Page 8: Historical Events In February - 22
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1958 "Portotino" closes at Adelphi Theater NYC after 3 performances 

1958 Michael Todd, film magnate, killed in an New Mexico air crash. 

1959 Helen Parrish, actress (Hour Glass), dies of cancer at 36. 

1960 Hubert Cuypers, composer/choir conductor (Missa Populi), dies at 86. 

1961 George de las Cuevas Bustillo y Teheran, Chilean marquis, dies at 75 

1963 Beatles begin their own music publishing company (Northern Songs) 

1964 Beatles arrive back in England after their inaugural US visit 

1964 Edie Martin, actor (Titfield Thunderbolt), dies at 84. 

1965 Felix Frankfurter, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, dies 

1965 The Beatles begin filming scenes on location in the Bahamas for their second movie, Help!. 

1965 USSR launches Kosmos 57 into earth orbit (Voskhod Test). 

1966 Soviets launch Kosmos 110 with Veterok and Ugolek, inaugural 2-dog crew 

1966 Paul de Keyser, Flemish philologist/folklorist, dies at 74 

1967 25000 US and S Vietnamese troops launched Operation Junction City, offensive to smash Viet Cong stronghold near Cambodian border. 

1967 Fritz Erler, German politician (SDP), dies at 53 

1968 Rock group Genesis release their inaugural record "The Silent Sun". 

1968 Omer CFL Tulippe, Belgian geographer, dies at 71. 

1971 Lieutenant General Hafiz al-Assad is recorded as becoming President of Syria. 

1971 Barry Macollum, actor (On the Waterfront), dies at 81 

1972 Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani is recorded as becoming Amir and Prime Minister of Qatar 

1972 President Nixon, meets with Chinese Premier Chou En-Lai in Beijing 

1972 Walter Sande, actor (Adventures of Tugboat Annie), dies at 65. 

1973 Israeli fighter planes shoot down a Libyan commercial airliner (106 die) 

1973 US and China agree to establish liaison offices in Beijing and Washington DC. 

1973 Elizabeth Bowen, Anglo-Irish novelist (Cat Jumps), dies in Lond at 73. 

1974 Ethiopian police shoot at demonstrators 

1976 Angela Baddeley, actress (Speckled Band), dies at 71. 

1977 Edith Barrett, actress (Molly and Me, Ghost Ship), dies at 64. 

1978 2 tankers with propane gas explode killing 15 at Waverly TN. 

1978 Ilka Chase, actress (Masquerade Party, Trials of O'Brien), dies at 74 

1979 Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's Primate and Cat Building is dedicated. 

1979 St Lucia gains independence from Britain 

1980 Afghanistan declares martial law 

1980 Martial Law declared in Kabul by Soviet occupation forces. 

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