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June 17, 1924Born on Wednesday June 18, 1924
- Bastiaan Cornelis Vaandrager, Rotterdam († 1987)
- Anna-Catharina De Kerf, Vilvoorde († 1924)
- Andrew Fikse, Cleveland Township, Lyon County, Iowa († 2013)
- Beatrice Mae Hinken, Fremont (Newaygo, Michigan, USA) († 2013)
- Albert Jaspers, Coevorden, Drenthe, Nederland († 2023)
- Aldegondis Paulina Timmermans, Riksingen († 2010)
- Arjen Slim, Vrouwenparochie († 2004)
- Adèle Eugenie de Senerpont Domis, Batavia († 1983)
- Ada Smith, Willowmore, Eastern Cape, South Africa († 1992)
- Alle Storteboom, Grootegast († 1989)
Died on Wednesday June 18, 1924
- Augustinus van den Abbeelen (1), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Catharina Kanters (72), Made en Drimmelen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Berend Jan Klifman (64), Nordhorn, Duitsland
- Catharina Barbera Schaap (71), Terschelling (Frl.)
- Berend "Ben" Wesseling (69), Overisel, Allegan, Michigan, United States
- Aafje Poot (57), Rottewrdam
- Catharina Adriana Maria de Leijer (19), Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Augustinus Verstraeten (74), Borgerhout
- Anna Magdalena Johanna Basson (90), Paarl, Cape (SA)
- Melles (0), Ooststellingwerf
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from June 18, 1924 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- Het Centrum
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- De Sumatra post
- De Indische courant
- De tribune : soc. dem. weekblad
Born on June 18
- 1920 » Ian Carmichael, English actor and singer († 2010)
- 1920 » Lode Van Den Bergh, Belgian author and academic
- 1922 » Claude Helffer, French pianist and educator († 2004)
- 1924 » George Mikan, American basketball player and coach († 2005)
- 1925 » Robert Beadell, American composer and educator († 1994)
- 1926 » Allan Sandage, American astronomer and cosmologist († 2010)
- 1926 » Philip B. Crosby, American businessman and author († 2001)
- 1926 » Tom Wicker, American journalist and author († 2011)
- 1927 » Eva Bartok, Hungarian-English actress († 1998)
- 1927 » Paul Eddington, English actor († 1995)
Died on June 18
- 1905 » Carmine Crocco, Italian soldier (b. 1830)
- 1916 » Max Immelmann, German lieutenant and pilot (b. 1890)
- 1917 » Titu Maiorescu, Romanian critic and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1840)
- 1922 » Jacobus Kapteyn, Dutch astronomer and academic (b. 1851)
- 1928 » Roald Amundsen, Norwegian pilot and explorer (b. 1872)
- 1936 » Maxim Gorky, Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright (b. 1868)
- 1937 » Gaston Doumergue, French politician, 13th President of France (b. 1863)
- 1942 » Arthur Pryor, American trombonist, bandleader, and politician (b. 1870)
- 1943 » Elias Degiannis, Greek commander (b. 1912)
- 1945 » Florence Bascom, American geologist and educator (b. 1862)
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.
- April 1 » Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years imprisonment for his participation in the "Beer Hall Putsch" but spends only nine months in jail.
- April 15 » Rand McNally publishes its first road atlas.
- 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.
- July 24 » Themistoklis Sofoulis becomes Prime Minister of Greece.
- August 4 » Diplomatic relations between Mexico and the Soviet Union are established.
- September 28 » The first aerial circumnavigation is completed by a team from the US Army.
The weather on Wednesday June 18, 1924
The temperature on June 18, 1924 was between 14.3 °C and 24.5 °C and averaged 19.2 °C. There was 12.1 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI