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| January 24th, 2041 | Event | Gaius Caesar (Caligula), known for his eccentricity and cruel despotism, is assassinated by his disgruntled Praetorian Guards. Claudius succeeds his nephew. |
| January 24th, 2003 | Event | The United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation. |
| January 24th, 1996 | Event | Polish Premier Jozef Oleksy resigns amid charges that he spied for Moscow. |
| January 24th, 1994 | Event | Turkey s First Satellite Turksat 1A falls into the ocean. |
| January 24th, 1993 | Event | Turkish journalist and writer Ugur Mumcu is assassinated by a car bomb in Ankara. |
| January 24th, 1986 | Event | Voyager 2 passes within 81,500 km (50,680 miles) of Uranus. |
| January 24th, 1984 | Event | The first Apple Macintosh goes on sale. |
| January 24th, 1978 | Event | Soviet satellite Cosmos 954 burns up in Earth s atmosphere, scattering debris over Canada s Northwest Territories. |
| January 24th, 1978 | Event | Rose Dugdale and Eddie Gallagher become the first convicted prisoners to marry in prison in the history of the Republic of Ireland. |
| January 24th, 1977 | Event | Massacre of Atocha in Madrid, during the Spanish transition to democracy. |
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