Page 8: Historical Events In February - 24

1960  Jean Binet, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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

1962  On this day in history general mobilization in Indonesia over New-Guinea   

1962  On February - 24 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1964  Cassius Clay beats Sonny Liston for heavyweight boxing championship on this day in history.   

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

1965  On February - 24 beatles begin filming "Help" in the Bahamas   

1965  East German President Ulbricht visits Egypt on February - 24.   

1966  On this day in history coup ousts President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana   

1966  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on February - 24.   

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 this day in history.   

1968  On February - 24 gary Unger begins NHL consecutive game record of 914 games   

1968  US troops reconquer Hue Vietnam on February - 24.   

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  Kenneth Green, actor (Penrod), dies of heart attack at 61 on February - 24.   

1970  29 Swiss Army officers die in avalanche (Reckingen, Switzerland) on this day in history.   

1970  Conrad Nagel, actor (Celebrity Time), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

1971  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 on February - 24.   

1973  Art Smith, actor (Quicksand), dies of heart attack at 73 on February - 24.   

1974  Pakistan officially recognizes Bangladesh on February - 24.   

1975  On February - 24 nikolai A Bulganin, marshal/premier of USSR (1955-58), dies at 79   

1976  Cuba adopts its constitution on February - 24.   

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

1976  On this day in history leonid Brezhnev opens 25th congress of CPSU   

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

1977  On this day in history president Carter announces US foreign aid will consider human rights   

1979  Highest price ever paid for a pig, $42,500, Stamford TX on February - 24.   

1979  On February - 24 war between North & South Yemen begins   

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

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

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1103  On this day in history birth of emperor Toba of Japan (d. 1156)   

1304  Muhammad ibn Battutah, Arab travel writer (Travels in Asia & Africa) was born on February - 24.   

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

1463  Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italy, scholar/platonist was born on this day in history.   

1500  Carlos V, King of Spain (1516-56)/Holy Roman Emperor was born on this day in history.   

1501  On February - 24 birth of sixt(us) Birck [Xystus Betulius], German writer (Suzanna)   

1536  Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Fano Italy, Pope (1592-1605) was born on this day in history.   

1545  Don John of Austria, Spanish military leader (d. 1578) was born on February - 24.   

0616  On February - 24 death of king Ethelbert of Kent   

1525  On February - 24 death of guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, French soldier   

1563  On this day in history death of francois Guise, French general/duke, assassinated at 44   

1588  On this day in history death of johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist   

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

1666  Nicholas Lanier, composer, dies at 77 on February - 24.   

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

1685  On February - 24 death of charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle, English politician and military leader (b. 1629)