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Events in January 1924 11
1870 – 1924LeninRussian Revolution leaderVladimir Lenin led the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, establishing the Soviet state and the foundation for communist rule in Russia.
1870 – 1924Vladimir LeninFounder of the Soviet UnionVladimir Ilyich Lenin (April 22, 1870 – January 21, 1924) was the founder of the Soviet state and leader of the Bolshevik Revolution. He led Soviet Russia from 1917 and the Soviet Union from its formation in 1922 until his death in 1924.
1917 – 1924Lenin leads Soviet RussiaOctober Revolution to death — 1917 to 1924Lenin led Soviet Russia from the October Revolution on November 7, 1917, and the Soviet Union from its formation in December 1922 until his death on January 21, 1924. He established the one-party Bolshevik state and the foundations of Soviet communism.
1924Australian Open 1924 — becomes Grand SlamMen: James Anderson · Women: Sylvia LanceThe Australian Championships become one of the four Grand Slam tournaments.
1924 – 2024Roger Guillemin (1924-2024)Died 21 February 2024, aged 100French-born American physiologist who shared the 1977 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for work on brain hormones.
1924First UK Labour government takes officeRamsay MacDonald becomes Britain's first Labour prime ministerRamsay MacDonald formed Britain's first Labour government on 22 January 1924, governing as a minority administration with Liberal support. It fell in October 1924 after less than a year, but marked Labour's arrival as a party of government.