Page 8: 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  On this day in history bessie Wallis Warfield Simpson, (Edward abdicated for her), dies at 89   

1988  E S "Bob" Newson, cricketer (S African fast bowler in 1930's), dies on this day in history.   

1989  10s of thousands of students strikes in Beijing China on this day in history.   

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

1990  On this day in history security law violator Michael Milken pleads guilty to 6 felonies   

1990  On this day in history uS 66th manned space mission STS 31 (Discovery 10) launches into orbit   

1990  On April - 24 west & East Germany agree to merge currency & economies on July first   

1990  On this day in history joseph Leberman, entertainer, dies   

1991  On this day in history j de Graaf, ethicus/president church & peace, dies   

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

1992  "Man of La Mancha" with Sheena Easton opens at Marquis theater on this day in history.   

1993  Oliver R Tambo, chairman (African National Congress), dies at 75 on April - 24.   

1995  Douglas Gunsekera, banker, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1996  On this day in history donald Cammell, film director, dies at 62   

1997  On April - 24 pat Paulsen, comedian (Smothers Brothers Show), dies at 69   

2006  On April - 24 three explosions in a tourist section of Dahab, Egypt kill 30 and injure over 115.   

2007  Abortion is legalized in Mexico City on this day in history.   

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

2013  33 people are killed and 115 are injured after a magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Jalalabad, Afghanistan on this day in history.   

2018  On April - 24 uS President Donald Trump hosts his first state dinner for visiting French President Emmanuel Macron   

2018  On this day in history suffragist Millicent Fawcett is the first woman to have a statue erected in Parliament Square, London, England   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

2021  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) on this day in history.   

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  William I of Orange (d. 1584) was born on this day in history.   

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

1581  Vincent de Paul, French saint (d. 1660) was born on April - 24.   

1594  On this day in history birth of benedikt Lechler, composer   

1620  John Graunt, statistician, founder of science of demography was born on April - 24.   

1660  On April - 24 birth of cornelis Dusart, Dutch painter/engraver   

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

1706  Giovanni Battista Martini, composer was born on this day in history.   

0624  Death of Mellitus, third Archbishop of Canterbury on April - 24.   

0709  On April - 24 wilfried, bishop of York, dies at about 76   

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  On April - 24 death of antoku Taira, emperor of Japan (1180-85), drowns   

1338  On this day in history death of marquis Theodore I of Montferrat (b. 1291)   

1530  On April - 24 jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (De partu Virginis), dies   

1617  Death of Carlo Concino, French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered on April - 24.