Historical Events In February - 24

1981  On this day in history jean Harris is convicted of murdering Scarsdale diet doctor Tarnower   

1982  On February - 24 24th Grammy Awards Betty Davis Eyes, Double Fantasy win   

1982  Virginia Bruce, actress (Born to Dance, Great Ziegfield), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history a U.S. congressional report condemns the internment of Japanese-Americans during WWII.   

1983  On this day in history dow Jones closes above 1100 mark for first time   

1983  USSR performs underground nuclear test on this day in history.   

1983  Herbert Norman Howells, composer, dies at 90 on February - 24.   

1984  Iraq resumes air attack on Iran on this day in history.   

1984  Uwe Johnson, writer, dies at 59 on February - 24.   

1985  On this day in history birendra, Bir Bikram Shah Dev crowned King of Nepal   

1985  On February - 24 yul Brynner reprised his role in "The King & I"   

1986  On this day in history texas Air buys Eastern Airlines for $676 million   

1986  On February - 24 voyager 2, first Uranus fly-by   

1987  29th Grammy Awards Higher Love, Graceland, Bruce Hornsby win on February - 24.   

1987  Radio personality Larry King suffers a heart attack on February - 24.   

1988  Matti Nykanen becomes winter Olympics first triple gold medalist on February - 24.   

1988  On this day in history south African apartheid regime bans the UDF   

1988  Supreme Court votes 8-0 Jerry Falwell cannot collect for Hustler parody on this day in history.   

1988  Irwan Chanin, US theater builder, dies at 96 on this day in history.   

1989  On February - 24 150-million-year-old fossil egg (oldest dinosaur embryo) found   

1989  On February - 24 margaret Ray found in David Letterman's home, claims to be his wife   

1989  US Boeing 747 loses parts of roof over Pacific, 9 die on this day in history.   

1989  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history publisher Malcolm Forbes dies in Far Hills, NJ, at age 70.   

1990  On February - 24 johnnie Ray, singer (Cry), dies of liver failure at 61   

1991  On this day in history "Those Were The Days" closes at Edison Theater NYC after 126 performances   

1991  In its first free elections since the collapse of communism, Lithuania rejects the Communist Party on February - 24.   

1991  US & allies begin a ground war assault on Iraqi troops on this day in history.   

1991  George Gobel, Chicago, comedian (George Gobel Show), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1992  On February - 24 kay Loring, dies after long illness   

1993  On February - 24 35th Grammy Awards Tears in Heaven-Eric Clapton wins   

1993  Bobby Moore, English soccer team capt (World champs 1966), dies on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history dinah Shore, singer (Chevrolet), dies of cancer at 76   

1995  On February - 24 dow-Jones hits record 4011.74   

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

1304  Muhammad ibn Battutah, Arab travel writer (Travels in Asia & Africa) was born on February - 24.   

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 February - 24.   

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 this day in history.   

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

0616  On February - 24 death of king Ethelbert of Kent   

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  On February - 24 death of johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist   

1642  On this day in history marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at about 66   

1666  On this day in history nicholas Lanier, composer, dies at 77   

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

1685  On February - 24 death of charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle, English politician and military leader (b. 1629)