Historical Events In February - 24

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

1961  Explorer (10) fails to reach Earth orbit on February - 24.   

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

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

1964  Cassius Clay beats Sonny Liston for heavyweight boxing championship on February - 24.   

1964  On February - 24 alexander Archipenko, Ukr sculptor/water colors painter, dies at 76   

1965  On this day in history beatles begin filming "Help" in the Bahamas   

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

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 this day in history 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  Discovery of the first pulsar in space on this day in history.   

1968  Gary Unger begins NHL consecutive game record of 914 games on this day in history.   

1968  On February - 24 uS troops reconquer Hue Vietnam   

1969  On this day in history mariner 6 launched for Mars fly-by   

1969  On this day in history mariner 6, first spacecraft to fly by Mars, launched   

1969  On this day in history kenneth Green, actor (Penrod), dies of heart attack at 61   

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

1970  On February - 24 conrad Nagel, actor (Celebrity Time), dies at 73   

1971  On February - 24 algeria nationalizes French oil companies   

1971  On February - 24 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   

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

1974  On this day in history pakistan officially recognizes Bangladesh   

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  On this day in history jules Feiffer's "Knock Knock," premieres in New York NY   

1976  Leonid Brezhnev opens 25th congress of CPSU on this day in history.   

1976  On February - 24 charles Wilfred Orr, composer, dies at 82   

1977  On February - 24 president Carter announces US foreign aid will consider human rights   

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

1979  On February - 24 war between North & South Yemen begins   

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  Buckingham Palace announces the engagement of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer on this day in history.   

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1103  On February - 24 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 this day in history.   

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  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  Death of Guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, French soldier on February - 24.   

1563  On February - 24 death of francois Guise, French general/duke, assassinated at 44   

1588  On this day in history 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  Nicholas Lanier, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1674  On this day in history death of matthias Weckmann, German composer (b. 1616)   

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