12th February 1924
Howard Carter and his archaeological team had the lid of Pharaoh Tutankhamun's stone sarcophagus raised, revealing his solid gold mummy case.
Ship Losses:
Lord Hamilton (United Kingdom) The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Two of her four crew were rescued by the motor boat
Champion ( United Kingdom).
République (France) The five-masted schooner caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands, Spain (32°03′N 13°55′W) and was abandoned. All eighteen crew were rescued by
Romeu ( Spain). She came ashore between Agadir and Cape Juby, Spanish Morocco on 1 April.