January 24
January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 341 days remaining (342 in leap years).
Events:
- 1848 - First gold found in California
- 2002 - Additional Protocol to the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine, on Transplantation of Organs and Tissues of Human Origin will open for signature at the headquaters of the Council of Europe, in Strasbourg, France.
- 2002 - Enron hearings begin and terrorist suspect John Walker Lindh's hearing begins.
Births:
- 76 - Hadrian, Roman Emperor (+ 138)
- 1712 - Friedrich II, Prussian king (+ 1786)
- 1776 - E.T.A. Hoffmann, poet, composer, and painter (+ 1822)
- 1888 - Vicki Baum, writer (+ 1960)
- 1888 - Ernst Heinkel, aircraft designer (+ 1958)
- 1895 - Eugen Roth, lyricist and narrator (+ 1976)
- 1944 - Neil Diamond
- 1949 - John Belushi
Deaths:
Holidays and observances:
- Catholicism - Feast day of St. Francis de Sales.
See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
January 23 - January 25 - December 24 - February 24 - Historical anniversaries - (Please read this before editing or creating a date page)