January 24th in History

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January 24th in History

1839: Charles Darwin elected member of Royal Society
1848: Gold is first discovered in California,starting the gold rush
1902: Denmark sells Virgin Islands to USA
1924: Russian city of St Petersburg renamed Leningrad
1924: Italian dictator Mussolini disallows non-fascists work union
1935: Canned Beer is sold for the first time, in Virginia (United States)
1978: A Russian satellite accidently crashes in Canada's Northwest Territory
1984: Apple unveils its Macintosh personal computer, the first with a graphical interface
1985: The space shuttle 'Discovery' is launched on its first military mission

January 24th birthdays

1732: Pierre de Beaumarchais, French writer
1862: Edith Wharton, American writer
1917: Ernest Borgnine, American actor
1941: Neil Diamond, American singer/songwriter
1949: John Belushi, American actor
1961: Nastassja Kinski, German actress