Page 8: Historical Events In February - 24

1960  Jean Binet, composer, dies at 66 on February - 24.   

1961  On this day in history explorer (10) fails to reach Earth orbit   

1962  On February - 24 general mobilization in Indonesia over New-Guinea   

1962  On February - 24 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

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  Beatles begin filming "Help" in the Bahamas on February - 24.   

1965  On February - 24 east German President Ulbricht visits Egypt   

1966  On this day in history coup ousts President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana   

1966  On February - 24 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 February - 24 a pulsar discovered (CP 1919 by Jocelyn Burnell at Cambridge)   

1968  On this day in history discovery of the first pulsar in space   

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

1968  US troops reconquer Hue Vietnam on February - 24.   

1969  On February - 24 mariner 6 launched for Mars fly-by   

1969  Mariner 6, first spacecraft to fly by Mars, launched on February - 24.   

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 this day in history 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 February - 24.   

1973  Art Smith, actor (Quicksand), dies of heart attack at 73 on February - 24.   

1974  Pakistan officially recognizes Bangladesh on February - 24.   

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

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  Leonid Brezhnev opens 25th congress of CPSU on February - 24.   

1976  On this day in history charles Wilfred Orr, composer, dies at 82   

1977  President Carter announces US foreign aid will consider human rights on this day in history.   

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

1979  On this day in history war between North & South Yemen begins   

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 February - 24.   

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  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 this day in history birth of sixt(us) Birck [Xystus Betulius], German writer (Suzanna)   

1536  Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Fano Italy, Pope (1592-1605) was born on February - 24.   

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

0616  On this day in history death of king Ethelbert of Kent   

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 this day in history.   

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

1674  Death of Matthias Weckmann, German composer (b. 1616) on February - 24.   

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