Page 9: Historical Events In February - 22
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1980 USA beats USSR in Olympics hockey 4-3 en route to a gold medal. 

1980 Alfred Andersch, German writer (Red Head), dies at 66. 

1982 Britain and US sent ships to Persian Gulf following Iranian offensive. 

1982 NYC Mayor Koch announces he will run for New York governor (unsuccessful) 

1982 Murray "the K" Kaufman, NYC DJ (5th Beatle), dies at 60. 

1983 In this year, Harold Washington claims Chicago's Democratic mayoral primary. 

1983 Hindus kill 3000 Moslems in Assam, India. 

1983 Christina E "Christine" Auwen, singer/wife of John Kelly, dies at 75. 

1987 Pop artist Andy Warhol dies in New York City at age 58. 

1989 31st Grammy Awards Don't Worry Be Happy, Faith, Tracy Chapman 

1989 Fins ministry of Public health installs sex vacation to thwart stress. 

1989 New York Lotto pays $26.9 million to one winner (#s are 1-5-12-19-44-50) 

1989 The inaugural Spanish commercial on network TV (Pepsi-Cola-CBS Grammy Award) 

1989 UK physicist Stephen Hawking calls Star Wars a "deliberate fraud". 

1989 US authors demonstrate against Iranian death treats against Salman Rushdee, author of "Satanic Rituals". 

1990 inaugural day India vs New Zealand cricket at Auckland New Zealand 5-78 at lunch, 9-387 stumps. 

1990 Grain carrier collides with Polish fishing vessel in Vancouver Harbour; spilling 40000 litres of diesel fuel 

1991 Actor Bill Bixby (57) weds Laura Michael (32) 

1991 Bush and US Gulf War allies give Iraq 24 hours to begin Kuwait withdrawal. 

1991 Iraq begins setting fire to Kuwait's oil installations 

1991 Kelli McCarty, 21, (Kansas), crowned 40th Miss USA. 

1991 Test Cricket debut of Sanath Jayasuriya, vs New Zealand at Hamilton. 

1992 Barry Diller steps down as CEO of Fox 

1992 Ed McMahon, 69, weds Pamela Hurn, 37. 

1992 Rockers Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) and Courtney Love (Hole), wed 

1993 Vinod Kambli scores 224 vs England at Bombay, 411 balls, 23 fours 

1994 Health Canada project finds traces of cigarette smoke compounds in fetal hair; inaugural biochemical proof that even offspring of non-smoking mothers are affected by passive smoke Ladies there is a reason to quit smoking 

1994 Iraq begins flooding its southern marshes to destroy the Shia Muslims living there 

1994 Paul Martin tables his inaugural Budget as Finance Minister; wants to cut deficit from $45 to 39 billion; cuts tobacco taxes to curb smuggling; announces four military bases to close. 

1995 Algiers police kill at least 99 prison rioters 

1995 Bloc Quebecois leader Lucien Bouchard returns to the House of Commons where MPs give him a standing ovation; he had lost part of his leg to the so-called flesh-eating disease in late 1993. 

1996 Actress Halle Berry files for divorce from David Justice. 

1996 STS 75 (Columbia 19), launches into orbit 

1998 "King and I," closes at Neil Simon Theater NYC after 781 performances 

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