Historical Events In February - 24
Thursday, 28 March 2024
1960 Jean Binet, composer, dies at 66 on February - 24.
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 this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1964 On this day in history cassius Clay beats Sonny Liston for heavyweight boxing championship
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 On this day in history east German President Ulbricht visits Egypt
1966 Coup ousts President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana on this day in history.
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 A pulsar discovered (CP 1919 by Jocelyn Burnell at Cambridge) on this day in history.
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 On this day in history uS troops reconquer Hue Vietnam
1969 Mariner 6 launched for Mars fly-by on this day in history.
1969 On this day in history mariner 6, first spacecraft to fly by Mars, launched
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 this day in history.
1971 Algeria nationalizes French oil companies on February - 24.
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 On February - 24 art Smith, actor (Quicksand), dies of heart attack at 73
1974 On February - 24 pakistan officially recognizes Bangladesh
1975 Nikolai A Bulganin, marshal/premier of USSR (1955-58), dies at 79 on February - 24.
1976 Cuba adopts its constitution on this day in history.
1976 On this day in history jules Feiffer's "Knock Knock," premieres in New York NY
1976 Leonid Brezhnev opens 25th congress of CPSU on February - 24.
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 War between North & South Yemen begins on February - 24.
1980 On February - 24 the U.S. hockey team beats Finland 4-2, to win the gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, NY.
1981 Buckingham Palace announces the engagement of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer on this day in history.
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