Január 24. az év 24. napja a Gergely-naptár szerint. Az évből még 341 (szökőévekben 342) nap van hátra.
Névnapok: Timót + Balár, Bános, Bertram, Erik, Erika, Ferenc, Metella, Miléna, Oxána, Surány, Surd, Szaléz, Szalók, Szénia, Taddeus, Tádé, Timóteus, Timóteusz, Vera, Veron, Verona, Veronika, Veronka, Xénia
Események Politikai események
- 1458 – Hunyadi Mátyást Budán I. Mátyás néven magyar királlyá választják.
- 1943 – Befejeződik a Casablancai konferencia, amelyen Winston Churchill és Franklin D. Roosevelt döntenek a szövetségesek észak-afrikai, szicíliai és olaszországi partraszállásairól.
- 1958 – A Magyar Szocialista Munkáspárt Központi Bizottsága (MSZMP KB) módosítja korábbi döntését, és Rákosi Mátyást meghatározatlan időre száműzi.
- 1980 – Indira Gandhi ismét kormányt alakít Indiában.
- 2008
- A bizalmi szavazás elvesztése nyomán Romano Prodi olasz miniszterelnök benyújtja lemondását.
- Lemond Peter Hain brit munka- és nyugdíjügyi miniszter, miután rendőrségi vizsgálat indult kampánypénzekkel kapcsolatos szabálytalanságok miatt.
- 1942 – Baján –34,1 °C-os hőmérsékleti rekordot mérnek, valamint ezen a napon ugyanitt mérték az eddigi legalacsonyabb napi középhőmérsékletet is, amely -26,8 fok volt.
- 1978 – Kanada északnyugati térségeire zuhan a Kozmosz–954 szovjet tengerészeti felderítő műhold.
- 1984 – Az Apple Computer bemutatja az első Macintosh-t.
- 1994 – ESA rakétával földkörüli pályára áll az első török műhold, a Turksat–1.
- 1940 - Bemutatják New Yorkban a John Ford által rendezett Érik a gyümölcs című filmet.
- 2012 – Sztankay István színművészt választják a Nemzet Színészévé, a 2011 decemberében elhunyt Garas Dezső helyére.
- 1848 – James W. Marshall Kaliforniában, egy colomai fűrészmalom (Sutter’s Mill) mellett aranyat talál; ezzel kezdetét veszi a kaliforniai aranyláz, amely fordulópontot jelent a térség fejlődésében, San Francisco néhány sátorból álló falucskából virágzó várossá növi ki magát.
- 1907 – Ezen a napon mérték Magyarországon a valaha mért legmagasabb légnyomást. Aznap 1055,9 hPa értéket mutatott a barométer.
- 1986 – Megdőlt az országos éjszakai minimum hőmérsékleti rekord Budapesten. A fővárosban +4,5 fokot mértek.
- 1999 – Az ausztriai Deutschlandsberg mellett egy magyar turistabusz 18 halálos áldozattal járó balesetet szenved.
- 2015 – Megdőlt az országos éjszakai minimum hőmérsékleti rekord Budapesten. A fővárosban, Lágymányoson +5,2 fokot mértek.
- 2018 – Tűzvész tör ki a piemonti Sacra di San Michele bencés apátság műemléki épületében.
- Szalézi Szent Ferenc ünnepe a katolikus egyházban
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January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. 341 days remain until the end of the year (342 in leap years).
Events
- AD 41 – Claudius is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the Praetorian Guard after they assassinate the previous emperor, his nephew Caligula.[1]
- 914 – Start of the First Fatimid invasion of Egypt.[2]
- 1438 – The Council of Basel suspends Pope Eugene IV.[3]
- 1458 – Matthias Corvinus is elected King of Hungary.[4]
- 1536 – King Henry VIII of England suffers an accident while jousting, leading to a brain injury that historians say may have influenced his later erratic behaviour and possible impotence.[5][6]
- 1651 – Arauco War: Spanish and Mapuche authorities meet in the Parliament of Boroa renewing the fragile peace established at the parliaments of Quillín in 1641 and 1647.[7][8]
- 1679 – King Charles II of England dissolves the Cavalier Parliament.
- 1742 – Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
- 1758 – During the Seven Years' War the leading burghers of Königsberg submit to Elizabeth of Russia, thus forming Russian Prussia (until 1763).
- 1817 – Crossing of the Andes: Many soldiers of Juan Gregorio de las Heras are captured during the Action of Picheuta.
- 1835 – Slaves in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, stage a revolt, which is instrumental in ending slavery there 50 years later.
- 1848 – California Gold Rush: James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill near Sacramento.
- 1857 – The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first fully fledged university in South Asia.
- 1859 – The United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia (later named Romania) is formed as a personal union under the rule of Domnitor Alexandru Ioan Cuza.
- 1900 – Second Boer War: Boers stop a British attempt to break the Siege of Ladysmith in the Battle of Spion Kop.
- 1908 – The first Boy Scout troop is organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell.
- 1915 – World War I: British Grand Fleet battle cruisers under Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty engage Rear-Admiral Franz von Hipper's battle cruisers in the Battle of Dogger Bank.
- 1916 – In Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., the Supreme Court of the United States declares the federal income tax constitutional.
- 1918 – The Gregorian calendar is introduced in Russia by decree of the Council of People's Commissars effective February 14 (New Style).
- 1933 – The 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, changing the beginning and end of terms for all elected federal offices.
- 1939 – The deadliest earthquake in Chilean history strikes Chillán, killing approximately 28,000 people.
- 1942 – World War II: The Allies bombard Bangkok, leading Thailand, then under Japanese control, to declare war against the United States and United Kingdom.
- 1943 – World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill conclude a conference in Casablanca.
- 1946 – The United Nations General Assembly passes its first resolution to establish the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission.
- 1960 – Algerian War: Some units of European volunteers in Algiers stage an insurrection known as the "barricades week", during which they seize government buildings and clash with local police.
- 1961 – Goldsboro B-52 crash: A bomber carrying two H-bombs breaks up in mid-air over North Carolina. The uranium core of one weapon remains lost.
- 1968 – Vietnam War: The 1st Australian Task Force launches Operation Coburg against the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong during wider fighting around Long Bình and Biên Hòa.
- 1972 – Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of World War II.
- 1977 – The Atocha massacre occurs in Madrid during the Spanish transition to democracy.
- 1978 – Soviet satellite Kosmos 954, with a nuclear reactor on board, burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered.
- 1984 – Apple Computer places the Macintosh personal computer on sale in the United States.
- 1989 – Notorious serial killer Ted Bundy, with over 30 known victims, is executed by the electric chair at the Florida State Prison.
- 1990 – Japan launches Hiten, the country's first lunar probe, the first robotic lunar probe since the Soviet Union's Luna 24 in 1976, and the first lunar probe launched by a country other than Soviet Union or the United States.
- 2003 – The United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation.
- 2009 – Cyclone Klaus makes landfall near Bordeaux, France, causing 26 deaths as well as extensive disruptions to public transport and power supplies.
- 2011 – At least 35 are killed and 180 injured in a bombing at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport.
- Christian feast day:
- Earliest day on which Saturday of Souls can fall, while February 27 (or 28 during Leap Year) is the latest; observed 57 days before Easter. (Eastern Orthodox)
- Feast of Our Lady of Peace (Roman Catholic Church), and its related observances:
- Unification Day (Romania)
- Uttar Pradesh Day (Uttar Pradesh, India)