About January 24

January 24, 2025 is the 24th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 341 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.

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Aquarius is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 5 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

What Happened On January 24

  • 1438 –
    The Council of Basel suspends Pope Eugene IV as Prelate of Ethiopia, arrives at Massawa from Goa.
  • 1817 –
    Crossing of the Andes: Many soldiers of Juan Gregorio de las Heras were captured during the Action of Picheuta.
  • 1848 –
    California Gold Rush: James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter’s Mill near Sacramento.
  • 1857 –
    The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first fully-fledged university in south Asia.
  • 1916 –
    In Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad, the Supreme Court of the United States declares the federal income tax constitutional.
  • 1918 –
    The Gregorian calendar is introduced in Russia by decree of the Council of People’s Commissars effective February 14(NS)
  • 1942 –
    World War II: The Allies bombard Bangkok, leading Thailand to declare war against the United States and United Kingdom.
  • 1943 –
    World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill conclude a conference in Casablanca.
  • 1960 –
    Algerian War: Some units of European volunteers in Algiers stage an insurrection known as the “barricades week”, during which they seize government buildings and clash with local police.
  • 1961 –
    1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash: A bomber carrying two H-bombs breaks up in mid-air over North Carolina. The uranium core of one weapon remains lost.
  • 1972 –
    Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of World War II.
  • 1977 –
    Massacre of Atocha in Madrid, during the Spanish transition to democracy.
  • 1978 –
    Soviet satellite Cosmos 954, with a nuclear reactor onboard, burns up in Earth’s atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada’s Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered.
  • 1984 –
    The first Apple Macintosh goes on sale.
  • 1993 –
    Turkish journalist and writer Uğur Mumcu is assassinated by a car bomb in Ankara.
  • 1996 –
    Polish Premier Józef Oleksy resigns amid charges that he spied for Moscow.
  • 2003 –
    The United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation.
  • 2009 –
    The storm Klaus makes landfall near Bordeaux, France. It subsequently would cause 26 deaths as well as extensive disruptions to public transport and power supplies.
  • 2011 –
    At least 35 died and 180 injured in a bombing at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport.
  • 2039 –
    New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Sheep in Chinese astrology.

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