What happened in history on this day: January 24?
On January 24 in ...
- 1942 - Musical "Star and Garter" premieres in New York City, New York.
- 1962 - Brian Epstein signs management contract with the Beatles.
Births on January 24
- 1933 - Birth of Zeke Carey; American rhythm and blues singer (Flamingos - "I Only Have Eyes For You").
- 1936 - Birth of Jack Scott in Windsor, Ontario, Canada; rocker ("My True Love", "What in the World's Come Over You", "Burning Bridges").
- 1939 - Birth of Ray Stevens in Clarksdale, Georgia, USA; singer, songwriter ("Ahab the Arab", "The Streak").
- 1941 - Birth of Aaron Neville; American singer/keyboardist (Neville Brothers).
- 1941 - Birth of Michael Chapman in Leeds, England; rocker ("Looking for 11").
- 1941 - Birth of Neil Diamond in Brooklyn, New York, USA; singer/actor (Jazz Singer, "Coming to America").
- 1947 - Birth of Warren Zevon in Chicago, Illinois, USA; rocker and songwriter ("Excitable Boy").
- 1955 - Birth of Julian Holland; rocker (Squeeze).
- 1958 - Birth of Jools Holland; keyboardist (Squeeze).
- 1963 - Birth of Keech Rainwater; country drummer (Lonestar).
- 1970 - Birth of Pat "Sleepy Brown"; singer (Society of Soul).
Deaths on January 24
- 1970 - Death of James "Shep" Shepherd, rocker (Shep and Limelites), beaten to death.
- 1986 - Death of Gordon MacRae at age 64 of mouth cancer in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; singer/actor (Railroad Hour radio show, Oklahoma!, Carousel, The Desert Song), host (Colgate Comedy Hour TV show, Lux Television Theatre TV show).
- 1994 - Death of David Cole of complications from spinal meningitis at age 32; disk jockey (New York), superstar producer (Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin), musician (C+C Music Factory - "Gonna Make You Sweat").
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