26th April 1924
Newcastle United beat Aston Villa 2-0 in the FA Cup Final at Wembley.
Release in Berlin of Fritz Lang's fantasy film "Die Nibelungen – Part II : Kriemhild’s Revenge".
Ship Losses:
Aurania (Italy) The cargo ship collided with
Norrtelje ( Sweden) in the Bay of Biscay off Ouessant, Finistère. Her crew were rescued by Norrtelje.
Robert Dollar II (United States) The cargo ship was wrecked in the Yangtze 50 nautical miles (93 km) downstream of Chunking, China with heavy loss of life.