Historical Events In February - 24

1981  On this day in history jean Harris is convicted of murdering Scarsdale diet doctor Tarnower   

1982  On this day in history 24th Grammy Awards Betty Davis Eyes, Double Fantasy win   

1982  Virginia Bruce, actress (Born to Dance, Great Ziegfield), dies at 71 on February - 24.   

1983  A U.S. congressional report condemns the internment of Japanese-Americans during WWII on February - 24.   

1983  On this day in history dow Jones closes above 1100 mark for first time   

1983  USSR performs underground nuclear test on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history herbert Norman Howells, composer, dies at 90   

1984  Iraq resumes air attack on Iran on February - 24.   

1984  On this day in history uwe Johnson, writer, dies at 59   

1985  On this day in history birendra, Bir Bikram Shah Dev crowned King of Nepal   

1985  On February - 24 yul Brynner reprised his role in "The King & I"   

1986  Texas Air buys Eastern Airlines for $676 million on this day in history.   

1986  Voyager 2, first Uranus fly-by on February - 24.   

1987  On February - 24 29th Grammy Awards Higher Love, Graceland, Bruce Hornsby win   

1987  Radio personality Larry King suffers a heart attack on this day in history.   

1988  Matti Nykanen becomes winter Olympics first triple gold medalist on this day in history.   

1988  South African apartheid regime bans the UDF on this day in history.   

1988  Supreme Court votes 8-0 Jerry Falwell cannot collect for Hustler parody on this day in history.   

1988  Irwan Chanin, US theater builder, dies at 96 on February - 24.   

1989  150-million-year-old fossil egg (oldest dinosaur embryo) found on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history margaret Ray found in David Letterman's home, claims to be his wife   

1989  US Boeing 747 loses parts of roof over Pacific, 9 die on this day in history.   

1989  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history publisher Malcolm Forbes dies in Far Hills, NJ, at age 70.   

1990  On February - 24 johnnie Ray, singer (Cry), dies of liver failure at 61   

1991  "Those Were The Days" closes at Edison Theater NYC after 126 performances on this day in history.   

1991  In its first free elections since the collapse of communism, Lithuania rejects the Communist Party on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history uS & allies begin a ground war assault on Iraqi troops   

1991  George Gobel, Chicago, comedian (George Gobel Show), dies at 71 on February - 24.   

1992  On this day in history kay Loring, dies after long illness   

1993  35th Grammy Awards Tears in Heaven-Eric Clapton wins on February - 24.   

1993  On this day in history bobby Moore, English soccer team capt (World champs 1966), dies   

1994  Dinah Shore, singer (Chevrolet), dies of cancer at 76 on February - 24.   

1995  On this day in history dow-Jones hits record 4011.74   

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1103  On this day in history birth of emperor Toba of Japan (d. 1156)   

1304  On February - 24 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 February - 24.   

1501  Sixt(us) Birck [Xystus Betulius], German writer (Suzanna) was born on February - 24.   

1536  Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Fano Italy, Pope (1592-1605) was born on this day in history.   

1545  On this day in history birth of don John of Austria, Spanish military leader (d. 1578)   

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

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

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

1588  Death of Johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist on this day in history.   

1642  Marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at about 66 on this day in history.   

1666  On this day in history nicholas Lanier, composer, dies at 77   

1674  On this day in history 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)