Births On ( 24th)
- 1802 - "Alexander Dumas, French author of 'The Three Muskateers'"
- 1880 - "Ernst Bloch, American composer born in Switzerland"
- 1898 - "Emelia Earhart, American aviator; disappeared over the Pacific"
- 1919 - "Peter Yates, British film director"
- 1930 - "Charles Hambro, Financier"
- 1951 - "Lynda Carter, American actress & singer; TV's 'Wonder Woman'"
Events On ( 24th)
- 1824 - The world's first opinion poll was held in the United States
- 1925 - Insulin was successfully used for the first time to treat a patient
- 1935 - Greetings telegrams were introduced in Britain
- 1958 - The first life barons & baronesses were named under the Life Peerages Act
- 1980 - "Peter Sellers, the English actor and comedian, died"
- 1984 - The Secretary of State announced which councils would be 'capped' because of overspending
- 1985 - France led an international campaign for sanctions against South Africa
- 1986 - The government announced that Royal Ordnance was to be sold by tender