Category: This Day In History January 24

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This Day in History for January 24

Historic Events:

• 1848 - On this day, James Wilson Marshall (1810-1885) verified Sutter's Mill found gold in Coloma, California.
• 1959 - Alaska became the 49th state in the United States.

Famous Birthdays:

• 1917 - Ernest Borgnine (1917-2012), American actor.
• 1947 - Warren Zevon, American musician. Known for the song, "Werewolves of London".

Famous Deaths:

• 1965 - Sir Winston Churchill, two-time Prime Minister of the UK.
• 1993 - Thurgood Marshall, 1st African-American US Supreme Court Justice.
• 2010 - Pernell Roberts, American actor; Bonanza, Trapper John M.D..

Ruth Asawa 24 Jan 1926 Norwalk, Los Angeles, California, United States - 06 Aug 2013

Ermes (Borgnino) Borgnine 24 Jan 1917 Hamden, New Haven, Connecticut, United States - 08 Jul 2012

Winston Churchill 30 Nov 1874 Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England - 24 Jan 1965

Carrie Coon 1980s

Sophia (Davis) Taylor 02 Jul 1847 Kaitaia, New Zealand - 24 Jan 1930

Richard (FitzAlan) de Arundel abt 1314 England - 24 Jan 1376

Merle (Jones) Smith 24 Jan 1921 Mist, Columbia, Oregon, United States - 07 Apr 2000

James Marshall 08 Oct 1810 Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, United States - 10 Aug 1885

Thoroughgood Marshall 02 Jul 1908 Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States - 24 Jan 1993

Pernell Roberts 18 May 1928 Waycross, Ware, Georgia, United States - 24 Jan 2010

Warren Zevon 24 Jan 1947 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 07 Sep 2003

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