January 24 in History
January 24 is the birthday of Countess Athena of Monpezat (2012) and the anniversary of the death of Iris Cummings (2025). Below are famous birthdays, deaths, events for January 24, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.
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Hadrian, Roman emperor was born in 76, while Caligula, Roman emperor died in 41.
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Famous people born on January 24
Famous people who died on January 24
2019
Rosemary Bryant Mariner (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Pioneer female US Naval Aviator (1953–2019)
2016
Henry Worsley (explorer) (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
British explorer and British Army officer
2011
Bernd Eichinger (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
German film producer, screenwriter, and director (1949– 2011)
2007
İsmail Cem (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Turkish centre-leftist politician, intellectual, writer, author (1940–2007)
2007
Emiliano Mercado del Toro (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Puerto Rican supercentenarian (1891–2007)
2006
Schafik Hándal (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Salvadoran politician and guerrilla leader (1930–2006)
2004
Leônidas (footballer, born 1913) (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Brazilian footballer and commentator (1913–2004)
1993
Uğur Mumcu (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Turkish investigator, journalist who was killed by bomb in his car (1942-1993)
What happened on January 24
- 2026
At least 70 people are killed and 10 others missing after major landslides in West Java, Indonesia.
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An Ilyushin Il-76 crashes in Russia's Korochansky District, killing all 74 people on board.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2018
Former doctor Larry Nassar is sentenced up to 175 years in prison after being found guilty of using his position to sexually abuse female gymnasts.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2011
At least 35 are killed and 180 injured in a bombing at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2009
Cyclone Klaus makes landfall near Bordeaux, France, causing 26 deaths as well as extensive disruptions to public transport and power supplies.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2003
The United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1990
Japan launches Hiten, the country's first lunar probe, the first robotic lunar probe since the Soviet Union's Luna 24 in 1976, and the first lunar probe launched by a country other than Soviet Union or the United States.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1988
An Aeroflot Yakovlev Yak-40 crashes at Nizhnevartovsk Airport, killing 27 people.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1987
About 20,000 protestors march in a civil rights demonstration in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1986
The Voyager 2 space probe makes its closest approach to Uranus.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1978
Soviet satellite Kosmos 954, with a nuclear reactor on board, burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1977
The Atocha massacre occurs in Madrid during the Spanish transition to democracy.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1972
Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of World War II.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1968
Vietnam War: The 1st Australian Task Force launches Operation Coburg against the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong during wider fighting around Long Bình and Biên Hòa.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1966
Air India Flight 101 crashes into Mont Blanc.
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Editor's picks
Born on January 24
- 76 — Hadrian, Roman emperor (died 138)
- 1287 — Richard de Bury, English bishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (died 1345)
- 1444 — Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (died 1476)
Died on January 24
- 41 — Caligula, Roman emperor (born 12)
- 817 — Pope Stephen IV (born 770)
- 901 — Liu Jishu, general of the Tang Dynasty
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for January 24
Quick answers
Who was born on January 24? Countess Athena of Monpezat (2012), Johnny Orlando (2003), Vitalie Damașcan (1999).
Who died on January 24? Iris Cummings (2025), Rosemary Bryant Mariner (2019), Mark E. Smith (2018).
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