What Happened In August 1924 In History

Historical Events for August, 1924

• 4th » Diplomacy Diplomatic relations called Diplomatic relations between Mexico and the Soviet Union are established.
• 28th » The Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic known as Georgian opposition stages the August Uprising against the Soviet Union.

Famous Birthdays on August in 1924

• 1st » Marcia Mae Jones, American actress and singer (d. 2007)
• 1st » Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
• 1st » Frank Worrell, Barbadian cricketer (d. 1967)
• 2nd » James Baldwin, American author, poet, playwright, and critic (d. 1987)
• 2nd » Joe Harnell, American pianist and composer (d. 2005)
• 3rd » Leon Uris, American author (d. 2003)
• 6th » Samuel Bowers, American activist, co-founded White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (d. 2006)
• 7th » Kenneth Kendall, Indian-English journalist (d. 2012)
• 9th » Mathews Mar Barnabas, Indian metropolitan (d. 2012)
• 9th » Frank Martínez (artist) called Frank Martínez, American painter (d. 2013)
• 10th » Nancy Buckingham, English author
• 10th » Martha Hyer, American actress (d. 2014)
• 12th » Derek Shackleton, English cricketer, coach, and umpire (d. 2007)
• 12th » Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Pakistani general and politician, 6th President of Pakistan (d. 1988)
• 14th » Sverre Fehn, Norwegian architect, designed the Hedmark Museum (d. 2009)
• 14th » Holger Juul Hansen, Danish actor (d. 2013)
• 14th » Georges Prêtre, French conductor
• 14th » Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa, Tibetan spiritual leader (d. 1981)
• 15th » Werner Abrolat, Russian-German actor (d. 1997)
• 15th » Robert Bolt, English playwright and screenwriter (d. 1995)
• 15th » Phyllis Schlafly, American lawyer and activist
• 16th » Fess Parker, American actor and singer (d. 2010)
• 16th » Inez Voyce, American baseball player
• 19th » Willard Boyle, Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physics e.g Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011)
• 20th » George Zuverink, American baseball player
• 21st » Jack Buck, American sportscaster (d. 2002)
• 21st » Chris Schenkel, American sportscaster (d. 2005)
• 21st » Jack Weston, American actor (d. 1996)
• 23rd » Ephraim Kishon, Israeli author, screenwriter, and director (d. 2005)
• 23rd » Robert Solow, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize in Economics or Nobel Prize laureate
• 24th » Alyn Ainsworth, English singer and conductor (d. 1990)
• 24th » Jimmy Gardner (actor) e.g Jimmy Gardner, English actor (d. 2010)
• 25th » Zsuzsa Körmöczy, Hungarian tennis player (d. 2006)
• 26th » Alex Kellner, American baseball player (d. 1996)
• 27th » David Rowbotham, Australian journalist and poet (d. 2010)
• 27th » Rosalie E. Wahl, American lawyer and jurist (d. 2013)
• 28th » Janet Frame, New Zealand author and poet (d. 2004)
• 28th » Tony MacGibbon, New Zealand cricketer and engineer (d. 2010)
• 28th » Peggy Ryan, American actress and dancer (d. 2004)
• 28th » Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Ukrainian-American rabbi and author (d. 2014)
• 29th » María Dolores Pradera, Spanish singer and actress
• 29th » Dinah Washington, American singer and pianist (d. 1963)
• 31st » John Davidson (politician) e.g John Davidson, American physician and politician (d. 2012)
• 31st » Buddy Hackett, American actor and singer (d. 2003)
• 31st » Herbert Wise, Austrian-English director and producer

Famous Deaths for August 1924

• 3rd » Joseph Conrad, Polish-English author (b. 1857)
• 12th » Sándor Bródy, Hungarian author and journalist (b. 1863)
• 17th » Tom Kendall, Australian cricketer (b. 1851)
• 23rd » Heinrich Berté, Austrian composer (b. 1856)
• 25th » Mariano Álvarez, Filipino general and politician (b. 1818)
• 31st » Todor Aleksandrov, Bulgarian soldier (b. 1881)

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