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ÉVéNEMENTS DU 24 AVRIL

Ernest Shackleton

Année: 1916

Ernest Shackleton and five men of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition launch a lifeboat from uninhabited Elephant Island in the Southern Ocean to organise a rescue for the crew of the sunken Endurance.

Deportation of Armenian intellectuals on 24 April 1915

Année: 1915

The arrest of 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Istanbul marks the beginning of the Armenian genocide.

Franck–Hertz experiment

Année: 1914

The Franck–Hertz experiment, a pillar of quantum mechanics, is presented to the German Physical Society.

Woolworth Building

Année: 1913

The Woolworth Building, a skyscraper in New York City, is opened.

Easter Rising

Année: 1916

Easter Rising: Irish rebels, led by Patrick Pearse and James Connolly, launch an uprising in Dublin against British rule and proclaim an Irish Republic.

World War I

Année: 1918

World War I: First tank-to-tank combat, during the second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux. Three British Mark IVs meet three German A7Vs.

World War II

Année: 1944

World War II: The SBS launches a raid against the garrison of Santorini in Greece.

Nazi Germany

Année: 1933

Nazi Germany begins its persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses by shutting down the Watch Tower Society office in Magdeburg.

Thorvald Stauning

Année: 1924

Thorvald Stauning becomes premier of Denmark (first term).

Imperial Wireless Chain

Année: 1922

The first segment of the Imperial Wireless Chain providing wireless telegraphy between Leafield in Oxfordshire, England, and Cairo, Egypt, comes into operation.

NAISSANCES DU 24 AVRIL

Bridget Riley

Année de naissance: 1931

Bridget Riley, English painter and illustrator

Richard Donner

Année de naissance: 1930

Richard Donner, American actor, director, and producer (died 2021)

José Sarney

Année de naissance: 1930

José Sarney, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 31st President of Brazil

Dr. Rajkumar

Année de naissance: 1929

Dr. Rajkumar, Indian actor and singer (died 2006)

Shirley MacLaine

Année de naissance: 1934

Shirley MacLaine, American actress, singer, and dancer

Jayakanthan

Année de naissance: 1934

Jayakanthan, Indian journalist and author (died 2015)

Sue Grafton

Année de naissance: 1940

Sue Grafton, American author (died 2017)

Joe Henderson

Année de naissance: 1937

Joe Henderson, American saxophonist and composer (died 2001)

David Crombie

Année de naissance: 1936

David Crombie, Canadian educator and politician, 56th Mayor of Toronto

Jill Ireland

Année de naissance: 1936

Jill Ireland, English actress (died 1990)

DéCèS DU 24 AVRIL

Guy Mairesse

Année de décès: 1954

Guy Mairesse, French racing driver (born 1910)

Max von Laue

Année de décès: 1960

Max von Laue, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1879)

Lee Moran

Année de décès: 1961

Lee Moran, American actor, director and screenwriter (born 1888)

Jāzeps Vītols

Année de décès: 1948

Jāzeps Vītols, Latvian composer (born 1863)

Willa Cather

Année de décès: 1947

Willa Cather, American novelist, short story writer, and poet (born 1873)

Karin Boye

Année de décès: 1941

Karin Boye, Swedish author and poet (born 1900)

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Année de décès: 1942

Lucy Maud Montgomery, Canadian author (born 1874)

Ernst-Robert Grawitz

Année de décès: 1945

Ernst-Robert Grawitz, German physician (born 1899)

Milt Franklyn

Année de décès: 1962

Milt Franklyn, American composer (born 1897)

Gerhard Domagk

Année de décès: 1964

Gerhard Domagk, German pathologist and bacteriologist (born 1895)

JOURS FéRIéS DU 24 AVRIL

Mary Euphrasia Pelletier

Christian feast day: Mary Euphrasia Pelletier

Mary of Clopas

Christian feast day: Mary of Clopas

Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day

Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day (Armenia, France)

Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur

Christian feast day: Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur

April 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: April 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Salome (disciple)

Christian feast day: Salome (disciple)

William Firmatus

Christian feast day: William Firmatus

2006 Nepalese revolution

Democracy Day (Nepal)

Benedict Menni

Christian feast day: Benedict Menni

Fidelis of Sigmaringen

Christian feast day: Fidelis of Sigmaringen

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