January 24th (2014) was a Friday. It's the 23rd day of the year (24th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 342 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 24th January, 2014
» Three bombs January 2014 Cairo bombings named explode in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, killing about 7 people and injuring over 100 others.
» The Philippines and the Moro people known as Bangsamoro agree to a Peace process with the Bangsamoro in the Philippines known as peace deal that would help end the 45-year conflict.
January 24th Famous Deaths for 2014
» Shulamit Aloni, Israeli politician, 11th Ministry of Education (Israel) named Israeli Minister of Education (b. 1928)
» Igor Badamshin, Russian skier (b. 1966)
» Curt Brasket, American chess player (b. 1932)
» Lisa Daniely, English actress (b. 1929)
» Abdelkader El Brazi, Moroccan footballer (b. 1964)
» Boyd Oxlade, Australian author and screenwriter (b. 1943)
» Rafael Pineda Ponce, Honduran academic and politician (b. 1930)
» Maren-Sofie Røstvig, Norwegian historian and academic (b. 1920)
January 24th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Cadoc (Wales)
» St. Francis de Sales or Francis de Sales
» January 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Li Tim-Oi (Episcopal Church (USA))
» St. Timothy and St. Titus, Apostolic men, (commemoration, Anglicanism)
» Earliest day on which Saturday of Souls can fall, while February 27 (or 28 during Leap Year) is the latest; observed 57 days before Easter. (Eastern Orthodox)
» Feast of Our Lady of Peace (Roman Catholic Church), and its related observances:
» 'Feria de Alasitas' (La Paz)
» First day of the Sementivae, in honor of Ceres (Roman mythology) called Ceres and Gaia (mythology) called Terra (Roman Empire)