January 24 in History

Historical Events on January 24

1862 Bucharest is proclaimed the capital of Romania.

1900 Second Boer War: Boers stop a British attempt to break the Siege of Ladysmith in the Battle of Spion Kop.

1915 World War One: British Grand Fleet battle cruisers under Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty engage Rear-Admiral Franz von Hipper's battle cruisers in the Battle of Dogger Bank.

1942 World War II: The Allies bombard Bangkok, leading Thailand, then under Japanese control, to declare war against the United States and United Kingdom.

1943 World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill conclude a conference in Casablanca.

1960 Algerian War: Some units of European volunteers in Algiers stage an insurrection known as the "barricades week", during which they seize government buildings and clash with local police.

1968 Vietnam War: The 1st Australian Task Force launches Operation Coburg against the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong during wider fighting around Long Bình and Biên Hòa

1978 Soviet satellite Kosmos 954, with a nuclear reactor on board, burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered.

1984 Apple Computer places the Macintosh personal computer on sale in the United States.

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Famous Birthdays on January 24

AD 76 Hadrian

1712 Frederick the Great

1979 Nik Wallenda

1987 Luis Suárez

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Famous Deaths on January 24

1965 Winston Churchill

1970 Caresse Crosby

1986 L. Ron Hubbard

1989 Ted Bundy

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