Historical Events In February - 24

1960  On this day in history jean Binet, composer, dies at 66   

1961  Explorer (10) fails to reach Earth orbit on this day in history.   

1962  General mobilization in Indonesia over New-Guinea on February - 24.   

1962  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on February - 24.   

1964  On February - 24 cassius Clay beats Sonny Liston for heavyweight boxing championship   

1964  On this day in history alexander Archipenko, Ukr sculptor/water colors painter, dies at 76   

1965  Beatles begin filming "Help" in the Bahamas on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history east German President Ulbricht visits Egypt   

1966  Coup ousts President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana on this day in history.   

1966  On February - 24 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1967  Franz Waxman, German composer (Day at the races), dies at 60 on February - 24.   

1968  A pulsar discovered (CP 1919 by Jocelyn Burnell at Cambridge) on February - 24.   

1968  Discovery of the first pulsar in space on February - 24.   

1968  On this day in history gary Unger begins NHL consecutive game record of 914 games   

1968  On this day in history uS troops reconquer Hue Vietnam   

1969  On this day in history mariner 6 launched for Mars fly-by   

1969  On February - 24 mariner 6, first spacecraft to fly by Mars, launched   

1969  Kenneth Green, actor (Penrod), dies of heart attack at 61 on this day in history.   

1970  29 Swiss Army officers die in avalanche (Reckingen, Switzerland) on this day in history.   

1970  On February - 24 conrad Nagel, actor (Celebrity Time), dies at 73   

1971  Algeria nationalizes French oil companies on this day in history.   

1971  Captain JJ Smith, Australian Army Training Team Vietnam, wins a Bar to his Military Cross The AATTV was the most decorated unit in Australian military history on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history art Smith, actor (Quicksand), dies of heart attack at 73   

1974  On February - 24 pakistan officially recognizes Bangladesh   

1975  On this day in history nikolai A Bulganin, marshal/premier of USSR (1955-58), dies at 79   

1976  Cuba adopts its constitution on February - 24.   

1976  Jules Feiffer's "Knock Knock," premieres in New York NY on this day in history.   

1976  On February - 24 leonid Brezhnev opens 25th congress of CPSU   

1976  Charles Wilfred Orr, composer, dies at 82 on February - 24.   

1977  On February - 24 president Carter announces US foreign aid will consider human rights   

1979  Highest price ever paid for a pig, $42,500, Stamford TX on this day in history.   

1979  War between North & South Yemen begins on February - 24.   

1980  The U.S. hockey team beats Finland 4-2, to win the gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, NY on this day in history.   

1981  On February - 24 buckingham Palace announces the engagement of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer.   

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1103  Emperor Toba of Japan (d. 1156) was born on February - 24.   

1304  On February - 24 birth of muhammad ibn Battutah, Arab travel writer (Travels in Asia & Africa)   

1304  Ibn Battuta, Arabian explorer (d. 1368) ? was born on this day in history.   

1463  On this day in history birth of giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italy, scholar/platonist   

1500  Carlos V, King of Spain (1516-56)/Holy Roman Emperor was born on this day in history.   

1501  On February - 24 birth of sixt(us) Birck [Xystus Betulius], German writer (Suzanna)   

1536  On February - 24 birth of clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Fano Italy, Pope (1592-1605)   

1545  Don John of Austria, Spanish military leader (d. 1578) was born on February - 24.   

0616  Death of King Ethelbert of Kent on February - 24.   

1525  On this day in history death of guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, French soldier   

1563  Death of Francois Guise, French general/duke, assassinated at 44 on February - 24.   

1588  Death of Johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist on this day in history.   

1642  On February - 24 marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at about 66   

1666  Nicholas Lanier, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1674  On February - 24 death of matthias Weckmann, German composer (b. 1616)   

1685  Death of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle, English politician and military leader (b. 1629) on February - 24.