Page 7: Historical Events In April - 28
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1977 Christopher Boyce convicted for selling secrets. 

1977 Ricardo Cortez, actor/director (Bad Company, Flesh), dies at 87 

1979 Feliks Roderyk Labunski, composer, dies at 86. 

1980 Alfred Hitchcock Diedfrom Liver Failure and Heart Problems 

1980 Cyrus Vance, Carter's Secretary of State, steps down. 

1980 Tommy Caldwell rocker (Marshall Tucker Band), dies. 

1980 Dee Carroll, [Betty Jean Marsh], actress (Mad Bomber, Split), dies. 

1981 Mickey "Toy Bulldog" Walker welterweight champ (1922-26) dies at 79 

1981 Mickey "Toy Bulldog" Walker, welterweight champ (1922-26) dies at 79. 

1982 E Bowell discovers asteroids #2956 Yeomans and #3253 Gradie. 

1982 L G Taff discovers asteroid #3343 Nedzel. 

1982 Bert van Dongen, [Abraham J Cohen], Dutch singer/actor, dies at 66. 

1983 Ron James, cricketer (NSW's Sheffield Shield capt 1949-50), dies. 

1984 Glen H Taylor, US senator/VP candidate (1948), dies at 80. 

1986 Chernobyl, USSR site of world's worst nuclear power plant disaster 

1987 Ben Linder development worker, murdered by Contras in Nicaragua. 

1987 Ben Linder, development worker, murdered by Contras in Nicaragua 

1988 Aloha Airlines Boeing 737 roof tears off in flight; results in the deaths of stewardess 

1988 NJ Devils set all time playoff mark for penalty minutes. 

1989 Olaff J de Landell [JB van Sparwoude], Dutch writer, dies at 77. 

1990 "Chorus Line" closes on Broadway after 6137 performances (15 yrs) 

1990 Jean Blazer Baney, entertainer, dies 

1991 Ken Curtis actor (Gunsmoke), dies at 74. 

1991 Space Shuttle STS 39 (Discovery 12) launched. 

1991 Ken Curtis, American actor is born 

1991 Floyd B McKissick, US founder (CORE), dies 

1992 Francis Bacon, Irish/British abstract painter, dies at 82 

1993 SECDEF memo orders Armed Forces to train and assign women on combat aircraft and most combat ships, but not to ground combat positions. 

1993 Jim Valvano, basketball coach (NC State), dies of cancer at 47 

1995 Andrew Salkey, author editor/broadcaster, dies at 67. 

1996 Giles Grangier, film director, dies at 84 

1997 Susan Seddon Boulet, artist, dies of cancer at 45 

2001 Dennis Tito, a millionaire, is recorded as becoming the inaugural space tourist. 

2012 Tent collapse in St Louis, Missouri, results in the deaths of one and injures 110 people. 

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