Historical Events
- Christian General Feng Joe Siang occupies Beijing
- Nobel prize for physiology or medicine awarded to Dutchman Willem Einthoven "for his discovery of the mechanism of the electrocardiogram"
Famous Birthdays
- Jose Casanovas, Spanish composer, born in Barcelona (d. 1996)
- Piet Roozenburg, Dutch World champion checker player (1948, 51, 52, 55), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 2003)
About October 24, 1924
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 98 years and 5 months
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Scorpio