About January 24
January 24, 2024 is the 24th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 342 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
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Aquarius is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 17 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
What Happened On January 24
- 1438 –The Council of Basel suspends Pope Eugene IV as Prelate of Ethiopia, arrives at Massawa from Goa.
- 1679 –King Charles II of England dissolves the Cavalier Parliament.
- 1742 –Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
- 1817 –Crossing of the Andes: Many soldiers of Juan Gregorio de las Heras were captured during the Action of Picheuta.
- 1848 –California Gold Rush: James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter’s Mill near Sacramento.
- 1857 –The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first fully-fledged university in south Asia.
- 1859 –Political union of Moldavia and Wallachia; Alexandru Ioan Cuza is elected as ruler.
- 1862 –Bucharest is proclaimed capital of Romania.
- 1916 –In Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad, the Supreme Court of the United States declares the federal income tax constitutional.
- 1918 –The Gregorian calendar is introduced in Russia by decree of the Council of People’s Commissars effective February 14(NS)
- 1925 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Ox in Chinese astrology.
- 1942 –World War II: The Allies bombard Bangkok, leading Thailand 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.
- 1947 –Greek banker Dimitrios Maximos becomes Prime Minister of Greece.
- 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.
- 1966 –An Air India Boeing 707 jet crashes on Mont Blanc, on the border between France and Italy, killing 117.
- 1977 –Massacre of Atocha in Madrid, during the Spanish transition to democracy.
- 1978 –Soviet satellite Cosmos 954, with a nuclear reactor onboard, burns up in Earth’s atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada’s Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered.
- 2003 –The United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation.
- 2009 –The storm Klaus makes landfall near Bordeaux, France. It subsequently would cause 26 deaths as well as extensive disruptions to public transport and power supplies.
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