Page 8: Historical Events In April - 24

1985  Supreme Court of Canada ruling allows Sunday shopping in most provinces on April - 24.   

1985  Sergei Yutkevich, Russian director, (Otello, Banya), dies at 80 on April - 24.   

1986  Wallis Warfield Simpson (Duchess of Windsor) dies on April - 24.   

1986  Bessie Wallis Warfield Simpson, (Edward abdicated for her), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1988  E S "Bob" Newson, cricketer (S African fast bowler in 1930's), dies on April - 24.   

1989  10s of thousands of students strikes in Beijing China on April - 24.   

1989  Massachusetts declares today "New Kids on the Block Day" on April - 24.   

1990  Security law violator Michael Milken pleads guilty to 6 felonies on April - 24.   

1990  On this day in history uS 66th manned space mission STS 31 (Discovery 10) launches into orbit   

1990  West & East Germany agree to merge currency & economies on July first on this day in history.   

1990  On April - 24 joseph Leberman, entertainer, dies   

1991  On April - 24 j de Graaf, ethicus/president church & peace, dies   

1991  Bangladesh cyclone in Bangladesh killing 138,866 people on April - 24.   

1992  On April - 24 "Man of La Mancha" with Sheena Easton opens at Marquis theater   

1993  On April - 24 oliver R Tambo, chairman (African National Congress), dies at 75   

1995  On this day in history douglas Gunsekera, banker, dies at 77   

1996  Donald Cammell, film director, dies at 62 on April - 24.   

1997  On this day in history pat Paulsen, comedian (Smothers Brothers Show), dies at 69   

2006  Three explosions in a tourist section of Dahab, Egypt kill 30 and injure over 115 on April - 24.   

2007  Abortion is legalized in Mexico City on April - 24.   

2007  Gliese 581 c, a potentially habitable Earth-like extrasolar planet, is discovered in the constellation Libra on this day in history.   

2013  On April - 24 33 people are killed and 115 are injured after a magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Jalalabad, Afghanistan   

2018  US President Donald Trump hosts his first state dinner for visiting French President Emmanuel Macron on this day in history.   

2018  Suffragist Millicent Fawcett is the first woman to have a statue erected in Parliament Square, London, England on April - 24.   

2018  Streaming music services overtake worldwide sales of CDs and vinyl for the first time according to IFPI on this day in history.   

2018  Ed Sheeran 's "÷" is the best-selling album of 2017, selling 6.1 million copies, according to IFPI on this day in history.   

2018  Golden State Killer suspect Joseph DeAngelo arrested and charged with eight murders after being identified through genealogy websites on this day in history.   

2021  On April - 24 following an international search and rescue effort, the Indonesian navy reports the sinking of KRI Nanggala with 53 crew members, the largest loss of life aboard a submarine since 2003.   

2021  COVID-19 pandemic: The number of vaccinations administered worldwide exceeds 1 billion. Half of these doses have been administered in just three countries (the United States, China and India) on April - 24.   

2023  Tucker Carlson , Fox News most popular prime-time host, is fired from the cable network [1] on this day in history.   

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1533  William I of Orange (d. 1584) was born on April - 24.   

1538  Gugliemo Gonzaga, composer was born on this day in history.   

1581  Vincent de Paul, French saint (d. 1660) was born on April - 24.   

1594  On this day in history birth of benedikt Lechler, composer   

1620  On this day in history birth of john Graunt, statistician, founder of science of demography   

1660  On April - 24 birth of cornelis Dusart, Dutch painter/engraver   

1670  On April - 24 birth of christian Ludwig Boxberg, composer   

1706  On April - 24 birth of giovanni Battista Martini, composer   

0624  On April - 24 death of mellitus, third Archbishop of Canterbury   

0709  Wilfried, bishop of York, dies at about 76 on this day in history.   

0729  On this day in history egbert[us], English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at 89   

1077  On this day in history geza I, King of Hungary (1074-7), dies   

1185  Death of Antoku Taira, emperor of Japan (1180-85), drowns on April - 24.   

1338  On this day in history death of marquis Theodore I of Montferrat (b. 1291)   

1530  Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (De partu Virginis), dies on this day in history.   

1617  On this day in history death of carlo Concino, French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered