Page 8: Historical Events In February - 24

1960  Jean Binet, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1961  On February - 24 explorer (10) fails to reach Earth orbit   

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

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

1964  Cassius Clay beats Sonny Liston for heavyweight boxing championship on this day in history.   

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

1965  On February - 24 beatles begin filming "Help" in the Bahamas   

1965  East German President Ulbricht visits Egypt on this day in history.   

1966  Coup ousts President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana on February - 24.   

1966  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1967  On February - 24 franz Waxman, German composer (Day at the races), dies at 60   

1968  On this day in history a pulsar discovered (CP 1919 by Jocelyn Burnell at Cambridge)   

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

1968  On February - 24 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  Mariner 6, first spacecraft to fly by Mars, launched on this day in history.   

1969  Kenneth Green, actor (Penrod), dies of heart attack at 61 on February - 24.   

1970  On February - 24 29 Swiss Army officers die in avalanche (Reckingen, Switzerland)   

1970  Conrad Nagel, actor (Celebrity Time), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1971  On February - 24 algeria nationalizes French oil companies   

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 February - 24.   

1973  Art Smith, actor (Quicksand), dies of heart attack at 73 on this day in history.   

1974  Pakistan officially recognizes Bangladesh on this day in history.   

1975  Nikolai A Bulganin, marshal/premier of USSR (1955-58), dies at 79 on February - 24.   

1976  On this day in history cuba adopts its constitution   

1976  Jules Feiffer's "Knock Knock," premieres in New York NY on February - 24.   

1976  On this day in history leonid Brezhnev opens 25th congress of CPSU   

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

1977  President Carter announces US foreign aid will consider human rights on February - 24.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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1103  On this day in history birth of emperor Toba of Japan (d. 1156)   

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 February - 24.   

1463  Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italy, scholar/platonist was born on February - 24.   

1500  On February - 24 birth of carlos V, King of Spain (1516-56)/Holy Roman Emperor   

1501  Sixt(us) Birck [Xystus Betulius], German writer (Suzanna) was born on February - 24.   

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

1545  On this day in history birth of don John of Austria, Spanish military leader (d. 1578)   

0616  Death of King Ethelbert of Kent on this day in history.   

1525  On February - 24 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 February - 24.   

1642  Marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at about 66 on this day in history.   

1666  On February - 24 nicholas Lanier, composer, dies at 77   

1674  Death of Matthias Weckmann, German composer (b. 1616) on this day in history.   

1685  Death of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle, English politician and military leader (b. 1629) on this day in history.