What Happened In April 1924 In History

Historical Events for April, 1924

• 1st » Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years in Prison called jail for his participation in the "Beer Hall Putsch". However, he spends only nine months in jail, during which he writes 'Mein Kampf'.
• 1st » The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed.
• 6th » First aerial circumnavigation e.g First round-the-world flight commences.
• 15th » Rand McNally publishes its first road atlas.
• 18th » Simon & Schuster publishes the first crossword puzzle book.

Famous Birthdays on April in 1924

• 1st » Čkalja, Serbian actor (d. 2003)
• 1st » Brendan Byrne, American judge and politician, 47th Governor of New Jersey
• 2nd » Bobby Ávila, Mexican baseball player (d. 2004)
• 3rd » Marlon Brando, American actor (d. 2004)
• 3rd » Peter Hawkins, English actor (d. 2006)
• 3rd » Roza Shanina, Russian sergeant and sniper (d. 1945)
• 4th » Gil Hodges, American baseball player and manager (d. 1972)
• 7th » Johannes Mario Simmel, Austrian-English author and screenwriter (d. 2009)
• 8th » Frédéric Back, German-Canadian animator, director, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
• 8th » Anthony Farrar-Hockley, English general and historian (d. 2006)
• 10th » Kenneth Noland, American painter (d. 2010)
• 11th » Mohammad Naseem, Pakistani-English activist (d. 2014)
• 12th » Raymond Barre, French economist and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 2007)
• 12th » Peter Safar, Austrian physician (d. 2003)
• 13th » Jack T. Chick, American author, illustrator, and publisher
• 13th » Stanley Donen, American director and choreographer
• 14th » Shorty Rogers, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1994)
• 14th » Joseph Ruskin, American actor (d. 2013)
• 14th » Philip Stone, English actor (d. 2003)
• 14th » Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock, English philosopher an academic
• 15th » M. Canagaratnam, Sri Lankan politician (d. 1980)
• 15th » Neville Marriner, English violinist and conductor
• 16th » John Harvey-Jones, English academic and businessman (d. 2008)
• 16th » Henry Mancini, American composer and conductor (d. 1994)
• 16th » Rudy Pompilli, American saxophonist (Bill Haley & His Comets) (d. 1976)
• 16th » Madanjeet Singh, Indian diplomat, author, and philanthropist (d. 2013)
• 17th » Donald Richie, American-Japanese author and critic (d. 2013)
• 18th » Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2005)
• 18th » Henry Hyde, American politician (d. 2007)
• 18th » Roy Mason named Roy Mason, Lord Mason of Barnsley, English politician, Secretary of State for Defence
• 20th » Nina Foch, Dutch-American actress (d. 2008)
• 20th » Leslie Phillips, English actor and producer
• 20th » Guy Rocher, Canadian sociologist and academic
• 21st » Ira Louvin, American singer-songwriter and mandolin player (The Louvin Brothers) (d. 1965)
• 22nd » Nam Duck-woo, South Korean politician, 12th Prime Minister of South Korea (d. 2013)
• 23rd » Chuck Harmon, American baseball player and scout
• 23rd » Bobby Rosengarden, American drummer and bandleader (d. 2007)
• 24th » Clement Freud, German-English radio host, academic, and politician (d. 2009)
• 24th » Ruth Kobart, American actress and singer (d. 2002)
• 25th » Franco Mannino, Italian pianist, composer, director, and playwright (d. 2005)
• 25th » Paulo Vanzolini, Brazilian singer-songwriter and zoologist (d. 2013)
• 26th » Browning Ross, American runner (d. 1998)
• 27th » Vernon B. Romney, American lawyer and politician, 14th Attorney General of Utah (d. 2013)
• 28th » Dick Ayers, American author and illustrator (d. 2014)
• 28th » Donatas Banionis, Lithuanian actor (d. 2014)
• 28th » Blossom Dearie, American singer and pianist, (d. 2009)
• 28th » Kenneth Kaunda, Zambian educator and politician, 1st President of Zambia
• 29th » Al Balding, Canadian golfer (d. 2006)
• 29th » Zizi Jeanmaire, French ballerina and actress
• 30th » Uno Laht, Estonian KGB officer and author (d. 2008)

Famous Deaths for April 1924

• 1st » Jacob Bolotin, American physician (b. 1888)
• 1st » Lloyd Hildebrand, French cyclist (b. 1870)
• 1st » Stan Rowley, Australian sprinter (b. 1876)
• 21st » Eleonora Duse, Italian actress (b. 1858)
• 24th » G. Stanley Hall, American psychologist and educator (b. 1844)

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