About the day » Friday January 24, 1936Calender converter

• Heinrich Steven Moss, Georgsdorf, Duitsland († 1936)
• Everdina Antonia Munsters, Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1995)
• Andries Baars, Amsterdam, Gemeente Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2011)
• Hendrik Louter, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands († 1947)
• Fernanda Adolfina Kagelmaker, 's-Gravenhage († 2011)
• Jan Koldewijn († 1997)
• Jacob Scholten, Hengelo, Overijssel, Nederland († 2011)
• Alouisius van Geersdaele, Kloosterzande, Zeeland, Nederland († 2018)
• Edna L. VAN DYKEN, Lynden Whatcom County Washington U.S.A († 2008)
• Gerrit Leij († 2019)

• Antonie Hendrik Ferment (47), Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Clara Francisca Van den Bossche (51), Oudenaarde
• Alexander Boteler Shepherd (75), Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia, Verenigde Staten
• Berend Schrikkema (53), Termunten
• Antoontje Geertruda van den Heuvel (0), Heerlen
• Antje Annes de Vries (89), Kwadijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alida Haverkorn (63), Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anthonie van Hage (62), Appelscha, Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland
• Struiksma, Ferwerderadeel
• Catharina Ketting, Sint Maartensdijk

• 1933 » Asim Ferhatović, Bosnian footballer († 1987)
• 1933 » Kamran Baghirov, the 12th First Secretary of Azerbaijan Communist Party († 2000)
• 1934 » Leonard Goldberg, American producer († 2019)
• 1934 » Stanisław Grochowiak, Polish poet and dramatist († 1976)
• 1935 » Eric Ashton, English rugby player and coach († 2008)
• 1935 » Shivabalayogi, Indian religious leader († 1994)
• 1936 » Doug Kershaw, American fiddle player and singer
• 1937 » Trevor Edwards, Welsh footballer
• 1938 » Julius Hemphill, American saxophonist and composer († 1995)
• 1939 » Renate Garisch-Culmberger, German shot putter

• 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 » Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Turkish author, poet, and scholar (b. 1901)
• 1962 » André Lhote, French sculptor and painter (b. 1885)
• 1962 » Stanley Lord, English naval captain (b. 1877)
• 1965 » Winston Churchill, English colonel and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1874)
• 1966 » Homi J. Bhabha, Indian physicist and academic (b. 1909)

• 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 July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
• January 15 » The first building to be completely covered in glass, built for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company, is completed in Toledo, Ohio.
• January 20 » King George V of the United Kingdom dies. His eldest son succeeds to the throne, becoming Edward VIII. The title Prince of Wales is not used for another 22 years.
• February 29 » February 26 Incident in Tokyo ends.
• March 16 » Warmer-than-normal temperatures rapidly melt snow and ice on the upper Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, leading to a major flood in Pittsburgh.
• September 6 » Spanish Civil War: The Interprovincial Council of Asturias and León is established.
• October 26 » The first electric generator at Hoover Dam goes into full operation.

The temperature on January 24, 1936 was between 0.4 °C and 6.0 °C and averaged 2.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.