Page 8: Historical Events In February - 24

1960  On this day in history jean Binet, composer, dies at 66   

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

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1966  Coup ousts President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana on February - 24.   

1966  On February - 24 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

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

1968  On February - 24 a pulsar discovered (CP 1919 by Jocelyn Burnell at Cambridge)   

1968  On this day in history discovery of the first pulsar in space   

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

1968  US troops reconquer Hue Vietnam on this day in history.   

1969  On February - 24 mariner 6 launched for Mars fly-by   

1969  On February - 24 mariner 6, first spacecraft to fly by Mars, launched   

1969  On February - 24 kenneth Green, actor (Penrod), dies of heart attack at 61   

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 February - 24.   

1971  On this day in history 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  On February - 24 art Smith, actor (Quicksand), dies of heart attack at 73   

1974  On this day in history pakistan officially recognizes Bangladesh   

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 February - 24.   

1976  Charles Wilfred Orr, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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  War between North & South Yemen begins on February - 24.   

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

1981  On this day in history 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 February - 24.   

1304  Muhammad ibn Battutah, Arab travel writer (Travels in Asia & Africa) was born on this day in history.   

1304  Ibn Battuta, Arabian explorer (d. 1368) ? was born on this day in history.   

1463  On this day in history birth of giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italy, scholar/platonist   

1500  Carlos V, King of Spain (1516-56)/Holy Roman Emperor was born on February - 24.   

1501  On this day in history 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  On February - 24 birth of don John of Austria, Spanish military leader (d. 1578)   

0616  Death of King Ethelbert of Kent on this day in history.   

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

1563  Death of Francois Guise, French general/duke, assassinated at 44 on February - 24.   

1588  Death of Johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist on February - 24.   

1642  On this day in history marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at about 66   

1666  On February - 24 nicholas Lanier, composer, dies at 77   

1674  On this day in history death of matthias Weckmann, German composer (b. 1616)   

1685  Death of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle, English politician and military leader (b. 1629) on February - 24.