# What happened on January 24 in history?

**Date:** January 24  
**Events recorded:** 42  
**Years spanned:** 41 – 2026  
**Full page:** https://thisday.info/events/january/24/

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## Featured Event

**2024** — An Ilyushin Il-76 crashes in Russia's Korochansky District, killing all 74 people on board.

[Read more on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Korochansky_Ilyushin_Il-76_crash)

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## Events on this date

- **41** — Claudius is proclaimed Roman emperor by the Praetorian Guard after they assassinate the previous emperor, his nephew Caligula. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AD_41))
- **914** — Start of the First Fatimid invasion of Egypt. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatimid_invasion_of_Egypt_(914%E2%80%93915)))
- **1438** — The Council of Basel suspends Pope Eugene IV. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Florence))
- **1458** — Matthias Corvinus is elected King of Hungary. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthias_Corvinus))
- **1536** — King Henry VIII of England suffers an accident while jousting, leading to a brain injury that historians say may have influenced his later erratic behaviour and possible impotence. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII))
- **1651** — Arauco War: Spanish and Mapuche authorities meet in the Parliament of Boroa renewing the fragile peace established at the parliaments of Quillín in 1641 and 1647. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arauco_War))
- **1679** — King Charles II of England dissolves the Cavalier Parliament. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_II_of_England))
- **1742** — Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_VII%2C_Holy_Roman_Emperor))
- **1758** — During the Seven Years' War the leading burghers of Königsberg submit to Elizabeth of Russia, thus forming Russian Prussia (until 1763). ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Years'_War))
- **1817** — Crossing of the Andes: Many soldiers of Juan Gregorio de las Heras are captured during the action of Picheuta. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossing_of_the_Andes))
- **1835** — Slaves in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, stage a revolt, which is instrumental in ending slavery there 50 years later. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador%2C_Bahia))
- **1848** — California Gold Rush: James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill near Sacramento. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_gold_rush))
- **1857** — The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first fully fledged university in South Asia. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Calcutta))
- **1859** — The United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia (later named Romania) is formed as a personal union under the rule of Domnitor Alexandru Ioan Cuza. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Principalities_of_Moldavia_and_Wallachia))
- **1900** — Second Boer War: Boers stop a British attempt to break the Siege of Ladysmith in the Battle of Spion Kop. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Boer_War))
- **1908** — The first Boy Scout troop is organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scouting))
- **1915** — World War I: 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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I))
- **1916** — In Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., the Supreme Court of the United States declares the federal income tax constitutional. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brushaber_v._Union_Pacific_Railroad_Co.))
- **1918** — The Gregorian calendar is introduced in Russia by decree of the Council of People's Commissars effective February 14 (New Style). ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar))
- **1933** — The 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, changing the beginning and end of terms for all elected federal offices. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twentieth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution))
- **1935** — Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company starts selling the first canned beer. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottfried_Krueger_Brewing_Company))
- **1939** — The deadliest earthquake in Chilean history strikes Chillán, killing approximately 28,000 people. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939_Chill%C3%A1n_earthquake))
- **1942** — World War II: The Allies bombard Bangkok, leading Thailand, then under Japanese control, to declare war against the United States and United Kingdom. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II))
- **1943** — World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill conclude a conference in Casablanca. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt))
- **1946** — The United Nations General Assembly passes its first resolution to establish the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly))
- **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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algerian_War))
- **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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961_Goldsboro_B-52_crash))
- **1966** — Air India Flight 101 crashes into Mont Blanc. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_India_Flight_101))
- **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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War))
- **1972** — Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of World War II. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoichi_Yokoi))
- **1977** — The Atocha massacre occurs in Madrid during the Spanish transition to democracy. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977_Atocha_massacre))
- **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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union))
- **1986** — The Voyager 2 space probe makes its closest approach to Uranus. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager_2))
- **1987** — About 20,000 protestors march in a civil rights demonstration in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_Forsyth_County_protests))
- **1988** — An Aeroflot Yakovlev Yak-40 crashes at Nizhnevartovsk Airport, killing 27 people. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroflot))
- **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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiten_(spacecraft)))
- **2003** — The United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security))
- **2009** — Cyclone Klaus makes landfall near Bordeaux, France, causing 26 deaths as well as extensive disruptions to public transport and power supplies. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Klaus))
- **2011** — At least 35 are killed and 180 injured in a bombing at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domodedovo_International_Airport_bombing))
- **2018** — Former doctor Larry Nassar is sentenced up to 175 years in prison after being found guilty of using his position to sexually abuse female gymnasts. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Nassar))
- **2024** — An Ilyushin Il-76 crashes in Russia's Korochansky District, killing all 74 people on board. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Korochansky_Ilyushin_Il-76_crash))
- **2026** — At least 70 people are killed and 10 others missing after major landslides in West Java, Indonesia. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_West_Bandung_landslide))

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## Notable births on January 24

- **2012** — **Princess Athena of Denmark** ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countess_Athena_of_Monpezat))
- **2003** — **Johnny Orlando** — Canadian singer and songwriter ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Orlando))
- **1999** — **Vitalie Damașcan** — Moldovan footballer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitalie_Dama%C8%99can))
- **1999** — **Niki** — Indonesian singer and songwriter ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niki_(singer)))
- **1999** — **Tristan Wirfs** — American football player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan_Wirfs))
- **1991** — **Zhan Beleniuk** — Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhan_Beleniuk))
- **1991** — **Tatiana Kashirina** — Russian weightlifter ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatiana_Kashirina))
- **1991** — **Zack Kassian** — Canadian ice hockey player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zack_Kassian))
- **1990** — **Mao Abe** — Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mao_Abe))
- **1989** — **Serdar Kesimal** — Turkish footballer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serdar_Kesimal))

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## Notable deaths on January 24

- **2025** — **Iris Cummings** — American swimmer and aviator (born 1920) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_Cummings))
- **2019** — **Rosemary Bryant Mariner** — American United States Naval Aviator (born 1953) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemary_Bryant_Mariner))
- **2018** — **Mark E. Smith** — British singer-songwriter (born 1957) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_E._Smith))
- **2017** — **Helena Kmieć** — Polish Roman Catholic missionary (born 1991) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_Kmie%C4%87))
- **2017** — **Butch Trucks** — American drummer (born 1947) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butch_Trucks))
- **2016** — **Fredrik Barth** — German-Norwegian anthropologist and academic (born 1928) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredrik_Barth))
- **2016** — **Marvin Minsky** — American computer scientist and academic (born 1927) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Minsky))
- **2016** — **Henry Worsley** — English colonel and explorer (born 1960) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Worsley_(explorer)))
- **2015** — **Otto Carius** — German lieutenant and pharmacist (born 1922) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Carius))
- **2014** — **Shulamit Aloni** — Israeli lawyer and politician, 11th Israeli Minister of Education (born 1928) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shulamit_Aloni))

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