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1924 in Great Britain — Page 3

Explore 92 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1924.

Historical records for Great Britain in 1924

Sorted by month and day. Records with no month are shown last. Showing 12 of 92 unique records.

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Secretary of State for Agriculture

Wood, Edward Frederick Lindley · Secretary of State for Agriculture · Government / Conservative Party Government

Appointed Minister of Agriculture

Secretary of State for Health

Wheatley, John · Secretary of State for Health · Government / Labour Party Government

Appointed as the Minister of Health

Secretary of State for India

Birkenhead, Frederick Edwin · Secretary of State for India · Government / Conservative Party Government

Appointed Secretary of State for India

Secretary of State for War and the Colonies

Amery, Leopold · Secretary of State for War and the Colonies · Government / Conservative Party Government

Appointed Secretary of State for War and the Colonies

Secretary of State for War and the Colonies

Walsh, Stephen · Secretary of State for War and the Colonies · Government / Conservative Party Government

Appointed Secretary of State for War

Solicitor General

Inskip, Thomas · Solicitor General · Government / Labour Party Government

Appointed Solicitor General, 2nd term

Stellar Mass-Luminosity

Eddington, Arthur Stanley · Science / Astronomy

The larger a star the more luminous, mass can be found if luminosity is known. Discovers the mass-luminosity relation for stars

The Dream

Wells, Herbert George · Arts / Literature

Wells published The Dream, a novel describing a possible future civilization.

The Man in the Brown Suit

Christie, Agatha · Arts / Literature

Publication of "The Man in the Brown Suit"

Two Rabbis Painting Gift

Rothenstein, William · Birmingham · Painter · Arts / Museums

A work by William Rothenstein entered Birmingham's collection through an early Contemporary Art Society gift, expanding the representation of modern British painting.

Under Secretary of State for War

Attlee, Clement Richard · Under Secretary of State for War · Politics / Labour Party

Appointed Under Secretary of State for War

Zinoviev Letter

MacDonald, James Ramsey · London · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Government / Labour Party Government

The Zinoviev letter published by the Daily Mail loses the Labour Party the election. An alleged letter from Zinoviev calls for Labour Party communists to revolt. After election week the Zinoviev letter is shown to be a forgery

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