Births on April 24

Doris Burn

Born on April 24, 1923

Doris Burn, American author and illustrator (d. 2011)

Doris "Doe" Burn (born Doris Wernstedt; April 24, 1923 – March 9, 2011) was an American children's book author and illustrator. She lived most of her life on Waldron Island in the San Juan Islands archipelago of Washington.

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Events on 1923

16 Feb

Tutankhamun
Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
25 Jun

Aerial refueling
Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lt. John P. Richter perform the first ever aerial refueling in a DH.4B biplane
1 Jul

History of Chinese immigration to Canada
The Canadian Parliament suspends all Chinese immigration.
12 Sep

Zimbabwe
Southern Rhodesia, today called Zimbabwe, is annexed by the United Kingdom.
29 Oct

Ottoman Empire
Turkey becomes a republic following the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire.

Births on April 24

Doris Burn

Born on April 24, 1923

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Events on 1923

Tutankhamun

Aerial refueling

History of Chinese immigration to Canada

Zimbabwe

Ottoman Empire