On this day 24th January
Some notable facts about this date, for more, visit http://www.onthisday.com
Facts
41 Claudius succeeds his nephew Caligula as Roman Emperor after the later's assassination by officers of the Praetorian Guard
1857 University of Calcutta founded as the first full-fledged university in South Asia
1899 Rubber heel for boots or shoes patented by American Humphrey O'Sullivan
1908 Lieutenant General Robert Baden-Powell publishes "Scouting for Boys" as a manual for self-instruction in outdoor skills and self-improvement. The book becomes the inspiration for the Scout Movement.
1984 Apple Computer Inc unveils its revolutionary Macintosh personal computer
Deaths
41 Caligula [Gaius Caesar], 3rd Roman Emperor (37-41 AD) who was known for his eccentricity and cruel despotism, assassinated at 28 by Praetorian Guards
1895 Lord Randolph Churchill, British politician (b. 1849)
1961 Alfred Carlton Gilbert, American athlete, inventor, and businessman (invented the Erector Set), dies at 76
1965 Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of Britain (C) (1940-45, 51-55) British leader during WWII dies at 90
1986 L. Ron Hubbard, American sci-fi writer (Death Quest) and founder of the Scientology cult, dies at 74
1989 Ted Bundy, American serial killer of up to 100 women during the 1970s, executed by electric chair in Florida at 42
1993 Thurgood Marshall, 1st African American supreme court justice (1967-91), dies 84
2006 Chris Penn, American actor (b. 1965)
Sport
1930 J E Mills scores 117 on Test Cricket debut, NZ v England, Wellington
1947 NFL adds 5th official (back judge) & allows sudden death in playoffs
1948 Australia all out 674 v India (Bradman 201, Hassett 198*)
Films and TV
1927 Alfred Hitchcock releases his first film as director - The Pleasure Garden, in England
1940 "The Grapes of Wrath", directed by John Ford and based on John Steinbeck's novel of the same name, starring Henry Fonda and Jane Darwell, is released
1964 CBS purchases 1964 & 1965 NFL TV rights for $28.2 million
Born on this day
1941 Neil Diamond, American singer-songwriter, born in Brooklyn, New York
1958 Jools Holland, British musician and TV presenter, born in Blackheath, London
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A Couple of Pics from those no longer with us
Winston Churchill
L. Ron Hubbard
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