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'''1924''' was the year [[Jack Harkness|Captain Jack Harkness]] of [[Torchwood Three]] was sent to [[India|British India]] to shut down [[Torchwood India]] and confiscate all of its artefacts. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Golden Age (audio story)|Golden Age]]'')
'''1924''' was a [[year]].


In [[October]], the [[Ninth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]] visited [[London]], where they helped innocent [[human]]s against a painted lady and a mysterious [[cat]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Clockwise Man]]'')
== Properties ==
1924 was a [[leap year]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Golden Age (audio story)}}; [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Imaginary Friends (novel)}})


In [[November]], [[the Doctor]] was with [[Giacomo Puccini]] just before he died. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]'')
== Events ==
=== Dated ===
[[29 February]] marked the beginning of a period in [[India]] including "[[World War II|another world war]], independence, [[Partition of India|partition]]" eventually resulting in the India of [[2009]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Golden Age (audio story)}})


At unknown points in the year, [[Lawrence Grainger]], the father of [[Edward Grainger]], died, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Direct Action (short story)|Direct Action]]'') and the [[First Doctor]] and [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] were in [[Bombay]], combatting [[Suresh]]'s [[ghost]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Indian Summer (short story)|Indian Summer]]'')
On [[21 August]], [[National Radio Silence Day]] was held in the [[USA]], in an attempt to pick up any radio signals that might be coming from [[Mars]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Eye of Horus (audio story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}})


* [[7 January|7]] - Actor [[Geoffrey Bayldon]] was born.
In [[October]], the [[Ninth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]] visited [[London]] to see the [[British Empire Exhibition]]. There, they became involved in [[Katurian]] revolutionary [[Melissa Heart]]'s attempt to find and execute the exiled [[dictator]] [[Shade Vassily]], which was complicated by Heart mistaking [[the Doctor]] for Vassily. Eventually, the dictator was caught and killed before he could escape [[Earth]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Clockwise Man (novel)}})
* [[8 January|8]] - Actor [[Ron Moody]] was born.


* [[21 February|21]] - Actor [[George Selway]] was born.
=== Undated ===
[[Suresh Parekh]] saw [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] in [[Bombay]], [[India]] with her [[First Doctor|grandfather]], who was finally corporeal. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Indian Summer (short story)}})


* [[3 March|3]] - Actor [[John Woodnutt]] was born.
[[Jack Harkness|Captain Jack Harkness]] of [[Torchwood Three]] was sent to [[India|British India]] to shut down [[Torchwood India]] and confiscate all of its artefacts. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Golden Age (audio story)}})
* [[19 March|19]] - Actress [[Mary Wimbush]] was born.
* [[28 March|28]] - Actor [[Robert James]] was born.


* [[3 April|3]] - Actor [[Peter Hawkins]] was born.
[[River Song]] investigated a [[Surene]] burial site in [[Mesopotamia]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Boundless Sea (audio story)}})
* [[17 April|17]] - Actor [[Clyde Pollitt]] was born.
* 17 - Actor [[Kevin Lindsay]] was born.


* [[24 May|24]] - Actor [[Freddie Earlle]] was born.
== Births and deaths ==
* [[26 May|26]] - Actor [[Leonard Maguire]] was born.
[[Lawrence Grainger]], the father of [[Edward Grainger]], died. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Direct Action (short story)}})


* [[2 June|2]] - Actor [[Peter Halliday]] was born.
== Other ==
* [[7 June|7]] - Actress [[Dolores Gray]] was born.
According to one account, [[Iris Wildthyme]]'s [[Celestial Omnibus]] had a space-time link to a [[Canada|Canadian]] lake in 1924 which she used to get water. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Enter Wildthyme (novel)}})


* [[3 July|3]] - Actor [[Michael Barrington]] was born.
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* [[7 August|7]] - Newsreader [[Kenneth Kendall]] was born.
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* [[24 August|24]] - Actor [[Jimmy Gardner]] was born.
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* [[31 August|31]] - Actor [[George Sewell]] was born.
 
* [[9 September|9]] - Actor [[Salvin Stewart]] was born.
 
* [[19 November|19]] - Actor [[William Russell]] was born.
* [[21 November|21]] - Writer [[Malcolm Hulke]] was born.
 
* [[1 December|1]] - Actor [[Desmond Cullum-Jones]] was born.
* [[3 December|3]] - Actor [[Robert Keegan]] was born.
* [[14 December|14]] - Actor [[John Franklyn-Robbins]] was born.
 
=== Unknown date ===
* Actor [[Alan White]] was born.
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Latest revision as of 03:18, 22 October 2024

1924 in

the DWU • vital statistics

Timeline for 1924
20th century | 1920s

1918 • 1919 • 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930
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1924 was a year.

Properties

1924 was a leap year. (AUDIO: Golden Age [+]Loading...["Golden Age (audio story)"]; PROSE: Imaginary Friends [+]Loading...["Imaginary Friends (novel)"])

Events

Dated

29 February marked the beginning of a period in India including "another world war, independence, partition" eventually resulting in the India of 2009. (AUDIO: Golden Age [+]Loading...["Golden Age (audio story)"])

On 21 August, National Radio Silence Day was held in the USA, in an attempt to pick up any radio signals that might be coming from Mars. (AUDIO: The Eye of Horus [+]Loading...["The Eye of Horus (audio story)"], PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])

In October, the Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler visited London to see the British Empire Exhibition. There, they became involved in Katurian revolutionary Melissa Heart's attempt to find and execute the exiled dictator Shade Vassily, which was complicated by Heart mistaking the Doctor for Vassily. Eventually, the dictator was caught and killed before he could escape Earth. (PROSE: The Clockwise Man [+]Loading...["The Clockwise Man (novel)"])

Undated

Suresh Parekh saw Susan in Bombay, India with her grandfather, who was finally corporeal. (PROSE: Indian Summer [+]Loading...["Indian Summer (short story)"])

Captain Jack Harkness of Torchwood Three was sent to British India to shut down Torchwood India and confiscate all of its artefacts. (AUDIO: Golden Age [+]Loading...["Golden Age (audio story)"])

River Song investigated a Surene burial site in Mesopotamia. (AUDIO: The Boundless Sea [+]Loading...["The Boundless Sea (audio story)"])

Births and deaths

Lawrence Grainger, the father of Edward Grainger, died. (PROSE: Direct Action [+]Loading...["Direct Action (short story)"])

Other

According to one account, Iris Wildthyme's Celestial Omnibus had a space-time link to a Canadian lake in 1924 which she used to get water. (PROSE: Enter Wildthyme [+]Loading...["Enter Wildthyme (novel)"])