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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1981 The inaugural American space shutte, Columbia, returns safely to Earth. 
1981 Eric Hollies, cricketer (13 Tests for England, 44 wickets), dies.
1983 Steve Garvey sets NL record by playing in 1118 consecutive games
1985 Scott Brady, [Gerald Tierney], actor (Shotgun Slade), dies at 60
1986 Henry and Luz get married in Phillipines.
1987 FCC imposes a broader definition of indecency over airwaves
1987 Michael Jordon, is recorded as becoming 2nd NBA to score 3000 points in a season
1988 Abu Jihad, [Khalil al-Wazzir], PLO-leader, murdered
1989 Costa Rica beats US 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup
1989 Tawfieq Yusuf Awwaad, Lebanese writer, dies
1990 Maximum NY State unemployment benefits raised to $260 per week
1991 David Lean, director (28 academy awards), dies of pneumonia at 83.
1992 "Metro" opens at Minskoff theater on Broadway
1992 Andy Russell, drummer/vocalist (Your Hit Parade), dies of stroke at 72.
1993 John P W Meefout, sculptor (Laying wife), dies at 77.
1994 John McLiam, dies of Parkinson's disease at 75.
1995 Arthur English, comedian, dies at 75.
1996 Lucille Bremer, dancer/actress (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 73.
1997 Emilio Azcarraga Milmo, media tycoon, dies at 66
2005 President Lucio Gutierrez of Ecuador declares a state of emergency in the capital city and dissolves the Supreme Court
2006 Albert II, Prince of Monaco, reaches the North Pole, becoming the inaugural reigning monarch ever to do so.
2006 Ireland commemorates the 90th anniversary of the 1916 Rising for the inaugural time since 1971.
2012 At least 55 people are killed in the Syrian uprising despite UN presence to oversee ceasefire.
2013 37 people are killed by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Khash country, Iran
2014 Real Madrid defeat Barcelona to win its 19th Copa del Rey trophy
2016 Ecuador earthquake in Ecuador killing 676 people
2017 World record for gathering of Charlie Chaplin lookalikes - 662 at Manoir de Ban, Chaplin museum in Vevey, Switzerland
2017 In this year, Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan claims referundum on 18-article constitutional reform package
2018 Desiree Linden is recorded as becoming the inaugural American to win the women's Boston marathon title since 1985.
2018 Kendrick Lamar is the inaugural rapper and non classical or jazz musician to win the Pulitzer Prize for music with his album "Damn"
2019 The Howse Peak avalanche results in the deaths of three noted mountaineers: Austrians Hansjörg Auer and David Lama, and Canadian Jess Roskelley
2021 Raúl Castro confirms he is resigning as Cuban Communist Party leader, ending his family's six decade leadership of Cuba.
2023 In this year, Broadway’s longest-running show, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart's musical "Phantom of the Opera", directed by Hal Prince and starring Laird Mackintosh substituting for ill Ben Crawford) and Emelie Kouatchou, closes at Majestic Theater, NYC, after 13981 performances and 7 Tony Award claims [1] [2].
2024 Persian Gulf floods: At least 32 people are killed when heavy rainfall strikes the Middle East, causing flash flooding. This caused many disruptions for Emirates Airlines at Dubai International Airport.
