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1924Jun, 28

Roy Austen-Smith

Roy Austen-Smith, Royal Air Force officer
Air Marshal Sir Roy David Austen-Smith, (28 June 1924 – 27 March 2021) was a Royal Air Force air marshal who served as Commander of British Forces Cyprus.

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Events on 1924

  • 12Feb

    Rhapsody in Blue

    George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue received its premiere in a concert titled "An Experiment in Modern Music", in Aeolian Hall, New York, by Paul Whiteman and his band, with Gershwin playing the piano.
  • 25Mar

    Second Hellenic Republic

    On the anniversary of Greek Independence, Alexandros Papanastasiou proclaims the Second Hellenic Republic.
  • 8Apr

    Atatürk's Reforms

    Sharia courts are abolished in Turkey, as part of Atatürk's Reforms.
  • 21May

    Leopold and Loeb

    University of Chicago students Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold, Jr. murder 14-year-old Bobby Franks in a "thrill killing".
  • 4Aug

    Soviet Union

    Diplomatic relations between Mexico and the Soviet Union are established.