Discover what happened on 17 January 1924 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- François Borel (Swiss engineer (1842-1924))
- Pierre Joseph Louis Alfred Dubois (French soldier (1852–1924))
- Edward Riggs (Reporter, editor (1856-1924))
- Richard Berg (Swedish politician (1843–1924))
- Mehmet İlmî Efendi (Ottoman calligrapher (1839-1924))
- Nakashōji Ren (Japanese politician)
- Zygmunt Kędzierski (Polish architect)
- Walter W. Law (English businessman and the founder of Briarcliff Manor, New York)
- Calvert Spensley (American politician)
- Maximilian Trachtenberg
- James Gilbert Chandler (American architect)
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- David Fowler Lowe (headmaster of George Heriot’s School)
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- Georg Thouret
- Winifred Bamford-Hesketh ((died 1924))
- Thomas Henry Burroughes ((1834-1924))
- Helen Catherine Kelson ((died 1924))
- Moritz Nussbaum (German classical philologist (1850–1924))
- Walter Frederick Walker (British-Azorean writer and geographer)
- Joseph Caron
- John M. Inglis
- Pierre Joseph Louis Alfred Dubois (French soldier (1852–1924))
- Edward Riggs (Reporter, editor (1856-1924))
- Richard Berg (Swedish politician (1843–1924))
- Mehmet İlmî Efendi (Ottoman calligrapher (1839-1924))
- François Borel (Swiss engineer (1842-1924))
- Nakashōji Ren (Japanese politician)
- Zygmunt Kędzierski (Polish architect)
- Walter W. Law (English businessman and the founder of Briarcliff Manor, New York)
- Calvert Spensley (American politician)
- Maximilian Trachtenberg
- James Gilbert Chandler (American architect)
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- David Fowler Lowe (headmaster of George Heriot’s School)
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- Georg Thouret
- Winifred Bamford-Hesketh ((died 1924))
- Thomas Henry Burroughes ((1834-1924))
- Helen Catherine Kelson ((died 1924))
- Moritz Nussbaum (German classical philologist (1850–1924))
- Walter Frederick Walker (British-Azorean writer and geographer)