Birthdays occurring on January, 24

1572

John Donne was born on January 24, 1572 English poet, 1572-1631 All mankind is of one author, and is one volume; when one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language; and every chapter must be so translated...As therefore the bell that rings to a sermon, calls not upon the preacher only, but upon the congregation to come: so this bell calls us all: but how much more me, who am brought so near the door by this sickness....No man is an island, entire of itself...any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee. More quotations from John Donne

1804

Delphine-Gay de Girardin was born on January 24, 1804 French writer, 1804-1855 Eternal Inner Peace has to be cultivated daily. More quotations from Delphine-Gay de Girardin

Deaths occurring on January, 24

1993

Thurgood Marshall died on January 24, 1993 American jurist and lawyer. 1908-1993 None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps. We got here because somebody - a parent, a teacher, an Ivy League crony or a few nuns - bent down and helped us pick up our boots. More quotations from Thurgood Marshall