – 1941
In the months that followed, West Virginia ran her trials and shakedown and underwent post-commissioning alterations. After a brief perio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Woodrow Wilson: Encyclopedia Ii - Woodrow Wilson - Later Life
In 1921, Wilson and his wife retired from the White House to a home in the Embassy Row section of Washington, D.C. Wilson died there on F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2005 In Sports: Encyclopedia Ii - 2005 In Sports - 2005 Summer Deaflympics
The 2005 Deaflympics were held from the 5th to 16th of January in Melbourne, Australia. This is only the second time the games have been ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of Labor Unions In The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of Labor Unions In The United States - 1930s
Timeline of labor unions in the United States - 1930. 3 February 1930 "Chicagorillas" -- labor racketeers -- shot and killed contractor...   » Read the article