Historical Events In April - 24

1985  Supreme Court of Canada ruling allows Sunday shopping in most provinces on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history sergei Yutkevich, Russian director, (Otello, Banya), dies at 80   

1986  Wallis Warfield Simpson (Duchess of Windsor) dies on April - 24.   

1986  Bessie Wallis Warfield Simpson, (Edward abdicated for her), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1988  E S "Bob" Newson, cricketer (S African fast bowler in 1930's), dies on April - 24.   

1989  On April - 24 10s of thousands of students strikes in Beijing China   

1989  On this day in history massachusetts declares today "New Kids on the Block Day"   

1990  Security law violator Michael Milken pleads guilty to 6 felonies on this day in history.   

1990  US 66th manned space mission STS 31 (Discovery 10) launches into orbit on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history west & East Germany agree to merge currency & economies on July first   

1990  Joseph Leberman, entertainer, dies on April - 24.   

1991  J de Graaf, ethicus/president church & peace, dies on this day in history.   

1991  Bangladesh cyclone in Bangladesh killing 138,866 people on April - 24.   

1992  On April - 24 "Man of La Mancha" with Sheena Easton opens at Marquis theater   

1993  On this day in history oliver R Tambo, chairman (African National Congress), dies at 75   

1995  Douglas Gunsekera, banker, dies at 77 on April - 24.   

1996  On April - 24 donald Cammell, film director, dies at 62   

1997  Pat Paulsen, comedian (Smothers Brothers Show), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

2006  On this day in history three explosions in a tourist section of Dahab, Egypt kill 30 and injure over 115.   

2007  Abortion is legalized in Mexico City on April - 24.   

2007  Gliese 581 c, a potentially habitable Earth-like extrasolar planet, is discovered in the constellation Libra on April - 24.   

2013  33 people are killed and 115 are injured after a magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Jalalabad, Afghanistan on April - 24.   

2018  On this day in history uS President Donald Trump hosts his first state dinner for visiting French President Emmanuel Macron   

2018  Suffragist Millicent Fawcett is the first woman to have a statue erected in Parliament Square, London, England on April - 24.   

2018  On April - 24 streaming music services overtake worldwide sales of CDs and vinyl for the first time according to IFPI   

2018  On April - 24 ed Sheeran 's "÷" is the best-selling album of 2017, selling 6.1 million copies, according to IFPI   

2018  On this day in history golden State Killer suspect Joseph DeAngelo arrested and charged with eight murders after being identified through genealogy websites   

2021  Following an international search and rescue effort, the Indonesian navy reports the sinking of KRI Nanggala with 53 crew members, the largest loss of life aboard a submarine since 2003 on April - 24.   

2021  On April - 24 cOVID-19 pandemic: The number of vaccinations administered worldwide exceeds 1 billion. Half of these doses have been administered in just three countries (the United States, China and India).   

2023  On April - 24 tucker Carlson , Fox News most popular prime-time host, is fired from the cable network [1]   

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1533  On April - 24 birth of william I of Orange (d. 1584)   

1538  Gugliemo Gonzaga, composer was born on this day in history.   

1581  On this day in history birth of vincent de Paul, French saint (d. 1660)   

1594  Benedikt Lechler, composer was born on April - 24.   

1620  On this day in history birth of john Graunt, statistician, founder of science of demography   

1660  Cornelis Dusart, Dutch painter/engraver was born on April - 24.   

1670  Christian Ludwig Boxberg, composer was born on April - 24.   

1706  On April - 24 birth of giovanni Battista Martini, composer   

0624  Death of Mellitus, third Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

0709  Wilfried, bishop of York, dies at about 76 on April - 24.   

0729  Egbert[us], English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at 89 on this day in history.   

1077  On April - 24 geza I, King of Hungary (1074-7), dies   

1185  Death of Antoku Taira, emperor of Japan (1180-85), drowns on this day in history.   

1338  Death of Marquis Theodore I of Montferrat (b. 1291) on this day in history.   

1530  Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (De partu Virginis), dies on April - 24.   

1617  On April - 24 death of carlo Concino, French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered