Page 2: Historical Events In 2024
Monday, 06 January 2025
Jan 26 Tuvaluan general election: Kausea Natano, the incumbent Prime Minister of Tuvalu, loses reelection to Parliament.A month later, Feleti Teo was elected prime minister on this day in history.
Jan 28 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Jannik Sinner of Italy produces an epic comeback to beat Daniil Medvedev 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 for his first Grand Slam singles title in the year 2024.
Jan 29 Elon Musk tweets his company Neuralink has implanted a ‘brain-reading’ device into a person for the first time [1] on this day in history.
Jan 30 Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan , already in jail on corruption charges, sentenced to a further 10 years for leaking state secrets [1] on this day in history.
Jan 31 Caitlin Clark posts 35 points and 10 assists for Iowa against Northwestern, breaking the Big Ten all-time scoring record on this day in history.
Jan 31 Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and social media companies Discord, TikTok, X and Snap reprimanded before a US congressional hearing for not doing enough to protect children online [1] in the year 2024.
Jan 31 Sultan of Johor Ibrahim Iskandar ascends the throne as the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia on this day in history.
Jan 31 On this day in history uS clean energy advisor John Podesta succeeds John Kerry as the Biden administration's global representative on climate [1]
Feb 01 Sebastián Piñera, former President of Chile, died in a helicopter crash on February 6 in the year 2024.
Feb 02 The US launches airstrikes on 85 targets in Iraq and Syria in response to a deadly drone attack on a US military base on this day in history.
Feb 04 President of Namibia Hage Geingob dies at the age of 82, and is succeeded by his vice-president Nangolo Mbumba on this day in history.
Feb 04 Salvadoran general election: Incumbent President Nayib Bukele wins the election with over 80% of the vote, becoming the first president to be reelected in El Salvador since 1944 on this day in history.
Feb 05 In the year 2024 66th Grammy Awards: Taylor Swift wins record 4th Best Album with "Midnights", Best Record Miley Cyrus "Flowers", Best Song Billie Eilish “What I Was Made For”, Killer Mike led away in handcuffs [1]
Feb 05 In the year 2024 megan Thee Stallion 's achieves her first solo #1 with diss single "Hiss" amid a feud with fellow rapper Nicki Minaj [1]
Feb 06 On this day in history denis Villeneuve's science fiction film epic "Dune: Part Two" premieres in Mexico City, starring Timothée Chalamet and an ensemble cast
Feb 06 In the year 2024 former President of Chile Sebastián Piñera dies in a helicopter crash at the age of 74.
Feb 06 King Charles III diagnosed with cancer according to Buckingham Place, Queen Camilla takes on his public duties while he receives treatment [1] in the year 2024.
Feb 07 In the year 2024 alexander Stubb is elected in the closest presidential election in Finnish history on February 11.
Feb 07 Azerbaijani presidential election: Amid an opposition boycott, President Ilham Aliyev is reelected to a fifth term on this day in history.
Feb 07 In the year 2024 israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects Hamas's ceasefire proposal, saying he will continue till "total victory", saying forces will push further south into city of Rafah [1]
Feb 07 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy removes his top general Valery Zaluzhny, in the military's most significant shake-up in years [1] in the year 2024.
Feb 08 In the year 2024 pakistan election: In an upset independents backed by imprisoned Imran Khan 's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party win the most seats with 97, PML-N win 76, PPP 54 [1]
Feb 08 Pakistani general election: Independent politicians, most of whom are members of the banned political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, win a plurality of seats in the National Assembly in the year 2024.
Feb 11 In the year 2024 finnish presidential election: In the closest presidential election in Finnish history, Alexander Stubb is elected president in the second round.
Feb 11 In the year 2024 super Bowl LVIII, Allegiant Stadium, LV: Kansas City Chiefs win back to back titles and 3rd in 5 years with an overtime 25-22 win over the SF 49ers; MVP: Patrick Mahomes , KC, QB
Feb 11 Usher performs the halftime show at Super Bowl LVIII with guests Alicia Keys , will.i.am, Lil Jon, H.E.R. and Ludacris [1] in the year 2024.
Feb 14 Indonesian general election: Prabowo Subianto wins the presidential election, and the Democratic Party of Struggle wins the most votes in the legislative election in the year 2024.
Feb 15 Caitlin Clark becomes the NCAA Division I women's career scoring leader in a game for Iowa against Michigan, scoring a career-high 49 points in the year 2024.
Feb 16 Alexei Navalny, a Russian opposition leader, dies under mysterious circumstances at the age of 47 in the year 2024.
Feb 16 On this day in history donald Trump and Trump Organization ordered to pay $354 million in fines in NY civil fraud case - one of the largest corporate sanctions in NY history [1]
Feb 18 77th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) "Oppenheimer" Best Film, Christopher Nolan Best Director, Emma Stone , Cillian Murphy acting awards [1] in the year 2024.
Feb 18 In the year 2024 poll by historians' ranks Joe Biden as the 14th best US president, with Donald Trump ranked last [1]
Feb 20 On this day in history beyoncé ’ is the first Black female artist to top Billboard's Hot Country Songs Chart, with her country single “Texas Hold ’Em” [1]
Feb 22 American company Intuitive Machines' Nova-C lander becomes the first commercial vehicle to land on the Moon on this day in history.
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