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Born on Sunday December 14, 1924
- Alida van Mourik, Zoelmond (Beusichem) (Buren) (GL) († 1996)
- Arthur Wiener, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1936)
- Albert H Gossett († 1994)
- Anne Romkes Postma († 2009)
- Akke Pieters Suierveld († 1969)
- Albert Bonnema, Eagle Township (Sioux County) (Iowa) († 1925)
- Claire Lefebvre, Paris 16e, 75056, France († 1955)
- Anna Margaretha Walkier, Amsterdam († 2001)
- Anna Lee Jessee, Russell County, Virginia († 1998)
- Antonia (Toni) Termonia, Roux, België († 2007)
Died on Sunday December 14, 1924
- Arnokd Joannes Pauwels (0), Oppuurs
- Alida Elisabeth de Vroom (35), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aalbrecht Arent del Court van Krimpen (68), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- Adrianus Kunnen (0), Heemskerk
- Bartholomea Arntz (85), Ulft
- Anne Spinder (82), Doezum, Groningen, Netherlands
- Abraham Antonius de Wit (0), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Antje Douwes Reidsma (88), Nijland, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Adriana Johanna Bogers (42), Hoeven, Noord Brabant, Nederland
- Adrianus Kunnen (0), Heemskerk
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 14, 1924 at Delpher
Born on December 14
- 1920 » Clark Terry, American trumpet player, composer, and educator († 2015)
- 1922 » Don Hewitt, American journalist and producer, created 60 Minutes († 2009)
- 1922 » Junior J. Spurrier, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient († 1984)
- 1922 » Nikolay Basov, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 2001)
- 1923 » Gerard Reve, Dutch-Belgian author and poet († 2006)
- 1924 » Raj Kapoor, Indian actor, director, and producer († 1988)
- 1925 » Sam Jones, American baseball player († 1971)
- 1927 » Koos Rietkerk, Dutch lawyer and politician, Dutch Minister of the Interior († 1986)
- 1927 » Richard Cassilly, American tenor and actor († 1998)
- 1929 » Ron Jarden, New Zealand rugby player († 1977)
Died on December 14
- 1912 » Belgrave Edward Sutton Ninnis, English lieutenant and explorer (b. 1887)
- 1917 » Phil Waller, Welsh rugby player (b. 1889)
- 1920 » George Gipp, American football player (b. 1895)
- 1927 » Julian Sochocki, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1842)
- 1929 » Henry B. Jackson, British admiral (b. 1855)
- 1935 » Stanley G. Weinbaum, American author (b. 1902)
- 1937 » Fabián de la Rosa, Filipino painter and educator (b. 1869)
- 1940 » Anton Korošec, Slovenian priest and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (b. 1872)
- 1943 » John Harvey Kellogg, American physician and businessman, co-invented corn flakes (b. 1852)
- 1944 » Lupe Vélez, Mexican actress (b. 1908)
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.
- February 12 » George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue received its premiere in a concert titled "An Experiment in Modern Music", in Aeolian Hall, New York, by Paul Whiteman and his band, with Gershwin playing the piano.
- February 14 » The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company changes its name to International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).
- March 16 » In accordance with the Treaty of Rome, Fiume becomes annexed as part of Italy.
- April 15 » Rand McNally publishes its first road atlas.
- July 11 » Eric Liddell won the gold medal in 400m at the 1924 Paris Olympics, after refusing to run in the heats for 100m, his favoured distance, on the Sunday.
- August 4 » Diplomatic relations between Mexico and the Soviet Union are established.
The weather on Sunday December 14, 1924
The temperature on December 14, 1924 was between -2.4 °C and 1.7 °C and averaged 0.2 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI