Page 8: Historical Events In February - 24

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

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  On this day in history cassius Clay beats Sonny Liston for heavyweight boxing championship   

1964  Alexander Archipenko, Ukr sculptor/water colors painter, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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

1967  On this day in history 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  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  US troops reconquer Hue Vietnam on February - 24.   

1969  Mariner 6 launched for Mars fly-by on this day in history.   

1969  Mariner 6, first spacecraft to fly by Mars, launched on February - 24.   

1969  Kenneth Green, actor (Penrod), dies of heart attack at 61 on this day in history.   

1970  On February - 24 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  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 this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history art Smith, actor (Quicksand), dies of heart attack at 73   

1974  On this day in history pakistan officially recognizes Bangladesh   

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

1976  On February - 24 cuba adopts its constitution   

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

1976  Leonid Brezhnev opens 25th congress of CPSU on February - 24.   

1976  On February - 24 charles Wilfred Orr, composer, dies at 82   

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

1979  On this day in history highest price ever paid for a pig, $42,500, Stamford TX   

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

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 February - 24.   

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

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

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  On February - 24 birth of don John of Austria, Spanish military leader (d. 1578)   

0616  On this day in history death of king Ethelbert of Kent   

1525  Death of Guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, French soldier on February - 24.   

1563  On February - 24 death of francois Guise, French general/duke, assassinated at 44   

1588  On February - 24 death of johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist   

1642  Marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at about 66 on February - 24.   

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

1674  On February - 24 death of matthias Weckmann, German composer (b. 1616)   

1685  On this day in history death of charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle, English politician and military leader (b. 1629)