Page 7: Historical Events In February - 18
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1939 The Golden Gate International Exposition opens in San Francisco. 

1939 Golden Gate International Exposition opens on Treasure Island 

1939 Ludwig Bonvin, composer, dies at 89 

1942 Japanese troop land on Bali 

1942 Milos Forman, Czech director is born. 

1943 Augusto Pinochet Ugarte (Chilean General/dictator) marries Lucia Hiriart 

1943 inaugural edition of Dutch resistance newspaper "Trouw". 

1943 Munich resistance group "White Rose" captured by Nazis. 

1943 1st edition of Dutch resistance newspaper "Trouw". 

1943 Henri Polak, Dutch union leader/politician (soc-dem), dies at 74 

1944 Maastricht resistance fighter JAJ Janssen arrested 

1947 24 die in a train crash in Gallitzin PA 

1949 Niceto A Zamora y Torres, premier of Spain (1931-36), dies at 71. 

1950 "Dance Me a Song" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 35 performances 

1950 Voranc Prezikov, [Lovro Kuhar], Slavic author (Jamnica), dies at 56. 

1951 3 City College of NY basketball players admit to accepting bribes. 

1951 Piet A W Hopmans, bishop of Breda (Crusade), dies at 85. 

1952 4th Emmy Awards Red Skelton, Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca win. 

1952 4th Emmy Awards: Red Skelton, Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca claims 

1953 Premiere of inaugural 3-D feature film-"Bwana Devil" (New York NY). 

1953 "Bwana Devil," the 1st 3-D movie, opened in New York 

1954 John Travolta, American actor is born. 

1954 The inaugural Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles, California. 

1955 Baghdad Pact signed, making Turkey and Iraq a defense alliance. 

1956 Gustave Charpentier, French opera composer (Louise), dies at 95. 

1957 Dedan Kimathi, a Kenyan rebel leader is executed by the British colonial government 

1957 Henry N Russell, co-author (temperature-luminosity graph), dies 

1959 Greta Scacchi, American actress is born. 

1959 Alfred Alessandrescu, composer, dies at 65. 

1960 U.S. Vice President Nixon opens the Eighth Winter Olympic Games in Squaw Valley, CA 

1961 Henk van der Grift is recorded as becoming world champion skater. 

1962 France and Algerian Moslems negotiate truce to end 7 year war 

1963 Monte Blue, silent film actor (Apache), dies of heart attack at 73 

1964 Papandreou government takes power in Greece. 

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