19th April 1924

Ship Losses:

Mikuni Maru (Japan) The coaster caught fire and was abandoned off Hinomisaki Point.

20th April 1924

The Turkish Constitution, with 105 separate articles, was ratified by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, with provisions that the official religion would be Islam, the official language Turkish and the capital would be Ankara.
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21st April 1924

Celia Cooney, "The Bobbed Haired Bandit", was arrested in Jacksonville, Florida, along with her husband Ed, after gaining national attention for their string of armed robberies in New York City over a period of almost four months and their ability to elude police.
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Ship Losses:

Flandria (Sweden) The cargo liner came ashore near Hirtshals, Denmark. All on board were rescued. She was refloated on 27 April.
Llewellyn Howland (United States) Carrying a cargo of fuel oil, the tanker ran aground on Seal Ledge — a reef off Brenton Point in Newport, Rhode Island — broke up, and sank without loss of life in up to 30 feet (9.1 m) of water at 41°26′05″N 071°20′53″W. She was a total loss.
Paul Beau (United Kingdom) The cargo ship collided with Les Fils de Doumer ( France) 40 nautical miles (74 km) from Canton, China and was beached. She was refloated on 27 April.

22nd April 1924

"Mob at Pennsylvania station rushed detectives almost off feet to see bobbed-hair bandit and husband (with arrows). Celia Cooney, bobbed-hair bandit, and her husband Ed Cooney, whose arrival here caused one of the wildest scenes of its kind New York has known."
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"Bobbed Bandit Admits Guilt" (New York Daily News)
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Ship Losses:

Aldebaran (Germany) The cargo ship came ashore on Saaremaa, Estonia and was abandoned by her crew. She was refloated on 27 April.
Zencons (Latvia) The three-masted schooner came ashore on the west coast of Skagen, Denmark and was abandoned by her crew.

23rd April 1924

Ship Losses:

Garthway (United Kingdom) The cargo ship ran aground on Santa María Island, Galapagos Islands and was a total loss.

24th April 1924

"Girl Bandit Faces 20 Years" (New York Daily News).
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Newcastle United FC supporters arrive by sea for the FA Cup final against Aston Villa FC. Captain and pilot of the SS Bernicia watch the Newcastle FC Mascot 'Felix' being taken down. Newcastle won the Wembley FA Cup final 2-0.
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Ship Losses:

Java Maru (Japan) The cargo ship ran aground in the Inland Sea of Japan. She was refloated on 30 April.
Gannet (United Kingdom) The passenger ship sprang a leak in the North Sea off Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland and was abandoned.

25th April 1924

Ship Losses:

Essex Abbey (United Kingdom) The cargo ship ran aground at Punta Entinas, Spain. She was refloated in early May, arriving at Gibraltar on 6 May for drydocking and repairs.

26th April 1924

Newcastle United beat Aston Villa 2-0 in the FA Cup Final at Wembley.
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Release in Berlin of Fritz Lang's fantasy film "Die Nibelungen – Part II : Kriemhild’s Revenge".
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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.

27th April 1924

Ship Losses:

City of Singapore (United Kingdom) The cargo ship caught fire at Adelaide, South Australia. A fireman was killed by an onboard explosion whilst fighting the fire. Having sunk, she was refloated on 5 May.
Martha (United States) While anchored with no one aboard during a blizzard, the 23.3-gross register ton schooner was washed onto a reef and wrecked at the east-northeast entrance to Catons Harbor (54°24′N 162°32′W) on Sanak Island in the Sanak Islands in the Gulf of Alaska.

28th April 1924

Ship Losses:

Dios Irmaos (Brazil) The sailing ship suffered an onboard explosion of her cargo and capsized at Pernambuco.
Ethel (United Kingdom) The Thames barge foundered in the Thames Estuary off the Maplin Sands, Essex. Both crew were rescued by the yacht Vanity ( United Kingdom).
James W. Parker (United Kingdom) The schooner ran aground at North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was declared a total loss, but was refloated on 1 May.
Spreewald (Germany) The cargo liner ran aground at Emden, Germany. She was refloated on 29 April.

29th April 1924

"Convict Gov. M'Cray- Jailed. Gov. McCray of Indiana placed in jail after conviction of fraud in U.S. court; may be impeached".
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Ship Losses:

Lewis Luckenbach (United States) The cargo ship ran aground at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was refloated on 4 May.

30th April 1924

Ship Losses:

Aviateur Genthon (France) The auxiliary sailing ship ran aground at Alicante, Spain and was wrecked.
Cragness (United Kingdom) The cargo ship ran aground at Barracouta Point, Portuguese East Africa and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Lady Denison Pender ( United Kingdom). She was declared a total loss.

1st May 1924

Men work on the propellers of the RMS Mauretania during her refitting in the dry dock at Cherbourg, France.
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Ship Losses:

Ootmarsum (Netherlands) The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina. She was refloated on 16 May.

2nd May 1924

"Lieut. Hubert Julian, an aviator in the Canadian Medical Service during the war expects to "hop off" in New York on July 4 for a flight along the Atlantic Coast to Florida, Cuba, West Indies, his birthplace."
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Ship Losses:

Seewolf (Germany) The auxiliary sailing vessel caught fire at Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France and sank. She was refloated on 5 May.

3rd May 1924

Zinaida Kokorina, the first female military pilot in history, made her first solo flight.
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The SS Catalina was launched on this day. It remained in service until 1975, carrying more passengers than any other vessel.
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Ship Losses:

Trevier (Belgium) The cargo ship ran aground in the Paraná River, Argentina. She was refloated on 16 May.