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Born on Saturday January 24, 1914
- Alida Johanna Frederika Hulscher, Veur, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1991)
- Albertus Houben, Elsloo (Stein), Limburg, Nederland
- Adriana Philippina Kraaijeveld, Sliedrecht († 1981)
- Alida Johanna Frederika Hulscher, Veur, Zuid-Holland, Nederland NL († 1991)
- Anna Cornelia Jaapje Hogenes, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Albert James Knobloch, Louisiana, Verenigde Staten († 1989)
- (stillborn son) RIJKAART, Ouderkerk aan den IJssel (Z.-H.), Neth († 1914)
- Anna Johanna Jongma, Huizum (LWL), Leeuwarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 2006)
- Anna Catherina Dieuwerda Woestenburg, 's-Gravenhage († 1989)
- Adriana Philipina Kraaijeveld, Sliedrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1981)
Died on Saturday January 24, 1914
- Abraham Pijffers (72), Rijssen
- Adriana Maria Hamers (37), Terheijden
- Anna Maria de Vries (83), Baardwijk
- Aart Jansz Klok (97), Nieuwenhoorn, zh.nld
- Adrianus de Pater (62), Nieuwkoop, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aart Jansz. Klok (97), Nieuwenhoorn (ZH Nederland)
- Anna Maria Hamers (46), Terheijden
- Anna Catharina Kersten (67), Haarlemmermeer, Nederland
- Seip (0), Muntendam, Groningen, Nederland
- Alderd Keessen (64), Aalsmeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 24, 1914 at Delpher
Born on January 24
- 1910 » Doris Haddock, American political activist († 2010)
- 1912 » Frederick Ashworth, American admiral († 2005)
- 1913 » Norman Dello Joio, American organist and composer († 2008)
- 1913 » Ray Stehr, Australian rugby league player and coach († 1983)
- 1915 » Robert Motherwell, American painter and academic († 1991)
- 1915 » Vítězslava Kaprálová, Czech composer and conductor († 1940)
- 1916 » Gene Mako, Hungarian-American tennis player and actor († 2013)
- 1916 » Rafael Caldera, Venezuelan lawyer and politician, 65th President of Venezuela († 2009)
- 1917 » Ernest Borgnine, American actor († 2012)
- 1917 » Wilhelmus Demarteau, Dutch prelate of the Roman Catholic Church († 2012)
Died on January 24
- 1877 » Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist and journalist (b. 1796)
- 1881 » James Collinson, English painter (b. 1825)
- 1883 » Friedrich von Flotow, German composer (b. 1812)
- 1895 » Lord Randolph Churchill, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1849)
- 1920 » Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1884)
- 1939 » Maximilian Bircher-Benner, Swiss physician, created Muesli (b. 1867)
- 1943 » John Burns, English trade union leader and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (b. 1858)
- 1960 » Edwin Fischer, Swiss pianist and conductor (b. 1886)
- 1961 » Alfred Carlton Gilbert, American pole vaulter and businessman, founded the A. C. Gilbert Company (b. 1884)
- 1962 » André Lhote, French sculptor and painter (b. 1885)
Names that were popular for boys in 1914
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Jacob
- Gerardus
- Antonius
- Wilhelmus
- Arie
- Hendrikus
Names that were popular for girls in 1914
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Grietje
- Geertruida
- Aaltje
- Helena
- Margaretha
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1914
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
- April 20 » Nineteen men, women, and children die in the Ludlow Massacre during a Colorado coal-miners' strike.
- July 11 » USSNevada(BB-36) is launched.
- August 29 » World War I: Start of the Battle of St. Quentin in which the French Fifth Army counter-attacked the invading Germans at Saint-Quentin, Aisne.
- September 3 » William, Prince of Albania leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule.
- September 3 » World War I: Start of the Battle of Grand Couronné, a German assault against French positions on high ground near the city of Nancy.
- September 22 » A German submarine sinks three British cruisers over a seventy-minute period, killing almost 1500 sailors.
Weather January 24, 1914
The temperature on January 24, 1914 was between -11.6 °C and -0.4 °C and averaged -6.1 °C. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.