Page 7: Historical Events In April - 27
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1962 Goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroids #2334 Cuffey and #3474. 

1964 John Lennon's "In His Own Write" is published in the US. 

1964 Georg Britting, writer, dies at 73 

1965 Alan Bunce actor (Albert-Ethel and Albert), dies at 61 

1965 Edward R Murrow newscaster (Person to Person), dies at 57 

1965 RC Duncan patents "Pampers" disposable diaper. 

1965 Alan Bunce, actor (Albert-Ethel and Albert), dies at 61 

1967 Expo '67 opens in Montreal 

1968 Jimmy Ellis beats Jerry Quarry for heavyweight boxing title 

1969 Dino Terranova, actor (Young Dillinger), dies at 65. 

1970 Arthur Shields actor (Your Show Time), dies at 73 

1970 T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2469 Tadjikistan. 

1970 Arthur Shields, actor (Your Show Time), dies at 73. 

1972 Apollo 16 returns to Earth. 

1972 Kwame Nkrumah president of Ghana, dies at 62. 

1972 NYC Mayor John Lindsey appeals that John Lennon not be deported 

1972 Kwame Nkrumah, president of Ghana, dies at 62. 

1973 Jim Sims, cricketer (England leg-spinner in 4 Tests 1935-37), dies 

1974 Pan Am 707 crashes into mountains of Bali, killing 107 

1975 Nicholas Soussanin, actor (Last Command), dies at 86 

1977 H-E Schuster discovers asteroid #2234 Schmadel 

1977 Stanley Adams, actor (Lillies of the Field, Thunder Alley), dies at 61. 

1978 Mohammed Daud, premier/president of Afghanistan, murdered. 

1979 In this year, George Harrison releases "Love Comes to Everyone" 

1981 Beatle Ringo Starr marries actress Barbara Bach 

1981 The inaugural female soccer official is hired by the NASL 

1982 Tom Tully actor (Line-up, Shane), dies at 85 

1982 Trial of John W Hinckley Jr attempted assassin of Reagan, begins. 

1982 Tom Tully, actor (Line-up, Shane), dies at 85 

1983 Nolan Ryan is recorded as becoming strikeout king (3509), passing Walter Johnson 

1984 Asteroid #3625 discovered 

1984 Over 70 inches of snow falls on Red Lake Montana 

1984 Piet Kraak, Dutch soccer player, dies at 63. 

1986 Captain Midnight (John R MacDougall) interrupts HBO. 

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