Historical Events In February - 24
Friday, 22 September 2023
1960 Jean Binet, composer, dies at 66 on February - 24.
1961 Explorer (10) fails to reach Earth orbit on February - 24.
1962 On this day in history general mobilization in Indonesia over New-Guinea
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 February - 24.
1965 East German President Ulbricht visits Egypt on February - 24.
1966 On February - 24 coup ousts President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana
1966 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on February - 24.
1967 Franz Waxman, German composer (Day at the races), dies at 60 on February - 24.
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 this day in history gary Unger begins NHL consecutive game record of 914 games
1968 US troops reconquer Hue Vietnam on this day in history.
1969 On this day in history mariner 6 launched for Mars fly-by
1969 Mariner 6, first spacecraft to fly by Mars, launched on this day in history.
1969 On February - 24 kenneth Green, actor (Penrod), dies of heart attack at 61
1970 On this day in history 29 Swiss Army officers die in avalanche (Reckingen, Switzerland)
1970 Conrad Nagel, actor (Celebrity Time), dies at 73 on February - 24.
1971 Algeria nationalizes French oil companies on this day in history.
1971 On February - 24 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 February - 24.
1975 On February - 24 nikolai A Bulganin, marshal/premier of USSR (1955-58), dies at 79
1976 On this day in history cuba adopts its constitution
1976 Jules Feiffer's "Knock Knock," premieres in New York NY on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1979 Highest price ever paid for a pig, $42,500, Stamford TX on this day in history.
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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