Page 8: Historical Events In February - 24

1960  Jean Binet, composer, dies at 66 on February - 24.   

1961  On February - 24 explorer (10) fails to reach Earth orbit   

1962  General mobilization in Indonesia over New-Guinea on February - 24.   

1962  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1964  Cassius Clay beats Sonny Liston for heavyweight boxing championship on February - 24.   

1964  On February - 24 alexander Archipenko, Ukr sculptor/water colors painter, dies at 76   

1965  Beatles begin filming "Help" in the Bahamas on this day in history.   

1965  East German President Ulbricht visits Egypt on this day in history.   

1966  On February - 24 coup ousts President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana   

1966  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1967  On February - 24 franz Waxman, German composer (Day at the races), dies at 60   

1968  On February - 24 a pulsar discovered (CP 1919 by Jocelyn Burnell at Cambridge)   

1968  Discovery of the first pulsar in space on February - 24.   

1968  Gary Unger begins NHL consecutive game record of 914 games on February - 24.   

1968  On this day in history uS troops reconquer Hue Vietnam   

1969  Mariner 6 launched for Mars fly-by on February - 24.   

1969  On this day in history mariner 6, first spacecraft to fly by Mars, launched   

1969  On this day in history kenneth Green, actor (Penrod), dies of heart attack at 61   

1970  29 Swiss Army officers die in avalanche (Reckingen, Switzerland) on February - 24.   

1970  On February - 24 conrad Nagel, actor (Celebrity Time), dies at 73   

1971  Algeria nationalizes French oil companies on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history captain JJ Smith, Australian Army Training Team Vietnam, wins a Bar to his Military Cross The AATTV was the most decorated unit in Australian military history   

1973  Art Smith, actor (Quicksand), dies of heart attack at 73 on this day in history.   

1974  Pakistan officially recognizes Bangladesh on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history nikolai A Bulganin, marshal/premier of USSR (1955-58), dies at 79   

1976  On February - 24 cuba adopts its constitution   

1976  On February - 24 jules Feiffer's "Knock Knock," premieres in New York NY   

1976  On February - 24 leonid Brezhnev opens 25th congress of CPSU   

1976  On this day in history charles Wilfred Orr, composer, dies at 82   

1977  President Carter announces US foreign aid will consider human rights on February - 24.   

1979  Highest price ever paid for a pig, $42,500, Stamford TX on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history war between North & South Yemen begins   

1980  On this day in history the U.S. hockey team beats Finland 4-2, to win the gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, NY.   

1981  On this day in history buckingham Palace announces the engagement of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer.   

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1103  Emperor Toba of Japan (d. 1156) was born on this day in history.   

1304  On this day in history birth of muhammad ibn Battutah, Arab travel writer (Travels in Asia & Africa)   

1304  Ibn Battuta, Arabian explorer (d. 1368) ? was born on February - 24.   

1463  Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italy, scholar/platonist was born on February - 24.   

1500  On this day in history birth of carlos V, King of Spain (1516-56)/Holy Roman Emperor   

1501  Sixt(us) Birck [Xystus Betulius], German writer (Suzanna) was born on February - 24.   

1536  On February - 24 birth of clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Fano Italy, Pope (1592-1605)   

1545  Don John of Austria, Spanish military leader (d. 1578) was born on this day in history.   

0616  On February - 24 death of king Ethelbert of Kent   

1525  Death of Guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, French soldier on this day in history.   

1563  Death of Francois Guise, French general/duke, assassinated at 44 on February - 24.   

1588  Death of Johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist on February - 24.   

1642  Marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at about 66 on this day in history.   

1666  On February - 24 nicholas Lanier, composer, dies at 77   

1674  Death of Matthias Weckmann, German composer (b. 1616) on this day in history.   

1685  Death of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle, English politician and military leader (b. 1629) on this day in history.