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July 30, 1924Born on Thursday July 31, 1924
- Alida van de Velde, Kallo († 2000)
- Arendje van der Weide, Hoogeveen Drenthe, Netherlands († 1924)
- A.J.J. Sluiter, Groningen († 1974)
- Aaltje Tammes Rijpstra, Britsum, Leeuwarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 2013)
- Adrianus Brands, Utrecht, Nederland († 2000)
- , Eindhoven († 1972)
- Anna Hendrika Manders, Heesch, Noord Brabant, Netherlands († 1982)
- Anna Hendrika Manders, Heesch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1982)
- Berend Meems, Mussel, Gemeente Stadskanaal, Groningen, Nederland († 1992)
- Antonius Franciscus Thoonsen, Rotterdam, Nederland († 2009)
Died on Thursday July 31, 1924
- Anna Jacoba Holzman (72), Amsterdam
- Antonius van Dijk (25), Zeist, Utrecht, Nl
- Jacobus Helsloot (75), Lopik
- Adam Kreeft (82), Stellendam
- Alphons Johannes Aloisius Maria van Laarhoven (54), Breda
- Andries Van Schoonderwoerd Den Bezemer (9), Leiden
- Adelaide Kool (28)
- Arjen Kuiken (79)
- -levenloos- Brendeke (0), Epe-Oene, Gelderland, Nederland
- Andries van Schoonderwoerd den Bezemer (9), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 31, 1924 at Delpher
- Voorwaarts : sociaal-democratisch dagblad
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- Het Centrum
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
- Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië
- De Sumatra post
- De Indische courant
Born on July 31
- 1921 » Donald Malarkey, American sergeant and author († 2017)
- 1921 » Peter Benenson, English lawyer and activist, founded Amnesty International († 2005)
- 1922 » Hank Bauer, American baseball player and manager († 2007)
- 1923 » Ahmet Ertegun, Turkish-American songwriter and producer, founded Atlantic Records († 2006)
- 1923 » Stephanie Kwolek, American chemist and engineer, invented Kevlar († 2014)
- 1924 » Jimmy Evert, American tennis player and coach († 2015)
- 1925 » Carmel Quinn, Irish singer, actress and writer
- 1925 » John Swainson, Canadian-American jurist and politician, 42nd Governor of Michigan († 1994)
- 1926 » Bernard Nathanson, American physician and activist († 2011)
- 1926 » Hilary Putnam, American mathematician, computer scientist, and philosopher († 2016)
Died on July 31
- 1913 » John Milne, British geologist and mining engineer. (b. 1850)
- 1914 » Jean Jaurès, French journalist and politician (b. 1859)
- 1917 » Francis Ledwidge, Irish soldier and poet (b. 1881)
- 1917 » Hedd Wyn, Welsh language poet (b. 1887)
- 1920 » Ion Dragoumis, Greek philosopher and diplomat (b. 1878)
- 1940 » Udham Singh, Indian activist (b. 1899)
- 1942 » Francis Younghusband, British Army Officer, explorer and spiritual writer (b.1863)
- 1943 » Hedley Verity, English cricketer and soldier (b. 1905)
- 1944 » Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French pilot and poet (b. 1900)
- 1953 » Robert A. Taft, American soldier and politician (b. 1889)
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.
- May 21 » University of Chicago students Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold, Jr. murder 14-year-old Bobby Franks in a "thrill killing".
- July 24 » Themistoklis Sofoulis becomes Prime Minister of Greece.
- August 28 » The Georgian opposition stages the August Uprising against the Soviet Union.
- September 17 » The Border Protection Corps is established in the Second Polish Republic for the defence of the eastern border against armed Soviet raids and local bandits.
- October 27 » The Uzbek SSR is founded in the Soviet Union.
- November 23 » Edwin Hubble's discovery, that the Andromeda "nebula" is actually another island galaxy far outside of our own Milky Way, is first published in The New York Times.
The weather on Thursday July 31, 1924
The temperature on July 31, 1924 was between 11.5 °C and 20.8 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI