Page 7: Historical Events In August - 24

1968  France became world's 5th thermonuclear power on this day in history.   

1968  On August - 24 france becomes a nuclear power, exploding a hydrogen bomb in the South Pacific.   

1968  On August - 24 cyril Vincent, cricketer (84 wkts slow lefty for S Af 1927-35), dies   

1970  On this day in history bomb kills 1 at U of Wisconsin's Army Math Research Center in Madison   

1972  Gordie Howe & Jean Beliveau inducted in Hockey Hall of Fame on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history carlos Wesley "Don" Byas, US jazz saxophonist, dies at 59   

1973  Billy Greene, actor (Burton-One Man's Family), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history royal Commission in Australia finds women in public service work in poor conditions and are underpaid and had limited promotion prospect   

1975  On August - 24 charles H Revson, US cosmetic magnate, dies at 69   

1976  On this day in history soyuz 21 returns to Earth   

1976  On this day in history michael Dewar Head, composer, dies at 76   

1978  On August - 24 louis Prima, singer, dies at 66   

1979  On this day in history uN's Vienna office begins issuing postage stamps   

1981  Mark Chapman begins a life sentence for killing 'Beatles' legend John Lennon on August - 24.   

1981  On August - 24 mark David Chapman is sentenced to 20 yrs to life for Lennon's murder   

1981  On this day in history mark David Chapman, convicted assassin of ex-Beatle John Lennon, is sentenced in New York to 20-years-to-life in prison.   

1982  On this day in history jack Siedle, cricketer (batted in 18 Tests for S Africa), dies   

1983  Jack Somack, actor (Ball Four, Stockard Channing Show), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1985  On August - 24 sTS 51-I mission scrubbed at T -5m because of bad weather   

1985  Paul Creston [Giuseppe/Joseph Guttoveggio], US composer, dies at 78 on August - 24.   

1987  Announcement of possible Martian tornadoes on this day in history.   

1987  On August - 24 bayard Rustin, US civil rights activist, dies at 77   

1988  On this day in history leonard Frey, actor (Tattoo, Magic Christian), dies of AIDS at 49   

1989  Cincinnati Reds manager Pete Rose is banned from baseball for gambling by Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti on August - 24.   

1989  On this day in history pete Rose is suspended from baseball for life for gambling   

1989  Voyager 2 flies past Neptune on this day in history.   

1990  On August - 24 iraqi troops surround US & other embassies in Kuwait City   

1991  Gorbachev resigns as head of USSR Communist Party on this day in history.   

1991  Ukraine declares independence from the USSR on August - 24.   

1991  On August - 24 abel Kivlat, US 1500m runner (Olympic-silver-1912), dies at 99   

1992  On this day in history hurricane Andrew hits the Florida coast, killing 20 people and causing billions of dollars in property damage.   

1992  Andreas M Donner, Dutch state leader/jurist (Constitution), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1993  Professor D B Deodhar, cricketer (Ind non-Test bat o 30s), dies at 101 on August - 24.   

1994  On August - 24 jason McRoy, downhill MTB racer, dies at 23   

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1113  Geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy was born on August - 24.   

1113  On August - 24 birth of geoffrey of Anjou, Count of Anjou (d. 1151)   

1198  On this day in history birth of king Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249)   

1210  On August - 24 birth of floris IV, Count of Holland   

1358  On August - 24 birth of king John I of Castile (d. 1390)   

1393  Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458) was born on this day in history.   

1420  Albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt) was born on August - 24.   

1531  Ercole Bottrigari, composer was born on August - 24.   

0079  Death of Pliny the Elder, Roman writer and naturalist (b. 23) on August - 24.   

1103  Magnus III Berbein, [Blootbeen], King of Norway (1093-1103), dies on this day in history.   

1217  On August - 24 eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in battle   

1313  Henry VII, Roman Catholic German King/emperor (1308/12-13), dies on this day in history.   

1371  Death of Eduard, duke of Gelre (1361-71), assasinated on August - 24.   

1540  Death of Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian painter (b. 1503) on August - 24.   

1542  On August - 24 death of gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (b. 1483)   

1572  Death of Gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded on this day in history.