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January 24th


- Christian Feast Day
- Feast of Our Lady of Peace (Roman Catholic Church)
- First day of the Sementivae, in honor of Ceres and Terra (Roman Empire)

January 24th


- 1984 - The first Apple Macintosh goes on sale.
- 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula), known for his eccentricity and cruel despotism, is assassinated by his disgruntled Praetorian Guards. Claudius succeeds his nephew.
- 2003 - The United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation.
- 1996 - Polish Premier Jozef Oleksy resigns amid charges that he spied for Moscow.
- 1993 - Turkish journalist and writer U?ur Mumcu is assassinated by a car bomb in Ankara.
- 1986 - Voyager 2 passes within 81,500 km (50,680 miles) of Uranus.
- 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.
- 1977 - Massacre of Atocha in Madrid, during the Spanish transition to democracy.
- 1972 - Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of World War II.
- 1966 - An Air India Boeing 707 jet crashes on Mont Blanc, on the border between France and Italy, killing 117.
- 1961 - 1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash: A bomber carrying two H-bombs breaks up in mid-air over North Carolina. The uranium core of one weapon remains lost.
- 1952 - Vincent Massey is sworn in as the first Canadian-born Governor-General of Canada.
- 1943 - World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill conclude a conference in Casablanca.
- 1942 - World War II: The Allies bombard Bangkok, leading Thailand to the decision of war declaration against the United States and United Kingdom .
- 1924 - Petrograd, formerly Saint Petersburg, Russia, is renamed Leningrad.
- 1918 - The Gregorian calendar introduced in Russia by decree of the Council of People's Commissars effective from February 14(NS)
- 1916 - In Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad, the Supreme Court of the United States declares the federal income tax constitutional.
- 1885 - Edge Hill College opens in Liverpool
- 1878 - The revolutionary Vera Zasulich shoots at Fyodor Trepov, the Governor of Saint Petersburg.
- 1862 - Bucharest proclaimed capital of Romania.
- 1859 - Political union of Moldavia and Wallachia; Alexandru Ioan Cuza is elected as ruler.
- 1857 - The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first full-fledged university in south Asia.
- 1848 - California Gold Rush: James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill near Sacramento.
- 1826 - Mississippi College is founded in Clinton, becoming the first college in the state of Mississippi.
- 1776 - Henry Knox arrives at Cambridge, Massachusetts with the artillery that he has transported from Fort Ticonderoga.
- 1742 - Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
- 1679 - King Charles II of England disbands Parliament.
- 1438 - The Council of Basel suspends Pope Eugene IV as Prelate of Ethiopia, arrives at Massawa from Goa.

