Historical Events In August - 24

1995  On August - 24 microsoft holds a party for 2,000 industry dignitaries on its Redmond, WA campus, as it introduces the Windows 95 personal computer operating system to the world. (Our webmaster was one of those who attended the event, along with Bill Gates and Jay Leno.)  

1995  On this day in history erich Geiringer, general Practitioner campaigner, dies at 78  

1996  Ahmed Bahauddin, journalist, dies at 69 on August - 24.  

1997  On this day in history phillip Humphrey Vellacott, classicist, dies at 90  

2005  On August - 24 hong Kong High Court Judge Michael Hartmann rules that sodomy laws were unconstitutional.  

2006  On August - 24 the International Astronomical Union defines 'planet' at its 26th General Assembly, demoting Pluto to the status of 'dwarf planet' more than 70 years after its discovery.  

2007  The 2007 World Championships in Athletics was held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan on this day in history.  

2012  Monsoon rains and floods kill 26 people in Pakistan on August - 24.  

2013  On August - 24 4 people are killed in a helicopter crash in the Shetland Islands  

2014  On August - 24 nurse William Pooley flies back to the UK for emergency treatment after contracting Ebola virus after attempting to treat patients in Sierra Leone  

2017  Largest-ever lottery jackpot win in the US - $758.7m won by Mavis Wanczyk of Massachusetts in US Powerball Jackpot on this day in history.  

2018  On August - 24 aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler sends cease-and-desist letter to President Trump demanding he stop using the band's songs at rallies  

2018  Scott Morrison becomes Prime Minister of Australia after defeating Peter Dutton in a leadership spill, replacing Malcolm Turnbull on this day in history.  

2018  French Open Tennis bans Serena Williams ' black Nike catsuit from future tournaments citing 'respect for the game and the place' on this day in history.  

2018  Scott Morrison succeeds Malcolm Turnbull as Prime Minister of Australia following a Liberal Party leadership ballot on August - 24.  

2019  On this day in history brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro orders the army to help contain fires in the Amazon after widespread environmental destruction, wildlife loss and international criticism  

2021  On this day in history beyoncé becomes first black woman and third person to wear the Tiffany Diamond in an advertising campaign for the company alongside her husband Jay-Z  

2021  On August - 24 the 2020 Summer Paralympics were held in Tokyo, Japan. They were originally scheduled for 25 August–6 September 2020, but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[180]  

2023  Norwegian Magnus Carlsen defeats Indian teenager Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa in a tiebreak to win his first Chess World Cup championship [1] on August - 24.  

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

1113  On this day in history birth of geoffrey of Anjou, Count of Anjou (d. 1151)  

1198  On August - 24 birth of king Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249)  

1210  Floris IV, Count of Holland was born on this day in history.  

1358  King John I of Castile (d. 1390) was born on August - 24.  

1393  On this day in history birth of arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458)  

1420  Albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt) was born on this day in history.  

1531  Ercole Bottrigari, composer was born on this day in history.  

0079  On this day in history death of pliny the Elder, Roman writer and naturalist (b. 23)  

1103  On August - 24 magnus III Berbein, [Blootbeen], King of Norway (1093-1103), dies  

1217  On this day in history eustace "the Monk", French buccaneer, dies in battle  

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

1371  On this day in history death of eduard, duke of Gelre (1361-71), assasinated  

1540  Death of Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian painter (b. 1503) on this day in history.  

1542  Death of Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (b. 1483) on August - 24.  

1572  On August - 24 death of gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded