Page 8: Historical Events In February - 24

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

1961  Explorer (10) fails to reach Earth orbit on this day in history.   

1962  General mobilization in Indonesia over New-Guinea on this day in history.   

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 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  Coup ousts President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana on February - 24.   

1966  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1967  Franz Waxman, German composer (Day at the races), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1968  A pulsar discovered (CP 1919 by Jocelyn Burnell at Cambridge) on this day in history.   

1968  On February - 24 discovery of the first pulsar in space   

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

1968  On February - 24 uS troops reconquer Hue Vietnam   

1969  On February - 24 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 February - 24 29 Swiss Army officers die in avalanche (Reckingen, Switzerland)   

1970  Conrad Nagel, actor (Celebrity Time), dies at 73 on February - 24.   

1971  On February - 24 algeria nationalizes French oil companies   

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 February - 24.   

1974  Pakistan officially recognizes Bangladesh on this day in history.   

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

1976  On February - 24 cuba adopts its constitution   

1976  Jules Feiffer's "Knock Knock," premieres in New York NY on this day in history.   

1976  Leonid Brezhnev opens 25th congress of CPSU on this day in history.   

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 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  On February - 24 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  On February - 24 birth of ibn Battuta, Arabian explorer (d. 1368) ?   

1463  On February - 24 birth of giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italy, scholar/platonist   

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  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 February - 24.   

0616  Death of King Ethelbert of Kent on February - 24.   

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  On February - 24 death of johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist   

1642  On February - 24 marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at about 66   

1666  Nicholas Lanier, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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 February - 24.