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This year in history
In the year 1924

	January 21st	British comedian, Benny Hill, was born in Southampton, England. He was best known for his television programme, The Benny Hill Show, which has enjoyed viewership that reaches into the billions.
	January 21st	Russian Revolutionary, Vladimir Lenin, died at the age of 54. He was the leader of the Bolshevik party and the first Premier of the Soviet Union.
	January 24th	St. Petersburg, Russia was renamed to Leningrad. It was previously named, Petrograd, but was renamed back to St. Petersburg after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.
	February 1st	The United Kingdom formally recognized the USSR.
	February 8th	The gas chamber was used for the first time as means of execution in the United States.
	February 14th	The International Business Machines (IBM) company was founded. The company's history actually dates back to 1888 at which time it was known as the Computing Tabulating Recording (CTR) company and was involved in the making of punch card data processing equipment.
	February 21st	President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, was born in Harare. He has been the head of government in Zimbabwe since 1980.
	March 16th	The free port of Fiume was annexed by Mussolini's fascist regime. The city is now part of Croatia, under the name Rijeka.
	April 1st	Adolf Hitler was sentenced to five years in jail for his participation in the "Beer Hall Putsch". He spent nine months in prison, during which he wrote his autobiographical book, Mein Kampf.
	April 3rd	American actor, Marlon Brando, was born in in Omaha, Nebraska. His acting, as much as his style, which included an intense disinterest in the "Hollywood Hype", made him a legendary figure in the film industry.
	April 3rd	American actress, Doris Day, was born in Evanston, Ohio. She was one of the most prominent actresses of the 50's and 60's eras.
	April 16th	American composer, Henry Mancini, was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He was probably the most celebrated composer of cinema and television music of the 20th century.
	April 17th	Movie studio, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, was formed after the merging of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures, and the Louis Mayer Company.
	May 4th	The 8th Summer Olympics opened in Paris, France.
	June 3rd	Austrian novelist, Franz Kafka, died of tuberculosis at the age of 41. He is considered as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century.
	June 10th	Italian socialist leader, Giacomo Matteotti, was kidnapped and killed by fascists in Rome.
	June 12th	American politician, George H. W. Bush, was born in Milton, Massachusetts. He served as the 41st President of the United States between 1989 and 1993.
	June 15th	Native Americans were recognized as citizens of the United States.
	September 13th	French composer, Maurice Jarre, was born in Lyon, France. He was a composer of film music, who had a distinguished career in the American movie industry. He is the father of Jean Michel Jarre.
	September 16th	American actress, Lauren Bacall, was born in New York City as Betty Joan Perske. She was married to legendary actor Humphrey Bogart and then had a much publicized affair with another legendary figure of the entertainment industry, singer Frank Sinatra.
	September 28th	Italian actor, Marcello Mastroianni, was born in the village of Fontana Liri, Italy. He was one of the most popular Italian actors of the 20th century who was able to achieve international fame by starring in several hit movies. He also stared in Federico Fellini's 'La Dolce Vita', and '8 1/2'.
	September 30th	American author, Truman Capote, was born in New Orleans, USA. He is considered as one of the distinguished writers of the second half of the 20th century.
	October 10th	American film maker, Ed Wood, was born in New York, USA. He was an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer and is widely considered by many critics as one of the worst directors ever.
	November 29th	Italian composer, Giacomo Puccini, died at the age of 66. He is one of the most celebrated opera composers of all time.

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