January 24 in history
Events on January 24
Notable events that happened on January 24 in past years.
- 2026
At least 70 people are killed and 10 others missing after major landslides in West Java, Indonesia.
Wikipedia article: 2026 West Bandung landslide - 2011
At least 35 are killed and 180 injured in a bombing at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport.
Wikipedia article: Domodedovo International Airport bombing - 1990
Japan launches Hiten, the country's first lunar probe, the first robotic lunar probe since the Soviet Union's Luna 24 in 1976, and the first lunar probe launched by a country other than Soviet Union or the United States.
Wikipedia article: Hiten (spacecraft) - 1986
The Voyager 2 space probe makes its closest approach to Uranus.
Wikipedia article: Voyager 2 - 1972
Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of World War II.
Wikipedia article: Shoichi Yokoi - 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.
Wikipedia article: 1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash - 1943
World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill conclude a conference in Casablanca.
Wikipedia article: Franklin D. Roosevelt - 1935
Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company starts selling the first canned beer.
Wikipedia article: Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company - 1918
The Gregorian calendar is introduced in Russia by decree of the Council of People's Commissars effective February 14 (New Style).
Wikipedia article: Gregorian calendar - 1908
The first Boy Scout troop is organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell.
Wikipedia article: Scouting - 1857
The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first fully fledged university in South Asia.
Wikipedia article: University of Calcutta - 1817
Crossing of the Andes: Many soldiers of Juan Gregorio de las Heras are captured during the action of Picheuta.
Wikipedia article: Crossing of the Andes - 1679
King Charles II of England dissolves the Cavalier Parliament.
Wikipedia article: Charles II of England - 1458
Matthias Corvinus is elected King of Hungary.
- 41
Claudius is proclaimed Roman emperor by the Praetorian Guard after they assassinate the previous emperor, his nephew Caligula.
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