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Died on Wednesday January 23, 1924
- Akke~Catharinus Faber (36), Boarnsweach
- Anna-Luise Susette Bolo E. A. von Bassewitz (75), Gadow, Lanz, Brandenburg (Duitsland)
- Albertus Groen (13), Zwolle
- Ambros Rogers (1)
- Anna Maria Helena Dresen (71), Heerlen
- Aaltje Castricum (60), Castricum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Agatha Sophia Beijnen (64), Apeldoorn (GL)
- Adriana Theodora Heesakkers (0), Mill en Sint Hubert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- (Stillborn) FENNEMA (0), Groningen Groningen Netherlands
- Ankje Hendriks de Haan (51), Grootegast, Groningen, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 23, 1924 at Delpher
Born on January 23
- 1922 » Leon Golub, American painter and academic († 2004)
- 1922 » Tom Lewis, Australian politician, 33rd Premier of New South Wales († 2016)
- 1923 » Cot Deal, American baseball player and coach († 2013)
- 1923 » Horace Ashenfelter, American runner († 2018)
- 1923 » Walter M. Miller, Jr., American soldier and author († 1996)
- 1924 » Frank Lautenberg, American soldier, businessman, and politician († 2013)
- 1925 » Marty Paich, American pianist, composer, producer, and conductor († 1995)
- 1926 » Bal Thackeray, Indian journalist, cartoonist, and politician († 2012)
- 1927 » Fred Williams, Australian painter († 1982)
- 1927 » Lars-Eric Lindblad, Swedish-American businessman and explorer († 1994)
Died on January 23
- 1921 » Mykola Leontovych, Ukrainian composer and conductor (b. 1877)
- 1922 » Arthur Nikisch, Hungarian conductor and academic (b. 1855)
- 1922 » René Beeh, Alsatian painter and draughtsman (b. 1886)
- 1923 » Max Nordau, Austrian physician and author (b. 1849)
- 1931 » Anna Pavlova, Russian-English ballerina (b. 1881)
- 1937 » Orso Mario Corbino, Italian physicist and politician (b. 1876)
- 1939 » Matthias Sindelar, Austrian footballer and manager (b. 1903)
- 1943 » Alexander Woollcott, American actor, playwright, and critic (b. 1887)
- 1944 » Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter and illustrator (b. 1863)
- 1947 » Pierre Bonnard, French painter (b. 1867)
Names that were popular for boys in 1924
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Jacobus
- Pieter
- Gerardus
- Wilhelmus
- Antonius
- Maria
- Gerrit
- Hendrikus
- Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1924
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Marie
- Antonia
- Geertruida
- Margaretha
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1924
- 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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 7.2 million citizens.
- January 25 » The 1924 Winter Olympics opens in Chamonix, in the French Alps, inaugurating the Winter Olympic Games.
- February 1 » Russia–United Kingdom relations are restored, over six years after the Communist revolution.
- May 10 » J. Edgar Hoover is appointed first Director of the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and remains so until his death in 1972.
- August 28 » The Georgian opposition stages the August Uprising against the Soviet Union.
- October 7 » Andreas Michalakopoulos becomes prime minister of Greece for a short period of time.
- November 27 » In New York City, the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held.
The weather on Wednesday January 23, 1924
The temperature on January 23, 1924 was between -2.3 and 1.6 °C. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (19%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI