It happened one 24 January

1939 : Earthquake in Chile


On 24 January 1939, an earthquake of magnitude 8.8 on the Richter scale devastated the city of Chillan and the surrounding area in Chile. 30,000 people were killed.

1966 : Crash on Mont Blanc


On 24 January 1966, an Air India Boeing 707 crashed on Mont Blanc killing its 117 passengers.

1972 : Shoichi Yokoi surrendered


On January 24, 1972, Guam, farmers discovered a Japanese sergeant Shoichi Yokoi, hiding in the jungle for 28 years and awaiting orders from the Japanese army.

2011 : Attack in Moscow airport


On January 24, 2011, there was a terrorist suicidal attack in Domodedovo International Airport in Moscow. The author was from Ingushetia and was part of an Islamic terrorist organization from the North Caucasus. 37 people were killed and 173 injured.

Quote of the day : 24 January

Silvio Berlusconi
If I, taking care of everyone's interests, also take care of my own, you can't talk about a conflict of interest.

Birthdays : 24 January

Charles Sackville, English poet (1638)
Farinelli, Italian castrato (1705)
Edith Wharton, Writer (1862)
Henry King, Director (1886)
Ernest Borgnine, Actor (1917)
Georges Lautner, Director (1926)
Michel Serrault, Actor (1928)
Neil Diamond, Singer (1941)
Sharon Tate, Actress (1943)
Subhash Ghai, Indian director (1943)
Klaus Nomi, Singer (1944)
John Belushi, Actor (1949)
Daniel Auteuil, Actor (1950)
Lounès Matoub, Singer (1956)
Nastassja Kinsk, Actress (1961)
Shae-Lynn Bourne, Canadian ice dancer (1976)
Jade Ewen, Singer (1988)

They left us one 24 January

Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist (1877)
Amedeo Modigliani, Painter and sculptor (1920)
Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Nobel laureate (1965)
George Cukor, Director (1983)
Chris Penn, Actor (2006)
Gérard Blanc, Singer (2009)

Tip of the Day : 24 January

Hot water bottle


To keep your hot-water bottle hot longer, put some salt (1 tablespoon) in the water you heat.

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