January 24th


- 1990 - Mao Abe, Japanese singer-songwriter
- 1989 - Calvin Goldspink, English singer/actor (S Club 8) , (S Club Juniors) , (I Dream)
- 1988 - Jade Ewen, English singer
- 1987 - Wayne Hennessey, Welsh-born footballer
- 1987 - Luis Suárez, Uruguayan footballer
- 1986 - Mischa Barton, English-born American actress
- 1986 - Raviv Ullman, Israeli-born American actor
- 1984 - Scott Kazmir, American baseball player
- 1984 - Witold Kie?tyka, Polish drummer (Decapitated) (d. 2007)
- 1983 - Wyatt Crockett, New Zealand All Black rugby player
- 1983 - Shaun Maloney, Scottish footballer
- 1983 - Scott Speed, American race car driver
- 1982 - Fiona Xie, Singaporean actress
- 1981 - Travis Hanson, American baseball player
- 1980 - Rocky Boiman, American football player
- 1980 - Nicole Marie Lenz, American actress
- 1979 - Tatyana Ali, American actress and singer
- 1979 - Leandro Desábato, Argentine footballer
- 1979 - Tom Kostopoulos, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1977 - Kensuke Kita, Japanese guitarist (Asian Kung-Fu Generation)
- 1976 - Shae-Lynn Bourne, Canadian ice dancer with Victor Kraatz
- 1976 - Cindy Pieters, Belgian cyclist
- 1975 - Rónald Gómez, Costa Rican footballer
- 1974 - Adam Dean, American philosopher
- 1974 - Ed Helms, American actor
- 1972 - Naoshi Mizuta, Japanese composer
- 1972 - Daan Schuurmans, Dutch actor
- 1972 - Ulla Werbrouck, Belgian judoka and politician
- 1971 - Cory Bailey, American baseball player
- 1971 - Andrea Mackris, American television producer
- 1970 - Matthew Lillard, American actor
- 1969 - Hilmir Snćr Guđnason, Icelandic actor
- 1968 - Michael Kiske, German musician
- 1968 - Mary Lou Retton, American gymnast
- 1967 - Mark Kozelek, American singer/songwriter (Red House Painters, Sun Kil Moon)
- 1967 - Phil LaMarr, American actor,comedian,and voice actor
- 1967 - John Myung, American musician (Dream Theater)
- 1966 - Jimeoin, Northern Irish comedian
- 1965 - Mike Awesome, American professional wrestler (d. 2007)
- 1965 - Carlos Saldanha, Brazilian film director
- 1963 - Martyn Grimley, English field hockey player
- 1963 - Arnold Vanderlyde, Dutch boxer
- 1962 - Argiris Kambouris, Greek basketball player
- 1961 - Guido Buchwald, German football player
- 1961 - Nastassja Kinski, German-born actress
- 1961 - Vince Russo, American writer
- 1961 - William Van Dijck, Belgian athlete
- 1960 - Rick Leventhal, American television news correspondent
- 1960 - Jack Neo, Singaporean filmmaker & actor
- 1959 - David Mills, American author
- 1959 - Vic Reeves, English comedian
- 1958 - Neil Allen, American baseball player
- 1958 - Jools Holland, English musician
- 1957 - Mark Eaton, American basketball player
- 1957 - Adrian Edmondson, English comedian
- 1956 - Hanne Krogh, Norwegian singer (Bobbysocks)
- 1956 - Lounčs Matoub, a famous Berber Kabyle singer (d. 1998)
- 1955 - Jim Montgomery, American swimmer
- 1954 - Jo Gartner, Austrian racing driver (d. 1986)
- 1951 - Yakov Smirnoff, Ukrainian-born American comedian
- 1950 - Daniel Auteuil, French actor
- 1950 - Gennifer Flowers, American actress, political figure
- 1950 - Benjamin Urrutia, Ecuadorian-born American writer
- 1949 - John Belushi, American actor (d. 1982)
- 1948 - Michael Des Barres, British actor and rock singer
- 1947 - Masashi Ozaki, Japanese golfer
- 1947 - Michio Kaku, Japanese-American theoretical physicist
- 1947 - Warren Zevon, American musician (d. 2003)
- 1946 - Michael Ontkean, Canadian actor
- 1946 - Haji, Canadian actor
- 1945 - D. Todd Christofferson, LDS apostle
- 1945 - John Garamendi, American politician
- 1944 - Klaus Nomi, German singer (d. 1983)
- 1943 - Peter Struck, German politician
- 1943 - Subhash Ghai, Indian film director
- 1943 - Sharon Tate, American actress and Manson murder victim (d. 1969)
- 1942 - Gary Hart, American professional wrestling manager and wrestler (d. 2008)
- 1941 - Neil Diamond, American singer
- 1941 - Aaron Neville, American singer
- 1939 - Ray Stevens, American musician
- 1936 - Doug Kershaw, American musician
- 1935 - Eric Ashton, English rugby league footballer (d. 2008)
- 1934 - Stanis?aw Grochowiak, Polish poet (d. 1976)
- 1928 - Desmond Morris, British anthropologist
- 1928 - Michel Serrault, French actor (d. 2007)
- 1927 - Sir Patrick Macnaghten, 11th Baronet, British aristocrat (d. 2007)
- 1926 - Georges Lautner, French director and screenwriter
- 1925 - Maria Tallchief, American ballerina
- 1922 - Charles Socarides, American psychiatrist (d. 2005)
- 1920 - Jerry Maren, American actor
- 1919 - Coleman Francis, American film director (d. 1973)
- 1918 - Oral Roberts, American evangelist (d. 2009)
- 1917 - Ernest Borgnine, American actor
- 1916 - Jack Brickhouse, American sports broadcaster (d. 1998)
- 1916 - Rafael Caldera, President of Venezuela (d. 2009)
- 1916 - Arnoldo Foŕ, Italian actor
- 1915 - Robert Motherwell, American painter (d. 1991)
- 1913 - Norman Dello Joio, American composer (d. 2008)
- 1910 - Doris Haddock, American political activist (d. 2010)
- 1909 - Martin Lings, English Islamic scholar (d. 2005)
- 1909 - Ann Todd, English actress (d. 1993)
- 1907 - Maurice Couve de Murville, French politician (d. 1999)
- 1905 - J. Howard Marshall, American billionaire (d. 1995)
- 1902 - E. A. Speiser, American Bible scholar (d. 1965)
- 1901 - Edward Turner, English motorcycle designer (d. 1973)
- 1901 - Harry Calder, South African cricketer (d. 1995)
- 1898 - Cliff Heathcote, American baseball player (d. 1939)
- 1895 - Eugen Roth, German writer (d. 1976)
- 1891 - Walter Model, German field marshal (d. 1945)
- 1888 - Vicki Baum, Austrian writer (d. 1960)
- 1888 - Ernst Heinkel, German aircraft designer (d. 1958)
- 1886 - Henry King, American film director (d. 1982)
- 1872 - Konstantin Bogaevsky, Russian painter (d. 1943)
- 1872 - Ethel Turner, Australian author (d. 1958)
- 1864 - Marguerite Durand, French feminist leader (d. 1936)
- 1862 - Edith Wharton, American writer (d. 1937)
- 1848 - Vasily Surikov, Russian painter (d. 1916)
- 1779 - Elizabeth Alexeievna (Louise of Baden), Russian tsarina (d. 1826)
- 1776 - E.T.A. Hoffmann, German writer (d. 1822)
- 1763 - Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron, Russian general (d. 1831)
- 1754 - Andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (d. 1820)
- 1752 - Muzio Clementi, Italian composer (d. 1832)
- 1746 - King Gustav III of Sweden (d. 1792)
- 1742 - Anne, Duchess of Cumberland and Strathearn (d. 1808)
- 1732 - Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, French playwright (d. 1799)
- 1724 - Frances Brooke, English writer (d. 1789)
- 1712 - King Frederick II of Prussia (d. 1786)
- 1705 - Farinelli, Italian castrato (d. 1782)
- 1679 - Christian Wolff, German philosopher (d. 1754)
- 1674 - Thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735)
- 1670 - William Congreve, English playwright (d. 1729)
- 1638 - Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet (d. 1706)
- 1540 - Edmund Campion, English Jesuit (d. 1581)
- 1444 - Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476)
- 1287 - Richard Aungerville, English bishop (d. 1345)
- 76 - Hadrian, Roman Emperor (d. 138)
- -3 - Galba, Roman Emperor (d. 69)