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24 December – 1924 Imperial Airways de Havilland DH.34 crash: Imperial Airways biplane G-EBBX crashes at Purley shortly after takeoff from Croydon Airport, killing all eight people on board, the new line's first fatal accident, [13] leading to the first UK public inquiry into a civil aviation accident.
1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1924th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 924th year of the 2nd millennium, the 24th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the 1920s decade.
The 1924 United Kingdom general election was held on Wednesday 29 October 1924, as a result of the defeat of the Labour minority government, led by Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, in the House of Commons on a motion of no confidence. [1] It was the third general election to be held in less than two years. Parliament was dissolved on 9 October. [2]
Davis, formerly the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, won less than 29% of the popular vote, the lowest share by the Democratic Party nominee in any U.S. presidential election. Stanley Baldwin returned to office as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after forming a Conservative Party government, following the October 29 election.
Pages in category "1924 in England" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 1924 Dover by-election;
The first "round-the-world" wireless radio communication took place between locations in New Zealand and the United Kingdom as favorable atmospheric conditions permitted amateur ham radio operators to hear each other over a distance of more than 19,000 kilometres (12,000 mi). Amateurs in both countries heard signals the night before.
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