1924 Facts for Kids

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	19th century – 20th century – 21st century
Decades:	1890s 1900s 1910s – 1920s – 1930s 1940s 1950s
Years:	1921 1922 1923 – 1924 – 1925 1926 1927

The year 1924 was a special kind of year called a leap year. It started on a Tuesday. Many important things happened around the world during this year, from new leaders taking power to big sports events and new inventions.

Important Events of 1924
Famous People Born in 1924
Famous People Who Died in 1924
Nobel Prize Winners in 1924
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Important Events of 1924

January 22 – Ramsay MacDonald became the first Prime Minister from the Labour Party in the United Kingdom. This was a big change in British politics.
February 14 – A very famous technology company, IBM, was started.
March 25 – The country of Greece announced that it was now a republic. This means the people, or their elected representatives, would choose their leader, not a king or queen.
May 4 – The exciting 1924 Summer Olympics began in Paris, France. Athletes from many countries competed.
May 10 – J. Edgar Hoover was chosen to lead the FBI, which is a major law enforcement agency in the United States.
December 24 – The country of Albania also became a republic, similar to Greece earlier in the year.

Famous People Born in 1924

Many people who became well-known were born in 1924. Here are some of them:

January 8 – Ron Moody, a talented actor.
January 30 – Lloyd Alexander, a popular writer (died in 2007).
April 3 – Doris Day, a famous actress and singer.
April 24 – Clement Freud, a writer and politician (died in 2009).
May 1 – Terry Southern, a writer (died in 1995).
May 22 – Charles Aznavour, a famous singer, actor, and composer.
June 12 – George H. W. Bush, who later became the 41st President of the United States.
June 20 – Audie Murphy, a hero from World War II (died in 1971).
July 19 – Pat Hingle, an American actor (died in 2009).
September 16 – Lauren Bacall, a well-known actress.
September 30 – Truman Capote, a famous writer (died in 1984).
October 1 – Jimmy Carter, who became the 39th President of the United States.
November 20 – Benoit Mandelbrot, a French-American mathematician (died in 2010).
December 2 – Alexander Haig, a politician (died in 2010).

Famous People Who Died in 1924

Some important figures passed away in 1924:

January 21 – Vladimir Lenin, the first leader of the Soviet Union.
February 3 – Woodrow Wilson, who was the 28th President of the United States (born in 1856).
April 21 – Eleonora Duse, a famous Italian actress.
June 3 – Franz Kafka, a well-known writer.
June 10 – Giacomo Matteotti, an Italian politician.
August 3 – Joseph Conrad, a famous novelist.
November 29 – Giacomo Puccini, a great Italian opera composer.

Nobel Prize Winners in 1924

The Nobel Prize is a very important award given to people who have made big discoveries or contributions to the world. In 1924, these people won:

Physics – Karl Manne Georg Siegbahn for his work in X-ray spectroscopy.
Medicine – Willem Einthoven, a Dutch scientist who invented the ECK, a machine that measures the electrical activity of the heart.
Literature – Wladyslaw Stanislaw Reymont, a Polish writer.

1924 facts for kids

Contents

Important Events of 1924

Famous People Born in 1924

Famous People Who Died in 1924

Nobel Prize Winners in 1924

Images for kids

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