- 41 24 Jan Emperor Caligula, known for his extraordinary excesses, is assassinated by his own bodyguard.
- 1965 24 Jan British statesman and national hero Winston Churchill dies aged 90 and is honoured with a state funeral.
- 1972 24 Jan World War Two Japanese soldier Shoichi Yokoi is found at his post on Guam and told the war is over.
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