On this day
24
January

Frederick the Great, Hadrian, George Cukor

Born: Frederick the Great (1712), Hadrian (76)
Died: George Cukor (1983)

Born on this day

24JanBorn 1712314th birthday

Frederick the Great

A Prussian king whose military ambitions and intellectual life sit beside a much-debated private history.

24JanBorn 761950th birthday

Hadrian

A Roman emperor whose public commemoration of Antinous gave a private loss an extraordinary afterlife.

Died on this day

24JanDied 198343rd anniversary of death

George Cukor

A Hollywood director whose close attention to performance produced enduring comedies, dramas and musicals.