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Events on Sunday 12 October 1924 2
1844 – 1924Anatole France (1844-1924)Died 12 October 1924, aged 80Anatole France was a French novelist and Nobel laureate in Literature (1921), known for works such as Le Crime de Sylvestre Bonnard and Penguin Island. He was one of the most celebrated French writers of his era.
1924Zeppelin LZ 126 crosses the AtlanticGerman-built airship delivered to the US NavyThe airship LZ 126, built by the Zeppelin company as war-reparations payment, flew from Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst, New Jersey between 12 and 15 October 1924. Renamed USS Los Angeles, it served the US Navy for years as a demonstration of long-range airship travel.